Object Properties

[WWBierma]

Hello everyone,

To make life a little bit easier i would like to create a simplified properties screen.

So the reasone for this is i have some custom properties that i would like to fill in and if you open properties you have a bunch of information. To keep it organized i would like to show only the custom properties.

Mayby a simplified screen is not possible. A custom button or something like this is also good.

I'm quite new to the whole programming and maybe i'm looking completely wrong so please correct me if this is not possible or in the wrong place.

I'm looking forward to your responses.

[ВeekeeCZ]

QuickProperties does not work for you?

These are customizable.

[dbroad]

You can also collapse unneded portions of the properties palette.

[pendean]

Explore QUICKPROPERTIES in HELP, you can control what each object type can show in CUI command. Very easy to use.
You control where that pop-up appears with QPMODE variable.

Help yourself.

[WWBierma]

Quick properties is a option i have tought about it.

Haven't checked if you can dock that window.

But i prefer a custom screen or button.

[dbroad]

Autolisp only gives you access to dcl modal dialogs.  For modeless, dockable dialogs, you would need to program in .net. There is another forum for that.

[WWBierma]

Thank you for your reply.

I Will ask the same question in the .NET forum.

[ВeekeeCZ]

Isn't a button like this what you want? HERE 

Whether any .NET solution requires massive code to write (would you learn to do that?) QuickProperties are here with no programming needed. All you need it a few mins for adjusting the setting.

[CodeDing]

It's too bad they didn't embrace and run with the Javascript API... This would be a great instance of when an easy tool palette could be implemented without needing to learn a very complex coding language AND without needing an IDE. just punch away in Notepad.

Don't get me wrong, while we can still USE the JS API, it's almost equally as painful trying to find the resources for it!

~DD

[WWBierma]

@ВeekeeCZ That is exactly wat i need!

I will look in too this on how to do that.

[WWBierma]

Oke so i tought the quick properties was good enough. Unfortunately this is not the way.

So i'm using Plant 3D and i have a custom P3d Line Group property.

This custom property is not showing in the quick properties so i cannot add this.

[pendean]

>>>...So i'm using Plant 3D and i have a custom P3d Line Group property....<<<
That's what happens when you keep secrets from everyone when asking for help LOL

Glad you found what you needed.

[Sea-Haven]

Have you looked at "alert" it will pop up but you will have to do the what is it in lisp.

(setq x 23.45)
(setq lay "layer 56")
(setq cen '( 12 34))
(setq is "Circle")
(alert (strcat "the object is a " is "\n\ncentre point " (rtos (car cen) 2 2) "," (rtos (cadr cen) 2 2 ) "\n\nAnd is on layer " lay "\n\nPerimeter is " (rtos x 2 2)))