List of classes

[VincentCuclair]

I have a long list of custom classes I need to export to dwg, is there a way to do this without having to draw an object in every single class? (not all are included in the standard naming list!).....unfortunately an option for exporting empty classes to dwg is not present..........any ideas/solutions?

[Tom G.]

Could you drop a locus point into one class then duplicate and move a copy to each successive class? You could place it outside the print boundary too just to be sure it doesn't show up on export.

[VincentCuclair]

Doesn't seem like anyone has a beter idea, guess I'll have to do that ......

[Ozzie]

Try this

Save the file with the Classes in it

Turn all Classes to Invisible

Export the file to dwg

When exporting to dwg make sure you have ticked Invisible Classes are Exported as Invisible DXF Layers

Close your file

Open New file

Import the dwg back into VW

Should have all of the Classes - worked for me

Now the exported to Dwg file - open it in AutoCAD

I tried and it worked

Edited December 18, 2009 by Ozzie

[VincentCuclair]

Ozzie, are you sure that even empty classes follow to the dwg? I can't get this to work?

[VincentCuclair]

OK, anyone know if there is a way to get all classes to appear in the classes standard naming worksheet?

[Ozzie]

Works for me

[VincentCuclair]

OK Ozzie thanks anyway....I must be missing something somewhere.....I solved it by drawing a line in every class.......took a while .

[Kool Aid]

Yes? I can imagine??This took a minute? But then again, I'm not an engineer!

PROCEDURE DummyClasses; { ? Petri Sakkinen 2009 } 
VAR
i : INTEGER; 

BEGIN
FOR i := 3 TO CLASSNUM DO BEGIN 
	LOCUS(0, 0);
	SETCLASS(LNEWOBJ, CLASSLIST(i));  
END; 
END;

RUN(DummyClasses); 

[Ozzie]

Vincent - still works for me

Try this again

Save the file with the Classes in it

Turn all Classes to Invisible THIS IS NOT NECESSARY

Export the file to dwg

When exporting to dwg make sure you have ticked Invisible Classes are Exported as Invisible DXF Layers - DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS NECESSARY EITHER

Close your file

Open New file

Import the dwg back into VW

Should have all of the Classes - worked for me

Now the exported to Dwg file - open it in AutoCAD

I have done this several times and it seems even the Class Attributes come over also and I have done it on two different computers

Laptop is

Asus PRO77S

Both running Vista Business

Desktop specs in Signature below

Edited December 20, 2009 by Ozzie

[VincentCuclair]

Yes? I can imagine??This took a minute? But then again, I'm not an engineer!

PROCEDURE DummyClasses; { ? Petri Sakkinen 2009 } 
VAR
i : INTEGER; 

BEGIN
FOR i := 3 TO CLASSNUM DO BEGIN 
	LOCUS(0, 0);
	SETCLASS(LNEWOBJ, CLASSLIST(i));  
END; 
END;

RUN(DummyClasses); 

We're not all geniususes Petri and we haven't all entered the realm of Script (yet). please bare with me and explain how to use it.....

[Kool Aid]

Ahh, few of us are geniuses, but some of us are seriously lazy?

If you can get Ozzie's trick to work, that is a much better solution. If not,

- copy the code

- paste it to eg. TextEdit

- make it plain text

- save to a convenient location

- when needed, issue Run VectorScript command (Tools/Scripts) and point the Open file dialog to the said convenient location

What we're doing is very simple. We get the number of classes (NumClasses) and process the list of them (ClassList), ignoring None and Dimension (nos 1 & 2), and create a locus in each class.

[VincentCuclair]

Thanks! Strange that Ozzies solution doesn't work for me.....one wonders?!

[Kool Aid]

You're welcome, Vincent.

As you see, laziness can make life easier: I'm too lazy to do the same thing over and over again.

[Dieter @ DWorks]

I have made this kind of script a long time ago.

You can find it on my page in the free section.

www.dworks.be

[VincentCuclair]

Again guys thanks! Nogmaals bedankt mannen !

[James Dawson Design]

Hi Vincent,

I have just tried Ozzies method and it works for me.

In fact I can confirm that you dont need to do the following...

"Turn all Classes to Invisible THIS IS NOT NECESSARY

When exporting to dwg make sure you have ticked Invisible Classes are Exported as Invisible DXF Layers - DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS NECESSARY EITHER"

[Ozzie]

Hoorah!!

[VincentCuclair]

Strange I'll have to check that again soon........(, I tried but no go??!! How can it work for some and not for me??) another question, is it at all possible to get the settings ie. color, lineweight etc. to become By-layer/color etc. in the exported dwg?

Edited January 11, 2010 by Vincent C

[Ozzie]

When I did it attributes turned up in AutoCAK but I did not check them properly

I do not know how to use the software

[VincentCuclair]

I can't accept this there must be a reasonable explanation.......what version of AutoCAD are you exporting to, and to DWG or DXF what other settings can influence this? I use a completely empty New file.......

Edited January 11, 2010 by Vincent C