topic Re: change Block Color in Visual LISP, AutoLISP and General Customization Forum

change Block Color

bahaatawfiq — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:41:19 GMT

Hello All i have that lisp which change the color for entire object to Specific Color But I need To Modified it ,to be Working Only For index Color, and all True Color Stay the Same

(defun c:blcc () (pl:block-color) (princ))

(defun c:encc () (pl:block-ent-color) (princ))

;;;get from Alaspher http://forum.dwg.ru/showthread.php?t=1036

;;; http://forum.dwg.ru/showpost.php?p=166220&postcount=18

(vl-load-com)

(defun pl:block-ent-color (/ adoc blocks color ent lays)

(setq adoc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))

lays (vla-get-layers adoc)

color (acad_colordlg 256)

)

(if color

(progn (setvar "errno" 0)

(vla-startundomark adoc)

(while (and (not (vl-catch-all-error-p

(setq ent (vl-catch-all-apply

(function nentsel)

'("\nSelect entity <Exit>:")

)

)

)

)

(/= 52 (getvar "errno"))

)

(if ent

(progn (setq ent (vlax-ename->vla-object (car ent))

lay (vla-item lays (vla-get-layer ent))

)

(if (= (vla-get-lock lay) :vlax-true)

(progn (setq layloc (cons lay layloc))

(vla-put-lock lay :vlax-false)

)

)

(vl-catch-all-apply (function vla-put-color) (list ent color))

(vla-regen adoc acallviewports)

)

(princ "\nNothing selection! Try again.")

)

)

(foreach i layloc (vla-put-lock i :vlax-true))

(vla-endundomark adoc)

)

)

(princ)

)

(defun pl:block-color (/ adoc blocks color ins lays)

(setq adoc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))

blocks (vla-get-blocks adoc)

lays (vla-get-layers adoc)

color (acad_colordlg 256)

)

(if color

(progn (setvar "errno" 0)

(vla-startundomark adoc)

(while (and (not (vl-catch-all-error-p

(setq ins (vl-catch-all-apply

(function entsel)

'("\nSelect block <Exit>:")

)

)

)

)

(/= 52 (getvar "errno"))

)

(if ins

(progn (setq ins (vlax-ename->vla-object (car ins)))

(if (= (vla-get-objectname ins) "AcDbBlockReference")

(if (vlax-property-available-p ins 'path)

(princ "\nThis is external reference! Try pick other.")

(progn (_pl:block-color blocks ins color lays)

(vla-regen adoc acallviewports)

)

)

(princ "\nThis isn't block! Try pick other.")

)

)

(princ "\nNothing selection! Try again.")

)

)

(vla-endundomark adoc)

)

)

(princ)

)

(defun _pl:block-color (blocks ins color lays / lay layfrz layloc)

(vlax-for e (vla-item blocks (vla-get-name ins))

(setq lay (vla-item lays (vla-get-layer e)))

(if (= (vla-get-freeze lay) :vlax-true)

(progn (setq layfrz (cons lay layfrz)) (vla-put-freeze lay :vlax-false))

)

(if (= (vla-get-lock lay) :vlax-true)

(progn (setq layloc (cons lay layloc)) (vla-put-lock lay :vlax-false))

)

(vl-catch-all-apply (function vla-put-color) (list e color))

(if (and (= (vla-get-objectname e) "AcDbBlockReference")

(not (vlax-property-available-p e 'path))

)

(_pl:block-color blocks e color lays)

)

(foreach i layfrz (vla-put-freeze i :vlax-true))

(foreach i layloc (vla-put-lock i :vlax-true))

)

)

(progn

(princ "\BLCC - Changes color of the chosen blocks")

(princ "\nENCC - Changes color of the chosen objects (may be element of the block)")

(princ))

Thanks all for help

Re: change Block Color

paullimapa — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 03:18:26 GMT

Since Layers with a Truecolor property always has a 420 association pair, I decided to use this to test for Truecolor.

I added aec:chk_layer_truecolor function and inserted this test in the two sections of the code (attached).

; chk_layer_truecolor function ; Argument: ; layobj = vl layer object ; Returns: ; T if Layer has Truecolor Property ; nil if Layer does not have Truecolor Property (defun aec:chk_layer_truecolor (layobj) (assoc 420(entget(vlax-vla-object->ename layobj))) )

Re: change Block Color

bahaatawfiq — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:12:50 GMT

Thanks Paul

Still i have the same issue , and to be more Specific I have Arch Plan With Windows Hatch have True Color (255,255,255) I need To keep it the same and change all Other Object Color to be 8 Color. This lisp file Work Great For Changing the Color but the issue it take time to change all the Window to 255,255,255 again.

Re: change Block Color

paullimapa — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:18:48 GMT

Sounds like your Window Block actually has objects that have colors (True Color) assigned and they're not Bylayer.

Perhaps you can post a drawing with the Window Block inserted for everyone to take a look to confirm?

Re: change Block Color

bahaatawfiq — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:24:21 GMT

yes sure, this plan Sample i need to work on it ,but changing the 255,255,255 color to 08 will make issue with the window the Grid number so i need to make all the drawings 08 except of these

Re: change Block Color

paullimapa — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:39:58 GMT

Ok, if I understand you correctly, I've changed the code slightly so now it checks when the object itself is assigned a Truecolor the Color will not be changed.

Re: change Block Color

bahaatawfiq — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:42:40 GMT

You are Great Man, Thanks It Works

Re: change Block Color

paullimapa — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:44:21 GMT

You are very welcome...cheers!!!