kmwhitt Posted June 30, 2010 Posted June 30, 2010 I am trying to create a dynamic block of a cabinet whose stiles can be extended up to 3" total (without changing the door width) using the manufacturer's standard increments. I have tried various linear/stretch methods and am unable to get the proper increments which are basically 1/4" except for one 1/8" modification (thus I'm using list). I can start the linear parameter from the far left of the overall cabinet, but I end up with the cabinet width plus the fractional dimensions. I need the fractional dimensions alone as I want to extract the data per cabinet without the overall dimensions. I have tried starting the linear parameter from right to left, but unfortunately the list is always in numerical order which will not work. I can't use a visibility state as it is defined for another parameter. Any work around for this? Any help would be much appreciated. Please see enclosed image. Much thanks, Kevin Quote
mitchellrodhous Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 I made different dynamic blocks/lisp for cabinet creating... but your problem isn't clear for me...My english is a bit bad so maybe you can give me a better explanation.. Best Regards MR ps1: why your working with "? not with mm? Quote
MSasu Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 ps1: why your working with "? not with mm? Because in some countries they use Imperial system instead of Metric... Regards, Quote
mitchellrodhous Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 aah well clear...hm I do not know how imperial works.... Regards MR Quote
dbroada Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 to the op, I can't see what your problem is. You have the distance paramter set as I think you are describing it (although I would give it only 1 grip) so a linea stretch would give you what I think you are after. You may need to exclude the distance parameter from your stretch set but it looks ready to go to me. Quote
mitchellrodhous Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 Well I did It with mm, like the images below. the only thing is you wil see the value it wil become, not the value you want's to stretch it... Regards MR Quote
kmwhitt Posted July 1, 2010 Author Posted July 1, 2010 Thanks for the replies... Mitchell - that is precisely the problem. I need the returned value to be the amount of the stretch only. The other problem is that the reset state of the block is 18" wide. Not only will I need the stile stretch dimension, but I also have an action that stretches the entire width of the cabinet. The typical state is 18" wide. If I stretch the stile to 18-1/4" and the cabinet width to 24", the output of the stretched stile will still read 18-1/4". Anyone have any ideas? Thanks again, Kevin I must admit that I am new to AutoCAD and that I am unfamiliar with LISP routines. Am I going about this entirely the wrong way? Quote
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