Run LISPs while background plotting/publishing
@cameron.robertsXX8LX wrote:
I currently have a LISP routine that will run on opening a drawing. My goal is to have the LISP run while using background plotting/publishing and utilizing sheet set manager. Anybody have any ideas on this?
Back up a little @cameron.robertsXX8LX . and please try to avoid starting another topic and there's an active thread closely related to this topic started by you as well.
On that discussion you stated...
@cameron.robertsXX8LX wrote:
I have a CSV file and a LISP routine that allows me up to update my titleblock attributes by running a lisp which opens on startup. The problem is, the lisp routine only runs when you open a drawing. I would like to be able to plot the drawings using Sheet Set Manager and not have to open the drawings
If you had only continued that topic, we could 've suggested half a dozen way to do that, and why is it so important that it needs to be running during plotting drawing with sheet set manger? There are ways to run a lsp file without opening a single drawing especailly updating attribute values, granting that is what you wanted in the first place, you can even use custom properties on sheet set manager to update values on all sheets.
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@cameron.robertsXX8LX wrote:.. I would never have to open most of the drawings, which is the most time consuming process for us.
..The best option I have found so far, is running a LISP routine that is linked to a csv file that automatically updates my attributes, but I have to open the DWG..
That is what we're trying to tell you cameron. There is a way to run a lisp without graphically opening a drawing file.
Also, be aware the time to finish plotting in "background" is the same if not longer than a none background plot.
The link i posted before Use Publish To Batch Run Commands will do exactly what you're describing and still you're best option. Run the lisp program at the same time plotting the drawing.
If the suggestion on the link above doesn't work for you. Let us have a look at your routine and will make it work on muliple drawings without opening any of the files.
@cameron.robertsXX8LX wrote:
Do you know a way to force a LISP to run while background publishing?
No I dont cameron, as i already mentioned before, i tried background publishing and STARTUP suite but it didnt work for me. Not sure with ACADDOC lisp though, maybe someone can verify that for you. I have not use ACADDOC## since i started using Autoloader.
Still dont understand why not use the option I'm offering you. the length of time to plot with backgorund On or OFF is basically the same.
I'm afraid that is all i can offer you. If "opening" a file is too much hassle for you maybe you can use either use ACORECONSOLE or ObjectDBX .
Both has its pros and cons just so you know. ObjectDBX can process the files super fast without graphically opening the files and ACORECONSOLE can do "background" plotting.
