Copy then Past with Base Point Over Multiple Files

[ensomoran]

I'm a little inexperienced when it comes to the power and limits of using LISP/VBA code to automate certain tasks, but I want to take a stab at it.

I would like to have ACAD Copy with Base point at (0,0,0) everything within model space and paste it into another file at (0,0,0).  

Ideally I would like to have the program Copy everything from say 4 or 5 files and paste it into one single file. 

For example:  If we have (3) files: A,B,&C.  I would like to copy with base point at (0,0,0) everting in file A,B,&C and paste them into a new file D at (0,0,0).

I am not looking for a full solution, rather I'm asking for advise on which programming language/tools I could use to achieve the above mentioned sequence.

If anyone could give me any good recommendations that would be great!  

Thanks in advance.

[pendean]

You want to use COPYBASE command with 0,0,0 in the source files (ABC), then PASTECLIP command with 0,0,0 in the destination file (D).

Look up both commands in HELP then try them out to understand what they do.

[maratovich]

Use this : AutoImportCAD 

[pbejse · Accepted solution]

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@ensomoran wrote:

If we have (3) files: A,B,&C.  I would like to copy with base point at (0,0,0) everting in file A,B,&C and paste them into a new file D at (0,0,0).

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Files A,B and C are opened files and create a new file D correct?

CopyObjects Method 

Or 

InsertBlock Method 

Or even

Xref all three files in file D, Bind / Insert

At least thats how i'll do it

[Sea-Haven]

Like pbe if the files are not open can use -INSERT or plain insert and dialouge 

[ensomoran]

Okay I see what you mean, I think should work. I think I will do this in VBA.

The reason I want to do this is because when I extract a bunch of views from Revit we want to lay them on top of each other.  This happens because sometimes we don't always propose to do projects in Revit.

Thanks for the idea!

[pbejse]

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@ensomoran wrote:

Okay I see what you mean, I think should work. I think I will do this in VBA.

Thanks for the idea!

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I did not do much really 🙂  @ensomoran , Give us a shout if you need help with this. 

Keep us posted.

There is this recent thread almost similar to your request. Maybe we can develop that to suit your requirement. Especially if this is going to be a regular thing for you.

Let us know.