topic Re: updating an entity's object data in Visual LISP, AutoLISP and General Customization Forum

updating an entity's object data

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 03:55:19 GMT

i am looking at updating an entity's object data table field with a selected geometry value of that entity. That is of am wanting to extract from the entity's property the x,y,z value and have that value assigned to a field in a table of an defined object data

Re: updating an entity's object data

TomBeauford — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:29:26 GMT

Odd request, you want to add data to an entity that it already has? If you want entity data to be put in a (text) field you should be able to do that directly. Can you be more specific about what you're trying to do?

Re: updating an entity's object data

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:48:57 GMT

it is a large 3d file that is dynamic. i would like to extract z value from an object and have it placed in a field of an object data table automatically instead of manually editting field through property box. At the moment each time file is added to i have to manually insert data into field through the object property box and this is very time consuming.

refer to attached jpeg

red line is new 3d line object which i have assigned an odject data table to. i wish to update/extract the Z value of that line into a field of the table.

with 100s of new lines added each 3 monthly period you can see how time consuming it can become

Re: updating an entity's object data

CADaSchtroumpf — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 08:43:51 GMT

Quick and dirty (without check)

((lambda ( / js_pl n_pl ent dxf_ent z_pl)
  (setq js_pl (ssget '((0 . "LWPOLYLINE") (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 0) (410 . "Model") (100 . "AcDbPolyline"))))
  (cond
    (js_pl
      (repeat (setq n_pl (sslength js_pl))
        (setq ent (ssname js_pl (setq n_pl (1- n_pl))))
        (setq dxf_ent (entget ent))
        (setq z_pl (cdr (assoc 38 dxf_ent)))
        (if z_pl
          (progn
            (ade_odaddrecord ent "Working_Floor_Contour")
            (ade_odsetfield ent "Working_Floor_Contour" "Height" 0 z_pl)
          )
        )
      )
    )
  )
))

Re: updating an entity's object data

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 23:44:23 GMT

Thanks very much. Will give it a g. Let you now how i went

Re: updating an entity's object data

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 05:36:39 GMT

I am new to LISP and scripts. Have readup looking to run your Lisp but i am lost without the defun statement. unsure how to start it up.

i have come across a LISP that is similar to what i am looking to do and it has (defun z2_ODfield_Height () to start.

can you revise or provide me with help to run your version. is it a matter of just loading it up.

i have loaded up your version but get no change to z values

Re: updating an entity's object data

CADaSchtroumpf — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:50:10 GMT

To make the code a permanent function (new Command) and not a temporary function (executable only once after load)
It is simply necessary to substitute:
((lambda ( / js_pl n_pl ent dxf_ent z_pl)
....
))
by
(defun C:z2_ODfield_Height ( / js_pl n_pl ent dxf_ent z_pl)
...
)

After loading, execute z2_ODfield_Height at command line
In this code, I assumed that the table was existent, I am only bringing to update the field "Height"
To test my function with only a slide is difficult for me...