topic Re: LSP File in Visual LISP, AutoLISP and General Customization Forum

LSP File

don.sigman — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:07:32 GMT

I have written an LSP to create X# of layouts based on the input. This part works great.

The next part, not so much. I want it to create a Viewport in each layout based on MS x,y points.

When it creates the VP, it always asks for the start point, even though it is defined in the LSP.

I believe it has to do with mview. From what I have read, it needs to have Active-X. I have tried to install AutoLisp for Visual Studio, but there are no AutoCAD extensions found in the VS search. I have tried multiple ways of writing it, but nothing is working.

Re: LSP File

hmsilva — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:32:19 GMT

Try to change

(command "_mview" "_rectangle" "0.5,0.911" "33.5,21.5")

(command "_mview" "0.5,0.911" "33.5,21.5")

Hope this helps,
Henrique

Re: LSP File

Sea-Haven — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:53:09 GMT

If you set up a title block in say layout1 including a MVIEW matching that title block, you can use Layout Copy. You can also use Layout "T" for template which allows you to copy a layout from another dwg, handy when you have different size title blocks. Once you copy the layout you can go into the viewport and using Zoom C Point Scale, setting the matching point in model, then jump back to Pspace and assign the correct viewport Custom scale.

For me I draw rectangs then read all of them in one go, making the new layouts, so they match "Model". Note I also allow for twist in the viewport view. Three methods walk along a pline, insert 1 at a time, pick a point.

There are other examples here also about making layouts matching Model.