topic Re: ARC describing in script command in AutoCAD LT Forum

ARC describing in script command

Kotaro.Takeda — Wed, 11 May 2022 10:07:42 GMT

I'm now writing 2D design by using attached text commands in AutoCAD LT 2018, Windows 10. It has frequently happened *invalid* error when it described ARC. I listed ARC as below,

ARC C
28.75,12
28.75,13
27.75,12

which pointed center of the arc, starting and ending point.

When I break it into an isolated command to describe arc only, it always works. However, when I induces it into command list, it happens *invalid error as attached screen shot.

What is a bad point in script?

Re: ARC describing in script command

h_s_walker — Wed, 11 May 2022 11:18:36 GMT

That is a really weird one. I can open a blank drawing and run your script once perfectly fine in LT2016. HOWEVER if I try to run it a second time I get the same error you do.

Re: ARC describing in script command

cadffm — Wed, 11 May 2022 12:25:58 GMT

Hi,

I can't reproduce the problem, but both of your descriptions sounds like a object snap issue,

in the .scr you don't you care - so this could be the problem.

Turn your osnaps off for a test or set osnapcoord to 1 as first step.

Re: ARC describing in script command

h_s_walker — Wed, 11 May 2022 12:27:54 GMT

@Kotaro.Takeda Yeah that does seem to be the problem. I turned off my snaps and your script ran fine 3 times in a row

Re: ARC describing in script command

cadffm — Wed, 11 May 2022 12:39:10 GMT

If you don't want to use the current running object snap setting (OSMODE),

set up the object snap handing for coordniate inputs in automations off, in the first line osnapcoord 1

(this is the profile setting in Options/User Preferences)

Re: ARC describing in script command

Kotaro.Takeda — Thu, 12 May 2022 04:14:25 GMT

Perfect. I can run the script perfectly about 10 times in my environment by offing the object snap. Thank you.
I'd like to ask you why the object snap disturbs script running? It's curious because the object snap only works when my mouse moving, I believe.

Re: ARC describing in script command

cadffm — Thu, 12 May 2022 09:46:39 GMT

@Kotaro.Takeda schrieb:

>>"I'd like to ask you why the object snap disturbs script running?"

Because your running object snap setting(osmode/3dosmode) and setting for

coordinate input by mouse, keyboard and automation (osnapcoord)

and at last your current view, while running the script

resulted in snaped points instead of your coordinate input.

>>"It's curious because the object snap only works when my mouse moving, I believe."

That's wrong! Check your settings, I guess your setting for is the default value =2

and now read your Help[F1]:

The default(2) is setup to use running object snaps while input coordinates by mouse OR WHILE IN AUTOMATION!

If you don't want to use the current osnaps, set osnapcoord=1 in your first line script/macro/(send)command

Re: ARC describing in script command

cadffm — Thu, 12 May 2022 09:51:26 GMT