block in place editing

[Anonymous]

Hi, I really want to have the option to go into another block for in-place editing WITHOUT having to go out of the block i am editind in place now & then entering the other one - is there a way to do that? just like moving into another block via block editor - i am just asked if to save changes & i can go right away into another block...

Thanks!

[hmsilva]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hi, I really want to have the option to go into another block for in-place editing WITHOUT having to go out of the block i am editind in place now & then entering the other one - is there a way to do that? just like moving into another block via block editor - i am just asked if to save changes & i can go right away into another block...

Thanks!

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Hi Hanna,

maybe, in blockeditor:

Command:bsave

Command: bedit

Hope this helps,
Henrique

[Anonymous]

thanks! but the whole point is when i am in block IN PLACE.........

[hmsilva]

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@Anonymous wrote:
thanks! but the whole point is when i am in block IN PLACE.........

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My bad!!!!

You'll have to close, to edit a new one...

Henrique

[Anonymous]

yep 😞 so i was wondering if maybe there is some kind of a lisp to do that...?

[ВeekeeCZ]

This routine makes close/open for you.

The question is what to do with current block: always save? always not? or ask the user.

(defun c:EditInPlace ( / ss)
  (if (setq ss (ssget ":S" '((0 . "INSERT"))))
    (progn
      (command "_.refclose")
      (while (> (getvar 'CMDACTIVE) 0)
	(command
	  	"_save"  ; change to "_discard" or PAUSE
		))))   
  (command "_.-refedit" (cdr (assoc 10 (entget (ssname ss 0)))) "_o" "_a" "_y")
  (princ)
)
  

[Anonymous]

Wow thanks! it's almost there... first of all i want to have a choice to save or discard...second - because i have nested block it gives an error (*Invalid selection*
Expects a single object.
; error: Function cancelled)
what i would like is for the "referance edit" window to open when i select the second block- just like the program does in the first place
thank you so much!!

[marko_ribar]

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@ВeekeeCZ wrote:

This routine makes close/open for you.

The question is what to do with current block: always save? always not? or ask the user.

(defun c:EditInPlace ( / ss)
  (if (setq ss (ssget ":S" '((0 . "INSERT"))))
    (progn
      (command "_.refclose")
      (while (> (getvar 'CMDACTIVE) 0)
	(command
	  	"_save"  ; change to "_discard" or PAUSE
		))))   
  (command "_.-refedit" (cdr (assoc 10 (entget (ssname ss 0)))) "_o" "_a" "_y")
  (princ)
)
  

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Hi BeekeeCZ, I am afraid that this isn't so simple... If that would be solution then this would be solved long time ago...

https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=48470.0

Hint : This line marked red is probably wrong - you have to find reactive points on entity you wish to edit in place like it's explained in link I just pointed you...

Also worth of looking is this topic ... :

https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=50585.0

HTH, M.R.

[ВeekeeCZ]

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@Anonymous wrote:
...second - because i have nested block it gives an error (*Invalid selection* 
Expects a single object.
; error: Function cancelled)

what i would like is for the "referance edit" window to open when i select the second block- just like the program does in the first place
thank you so much!!

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Could you more elaborate this "i have nested block"... you're IN nested block or you're selecting block with nested block... I'm not able to reproduce this - can you post some sample?

Not sure what you mean - do you mean contextual ribbon or right-click shortcut menu? You can add this command into both - use _CUI.

The third - Marco referred some issues with this approach - I don't have time to go throw all of it - it looks like that is just 3d thing. Not sure. Let know if this is your issue as well. 

@marko_ribar thanks for the heads up!

Save prompt:

Spoiler

(defun c:EditInPlace ( / ss)
  (if (setq ss (ssget ":S" '((0 . "INSERT"))))
    (progn
      (command "_.refclose")
      (while (> (getvar 'CMDACTIVE) 0)
	(command PAUSE))
      (command "_.-refedit" (cdr (assoc 10 (entget (ssname ss 0)))) "_o" "_a" "_y")))
  (princ)
)

[Anonymous]

hi BeeKeeCZ, I wanna go into a nested block & am coming out of one too, i wanna have the option to go into any block either by picking it on screen or selecting from a list - just like the window of "referance edit" gives. thanks!

[ВeekeeCZ]

Ok... After some elaboration I decided make it simple... I think the best way is to make two buttons

- Save and Edit Next

- No Save end Edit Next

(defun c:SaveAndNext nil
  (initdia)
  (command "_.refclose" "_sav"
	   "_.refedit")
  (princ)
)

(defun c:NoSaveAndNext nil
  (initdia)
  (command "_.refclose" "_dis"
	   "_.refedit")
  (princ)
)

In _CUI create these two buttons... Macro would be just: SaveAndNext, name it e.g. "Save\rEdit Next"... and add it into Ribbon/Panels/Reference Edit - Edit Reference