topic Automating the removal/replacement of ltypeshp.shx from all text styles. in AutoCAD Forum

Automating the removal/replacement of ltypeshp.shx from all text styles.

strawberry12 — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:14:33 GMT

Hi,

We've inherited some drawings with myriad Text Styles defined, some of which specify ltypeshp.shx as the Font.

Presumably, this was done in error, because I can't think why you would define a Text Style with a 'Font' that was really just a series of random shapes - but I'm happy to stand corrected on that!

Anyway, defining this 'Font' in these Text Styles interferes with the proper use of those shapes for linetypes - things like Batting, Fencelines, etc. So, I'd like to replace every instance of the 'Font', wherever it occurs in a Text Style, with something else, e.g. simplex.shx.

Any ideas how to automate that process?

Re: Automating the removal/replacement of ltypeshp.shx from all text styles.

alex101000 — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:33:40 GMT

Load this lisp script and run CF - change font all text style to ISOCPEUR.ttf

(vl-load-com)
(defun setfont (font-name / selset)
(if (findfile font-name)
(progn
(vlax-for style
(vla-get-textstyles
(vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))
) ;_ end of vla-get-textstyles
(vl-catch-all-apply
'(lambda () (vla-put-fontfile style (findfile font-name)))
) ;_ end of VL-CATCH-ALL-APPLY
) ;_ end of vlax-for
) ;_ end of progn
) ;_ end of if
) ;_ end of defun

(defun C:cf ()
(setfont "c:\\windows\\fonts\\ISOCPEUR.ttf")
(redraw)
(vla-regen (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)) acactiveviewport)
)

Re: Automating the removal/replacement of ltypeshp.shx from all text styles.

strawberry12 — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:21:49 GMT

This is certainly a solution - but this changes ALL styles to ISCOPEUR (or whatever). I'd prefer to change only those styles that have ltypeshp.shx defined as their font