visibility of objects

[shadow]

i read some where that there is a setting for objects in which you can turn on and off via lsp or vba any one have any ideas thanks

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[CarlB]

Yes you can set an entity's group code 60 to 1 to make it invisible. 0 or absent and it's visible. Since you're an old-time lisper (at this forum) you can probably take it from there.

 

[hendie]

ResourceCAD has a free download to modify the visibility of blocks if you're interested

http://www.resourcecad.com

and goto the downloads section

 

[borgunit]

This sets the property to invisible. Remember though, to make it visible, you have to do that back through code..

(defun MAKE_INVISIBLE()
(vl-load-com)
(setq ENT (car (entsel)))
(setq VLENT (vlax-ename->vla-object ENT))
(vla-put-visible VLENT :vlax-false)
)

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[shadow]

ok so i found a lisp already done that does this intead of having to build it my self but the thing is how can i make an object invisible but prints ???any ideas thaks

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[hendie]

if that is what you are after, why didn't you ask that question in the first place ? The question you originally asked is completely different

 

[shadow]

yea but i also like to know how to get to the answer as i ask questions i some time find the answer by accedent plus i hope that others learn from what i show as well


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