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Since Acad first introduced DCL's that is like 40+ years ago, there has been no improvements to DCL's. This may be a big opportunity for Bricscad to add some more features. A few obvious ones. Text color Text style Text size Using other methods like .Net, VBA and maybe Open dcl the latter I don't use, allow for some of the options to be used. Obviously it's a support request, given that Bricscad has added VL functions not in other software, then maybe some new dcl options would be good. A proper forms engine would be good. So before sending a support request any other suggestions ? Hopefully more support requests will follow.

import wx import random from pyrx import Ap, Db, Ed, Gs class TestDialog(wx.Dialog): def __init__(self, parent, size, pos): wx.Dialog.__init__(self) self.Create(parent, wx.ID_ANY, "", pos, size, style=wx.BORDER_NONE) self.width = size.GetWidth() self.height = size.GetHeight() self.static_bitmap = None self.image = None self.raw_data = None self.offsets = [0] * self.width self.bg_r = 0 self.bg_g = 0 self.bg_b = 0 self.timer = wx.Timer(self) self.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self.on_melt_tick, self.timer) def setImage(self, img: wx.Image): self.image = img self.raw_data = bytearray(self.image.GetData()) if len(self.raw_data) >= 3: self.bg_r = self.raw_data[0] self.bg_g = self.raw_data[1] self.bg_b = self.raw_data[2] bmp = wx.Bitmap(self.image) if not self.static_bitmap: self.static_bitmap = wx.StaticBitmap(self, wx.ID_ANY, bmp, pos=(0, 0)) else: self.static_bitmap.SetBitmap(bmp) self.static_bitmap.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN, self.on_click) self.timer.Start(33) def on_melt_tick(self, event): stride = self.width * 3 melted_anything = False for x in range(self.width): if self.offsets[x] < self.height: increment = random.randint(2, 8) self.offsets[x] = min(self.height, self.offsets[x] + increment) melted_anything = True offset = self.offsets[x] if offset == 0: continue x_offset = x * 3 for y in range(self.height - 1, offset - 1, -1): target_idx = (y * stride) + x_offset source_idx = ((y - offset) * stride) + x_offset self.raw_data[target_idx] = self.raw_data[source_idx] self.raw_data[target_idx + 1] = self.raw_data[source_idx + 1] self.raw_data[target_idx + 2] = self.raw_data[source_idx + 2] for y in range(offset): bg_idx = (y * stride) + x_offset self.raw_data[bg_idx] = self.bg_r self.raw_data[bg_idx + 1] = self.bg_g self.raw_data[bg_idx + 2] = self.bg_b if not melted_anything: self.timer.Stop() return self.image.SetData(bytes(self.raw_data)) self.static_bitmap.SetBitmap(wx.Bitmap(self.image)) def on_click(self, event): self.timer.Stop() self.EndModal(wx.ID_OK) @Ap.Command() def doit(): doc = Ap.curDoc() db = doc.database() wxDoc: wx.Window = doc.getWxWindow() sz = wxDoc.GetSize() pos = wxDoc.GetScreenPosition() img: wx.Image = Gs.Core.getBlockImage(db.modelSpaceId(), sz.GetWidth(), sz.GetHeight(), 1.0) dlg = TestDialog(wxDoc, size=sz, pos=pos) dlg.setImage(img) dlg.ShowModal() dlg.Destroy()

Feedback from Autodesk: https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Complex-linetype-still-shows-shape-symbols-after-reload-in-AutoCAD-2025-and-later.html

Post a sample dwg. CIV3D has a lot of labelling stuff, usually though have to move the label when applied automatically, you may need a custom lisp. There is maybe label Pline legs lisp out there but they would be parallel to each leg. Search Kent Cooper forums/autodesk pretty sure he has something.

BricsCAD and others can manipulate dynamic blocks created with AutoCAD, if you use/purchased the software outside of the US. Gemini says the core patent expires in April 2027. I don’t think the intellicads will have the grips and bedit ready by then, maybe. You probably could roll some utilities for some common blocks, with lisp/python/etc to make changes, I.e. visibility