Routine that sets UCS to VIEW, runs dimangular, then sets the UCS back to WORLD

[evannB2AWD]

I know this routine is a mess. But basically I'm trying to do what the title of the thread says.

Can't get the selection to work though. It wants to go straight past the dim command- to the UCS world. It's only because I don't have a good handle on how to use the selection set feature.

(defun c:drr ()
(command "ucs" "v")
(command "dimangular"
(ssget "x"))
(command "ucs" "w")
(princ))

[ВeekeeCZ]

Perhaps like this?

(defun c:drr ()
  (command "ucs" "v")
  (command-s "dimangular")
  (command "ucs" "p")
  (princ)
  )

If not, you need to better describe what sort of selection you want to make.

[scot-65]

I think "command-s" is documented not to have any pauses.

Use the "command" and the getvar 'CMDACTIVE / pause method.

[ВeekeeCZ]

There were repeated discussions that the command-s is not well documented.

There are two major differences in behavior command-s vs command.

* command-s allows repeated user input without using pause (until active command is properly terminated).
* when terminated by non-standard way - using ESC - it does not fall into *error* func (if exists) but continues in evaluation of the subsequent code.

[paullimapa]

this avoids using ssget:

(defun c:drr ()
(command "_.ucs" "_v")
(command "_.dimangular")
(while (= 1 (getvar 'cmdactive))(command pause))
(command "_.ucs" "_w")
(princ)
)