Dynamic Block Paratermets and actions copying to another?

[Sujan.Maharjan]

Hi,

Is there any way i can copy certain chosen visibility mode's content including parameters and actions to another dynamic block?

[john.uhden]

Hello, Sujan.  Welcome to this forum.

I feel bad that no one has answered your question in such a long time.

I know nothing about dynamic blocks (still running only ACAD 2002), but I would guess there are certain properties that you could copy from one block definition to another.  if you could get a handle on Visual Lisp and objects and properties and methods, then there may be a way to do what you want.

Do you have any experience with Visual Lisp?  How about regular AutoLisp?  We can help you learn.

[Sujan.Maharjan]

Hi, 

Thanks for replying. I have basic knowledge of using autolisp . While searching in internet I found this link below but don't know how to use it. I assumed that they can help me what i'm trying to do. I made autolisp routines by copying texts from the website but non of them are working for me or I used it incorrectly . May be you could help me with this

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

[john.uhden]

Lee Mac has provided some very informative Visual Lisp tools for any of us to use.

You, as I, would have to study them to learn how ro "Get" and "Put" the Visual Lisp values.

Once you get the hang of it, it becomes a lot less overwhelming, actually even fun.

Whatever vla-object you can attach to a symbol name, always "dump" it to learn its properties.

By "dump" I mean to (vlax-dump-object object).

I got so tired of typing "vlax-dump-object" that I (setq dump vlax-dump-object) in my own acaddoc.lsp.

That way I could type just (dump object).

You will have to leave me behind and hope to hook up with @dbroad and/or @ВeekeeCZ to raise your confidence and skill level.

There are really plenty of smart, knowledgeable, and willing people here who i trust will jump in to guide you along.

Best of luck! - John

[hgasty1001]

Hi,

I don't know if the term "copy" means to copy the values or copy the definitions of the parameters, if it's the values, you can use the link to Lee-Mac utils provided by "Sujan_", if it's the parameter definitions, it's a lot more complicated, see this link to the deep work of Andrei V. Lazebny (RIP) on the matter : Dynamic Blocks

Gaston Nunez

 

[Sujan.Maharjan]

My intention is to combine separately made dynamic blocks into different visibility modes. Autocad do not give permission to copy parameters and actions . I have to reconstruct everything again 

[pallen9JA6T]

Did you ever figure this out? I'm trying to do the same thing. I really don't want to have to recreate all the actions again.

[cadffm]

There is nothing to "figuring out", it doesn't work.
If you have 2 Blocks, one is finished and perfect, the other not.

Qestions: What is faster?
a) Starting with block1 as base and editing them to block2?
    Then copy block1 as block2 and start your work.

OR

b) Starting with block2 as base and editing them to block1?
    Then copy block1 as block2 and start your work.

In BEdit you can use command BSAVEAS for renamed copies of a block.

[Anonymous]

It's really unfortunate that this apparently cannot be done. This would save hours if not a few days of my time. I cannot see why you can't copy them as long as you copy everything they affect.