Switch from Layout Tab To Model Tab before stating LISP routine

[RockyBrown4134]

Is there a way or a LISP routine to switch from one Tab to another? Lets say I am on the Layout tab and I want my LISP routine to switch to the Model tab before starting the main routine. Or vise versa. I want to make sure that is the routine that is designed to run in model space, that the correct tab is activated before the routine is invoked in model space.

Thanks.

[ВeekeeCZ · Accepted solution]

To model space
(command "_.Tilemode" 1)
And back to last current layout
(command "_.Tilemode" 0)

or maybe more appropriate.. 

(setvar 'tilemode 0)

and if you want to know where you are

(getvar 'tilemode)

[m_badran]

Press Ctrl+Page UP to switch to model space

Press Ctrl+Page Down to switch to paper space.

[RockyBrown4134]

True. I didn't think of that. That does allow you to toggle between the two.

So, to add to the equation, what would that do IF there are more than one layout tabs. setting the Tilemode variable in model space to 0 will switch to the most current Layout tab, if i am not mistaken. Let me experiment with this for a while. I'll post my findings.

Thanks.

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

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@RockyBrown4134 wrote:

.... IF there are more than one layout tabs. ....

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You can use (setvar 'ctab "YourLayoutTabName"), including (setvar 'ctab "MODEL").  When you go into a Layout tab that way, if it was most recently in Model Space through a Viewport, it will come back the same way, so if you want to ensure being in Paper Space in that Layout, you can also do (command "_.PSPACE").

[RockyBrown4134]

I like this also. I'll give this a try as well.

[RockyBrown4134]

My routine is going to insert and/or exchange title blocks, customized to a particular work flow. I have everything working on the initial insert for now. Here is what I did.

I evaluated when the Routine would be run, and the (command "_.Tilemode" 1) option works for the initial version. I am looking into also using the (setvar 'ctab "MODEL") option when I create the exchange of the title block. Originally I was going to insert the titleblock as titleblock=titleblock, the redifine it. But that would change every instance. Kent1Cooper gave me the idea from his post.

This may not be the best or easiest way to do this, but for now, it works.

Thanks BeekeeCZ and Kent1Cooper.