TransformOverrule with no autodelete?

[capuano3d]

Hey everyone

I understand that Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.TransformOverrule has a read-only property AutoDelete = true, which will in all cases delete the entry entity.

In my case in particular I'm working with the Explode method of it, and there's in my set of rules a case where the input Entity should not be affected. I could recreate it with .Clone() and readd it to the database etc, but it's a complex entity with XData attached in it etc so something I'm trying to avoid.

Question:  Is there a way to deal with Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.TransformOverrule in a way to stop this behaviour, ie stop it deleting the Entity argument by default?

Happy to elaborate, thanks in advance

Alan

[norman.yuan]

AutoDelete is the implementation of base class DisposableWrapper, it is probably used only when an runtime object (RXObject) is to be disposed. Without knowing what your overrule does, I do not know why this property concerns you, and I doubt that this property is the cause of whatever issue you have.

[capuano3d]

Right.

The particular overrule item within the code is a 'do nothing/leave as is' one. 

I understand I would have to do it with Clone()-ing it back, correct? 

Thanks

[BlackBox_ · Accepted solution]

If you do end up Clone()-ing or use CopyFrom(), you may also want to SwapIdWith():

https://www.keanw.com/2008/07/swapping-identi.html