How to change layers / properties of multiple blocks to Layer 0 / By Layer on AutoCAD 2018 Mac / Lisp

[sickamooseNXET4]

Hey all, 

I've seen this question around but the answer seems to be to use a lisp file?

I also don't know how to do that. 

I believe this is the lisp I need to use:

http://lee-mac.com/applytoblockobjects.html

However, I don't understand where to download this file to install it? It also says in instructions here:

http://www.lee-mac.com/runlisp.html

that I can copy the lisp and save to a notepad file (Mac's notes don't allow you to save as another file, only export to PDF) could I do this in word?

I'm a complete newb but I run in to the problem of files from architects with block assets being in multiple different layers. Need a quick fix to this so I'm not spending hours updating each block and its inner attributes.

[maxim_k]

Hi @sickamooseNXET4 ,

Unfortunately, the Lisp procedure you are talking about will not work in AutoCAD for Mac because it uses Visual Lisp that is not supported on Mac.

>>>> I can copy the lisp and save to a notepad file (Mac's notes don't allow you to save as another file, only export to PDF) could I do this in word?

For the future experience: on Mac, you can use the TextEdit app or any other text editor, or better yet, you can use Visual Studio Code app.

On Mac you can use Lisp from this topic:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/change-a-layer-within-all-blocks/td-...

I attached BL0.lsp file for your convenience.

Save it in some folder inside Home folder on your Mac and use APPLOAD command to load it, then use BL0 command.