generate layers based on color?

February 5, 2011

hey guys i have a file with 2 dozen layers each with objects in 12 different colors and i need to sort them out into layers depending on the objects color. e.g. all the objects with color "yellow" in one layer, all the objects with color "magenta" in another layer etc. can this be done with a lisp? can anyone help me i now nothing about writing lisp's

February 5, 2011

This should get you started:

((lambda (i / ss e c)
 (setq ss (ssget))
 (while (setq e (ssname ss (setq i (1+ i))))
   (cond 
     ((= 1 (setq c (cdr (assoc 62 (entget e)))))
       ;; <- Code for red objects
       )
     ((= 2 c)
       ;; <- Code for yellow objects
       )
     ((= 3 c)
       ;; <- Code for green objects
       )
     ((= 4 c)
       ;; <- Code for cyan objects
       )
     ;; <- Additional colors here
   ))
 (princ))
-1)

February 5, 2011

thanks RenderMan i will try it out, all dough i have no experience with writing lisp, if you could fill in some of the blancks foor me that would be great!

February 6, 2011

This may help you and the main idea of the routine is inspired by RenderMan .

(defun c:test (/ ss)
(if (setq ss (ssget "_:L" ))
(
 (lambda (i / ss1 e col)
  (while
    (setq ss1 (ssname ss (setq i (1+ i))))
      (setq e (entget ss1))
        (setq col (cdr (assoc 62 e)))
        (cond ((eq 1 col)
           (entupd (cdr (assoc -1 (entmod (subst (cons 8 "Layer1")(assoc 8 e) e))))))
          ((eq 2 col)
               (entupd (cdr (assoc -1 (entmod (subst (cons 8 "Layer2")(assoc 8 e) e))))))
          ((eq 3 col)
                  (entupd (cdr (assoc -1 (entmod (subst (cons 8 "Layer3")(assoc 8 e) e))))))
           )
         )
       )
    -1
   )
  (princ)
   )
 (princ)
 )

Tharwat

February 6, 2011

This will distribute all entities with non 'By Layer' color to layers named 'Color N'. Entities which have 'By Layer' color or on locked or frozen layers will be passed.

(defun c:colay(/ aSet lCol cLay)
 
 (vl-load-com)
 
 (if(setq aSet(ssget "_X"))
   (progn
     (setq lCol(vla-get-Layers
	  (vla-get-ActiveDocument
	    (vlax-get-acad-object))))
   (foreach e(vl-remove-if 'listp(mapcar 'cadr(ssnamex aSet)))
     (if(setq cCol(cdr(assoc 62(entget e))))
   (setq cLay(strcat "Color " (itoa cCol))
	 cFlg T)
   (setq cFlg nil)
); end if
    (if cFlg
      (progn
       (if(vl-catch-all-error-p
    (vl-catch-all-apply
     'vla-Item (list lCol cLay)))
  (vla-Add lCol cLay)
); and if
(vl-catch-all-error-p
    (vl-catch-all-apply
     'vla-put-Layer (list e cLay)))
      ); end progn
      ); end if
     ); end foreach
    ); end progn
   ); end if
 (princ)
 ); end of c:colay

February 6, 2011

Or something fairly simple should work as well:

[b][color=BLACK]([/color][/b]defun c:enc [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]/ ss en ed clr[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]and [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]setq ss [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssget[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b]
      [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]while [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq en [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]ssname ss 0[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq ed [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]entget en[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]if [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]setq clr [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]assoc 62 ed[b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                 [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]entmod [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]subst [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]cons 8 [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]strcat [color=#2f4f4f]"C"[/color] [b][color=TEAL]([/color][/b]itoa clr[b][color=TEAL])[/color][/b][b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b][b][color=RED])[/color][/b]
                                [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]assoc 8 ed[b][color=RED])[/color][/b] ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
            [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssdel en ss[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]prin1[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b][b][color=BLACK])[/color][/b]

Bylayer entities are not affected. New layer name is "C" and the color number. -David

February 6, 2011

(entmod (subst (cons 8 (strcat "C" (itoa clr)))(assoc 8 ed) ed))

Here is very good solution. Entmod entity and create layer at once.

February 6, 2011

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Oleg

February 6, 2011

Are you back, friend??

Hi Oleg. Yes I'm back working in AutoCAD and will sometimes coming here.

Alexander.

February 6, 2011

ASMI, is that you? Good to see you back if so

February 6, 2011

ASMI, is that you?

Yes, it's mi. Thank you Lee Mac.

February 6, 2011

Great to see you around here again! Its been a long time

February 6, 2011

Here is very good solution. Entmod entity and create layer at once.

Thanks! I try keep things simple like my mind It is good to see you back! -David

February 6, 2011

Or something fairly simple should work as well:

[b][color=BLACK]([/color][/b]defun c:enc [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]/ ss en ed clr[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]and [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]setq ss [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssget[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b]
      [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]while [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq en [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]ssname ss 0[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq ed [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]entget en[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]if [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]setq clr [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]assoc 62 ed[b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                 [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]entmod [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]subst [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]cons 8 [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]strcat [color=#2f4f4f]"C"[/color] [b][color=TEAL]([/color][/b]itoa clr[b][color=TEAL])[/color][/b][b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b][b][color=RED])[/color][/b]
                                [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]assoc 8 ed[b][color=RED])[/color][/b] ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
            [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssdel en ss[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]prin1[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b][b][color=BLACK])[/color][/b]

Bylayer entities are not affected. New layer name is "C" and the color number. -David

hi david, this is working like a charm, what could i do for the "by layer" entities is there another lisp that can swap the "by layer" with the actual color?. Also could this also be done adding linetype? generating layers based on color and linetype. layers could be named like "C8 hidden, C8 continuous, C11 dashdot, C11 hidden..."

thanks guys

February 6, 2011

For layer color and linetype - ( this could give a layer "C256-BYLAYER" )

[b][color=BLACK]([/color][/b]defun c:encl [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]/ ss en ed nl[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]and [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]setq ss [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssget[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b]
      [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]while [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq en [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]ssname ss 0[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq ed [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]entget en[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq nl [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]if [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 62 ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b]
                          [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]strcat [color=#2f4f4f]"C"[/color] [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]itoa [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=TEAL]([/color][/b]assoc 62 ed[b][color=TEAL])[/color][/b][b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b][b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b]
                          [color=#2f4f4f]"C256"[/color][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq nl [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]if [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 6 ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b]
                          [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]strcat nl [color=#2f4f4f]"-"[/color] [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]assoc 6 ed[b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b][b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b]
                          [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]strcat nl [color=#2f4f4f]"-BYLAYER"[/color][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]entmod [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]subst [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cons 8 nl[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b] [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 8 ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b] ed[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssdel en ss[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]prin1[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b][b][color=BLACK])[/color][/b]

For a bylayer values I would go to the layer table and find out what color and / or linetype is currently assigned to that layer.

The default being "C7-CONTINUOUS"

There are probably a lot more elegant ways of doing this but who said I was elegant -David

February 7, 2011

With layer color and linetypes

[color=#8b4513];;;CHANGED SELECTED ENTITIES TO CORRESPONDING COLOR[/color]
[color=#8b4513];;;AND LINETYPE LAYER[/color]

[b][color=BLACK]([/color][/b]defun c:encld [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]/ ss en ed nl la ld nc nt ll[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]and [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]setq ss [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssget[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b]
      [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]while [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq en [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]ssname ss 0[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq ed [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]entget en[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   la [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 8 ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   ld [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]tblsearch [color=#2f4f4f]"LAYER"[/color] la[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   nc [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]itoa
                       [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]abs
                        [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]assoc 62 [b][color=TEAL]([/color][/b]if [b][color=OLIVE]([/color][/b]assoc 62 ed[b][color=OLIVE])[/color][/b] ed ld[b][color=TEAL])[/color][/b][b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b][b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   nt [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 6 [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]if [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]assoc 6 ed[b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b] ed ld[b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   nl [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]strcat [color=#2f4f4f]"C"[/color] nc [color=#2f4f4f]"-"[/color] nt[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]if [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]not [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc nl ll[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]      [color=#8b4513];;;SETUP LAYER DATA LIST[/color]
                 [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]setq ll [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cons [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]list nl [color=#2f4f4f]"_C"[/color]  nc[b][color=RED])[/color][/b] ll[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b]
                       ll [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cons [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]list nl [color=#2f4f4f]"_LT"[/color] nt[b][color=RED])[/color][/b] ll[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]entmod [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]subst [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cons 8 nl[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b] [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 8 ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b] ed[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssdel en ss[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]

[color=#8b4513];;;SETUP NEW LAYER COLORS AND LINETYPES[/color]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]command [color=#2f4f4f]"_.LAYER"[/color][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]foreach v ll
   [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]command [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]nth 1 v[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b] [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]nth 2 v[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b] [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]nth 0 v[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]command [color=#2f4f4f]""[/color][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]

 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]prin1[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b][b][color=BLACK])[/color][/b]

Have Fun -David

February 8, 2011

With layer color and linetypes

[color=#8b4513];;;CHANGED SELECTED ENTITIES TO CORRESPONDING COLOR[/color]
[color=#8b4513];;;AND LINETYPE LAYER[/color]

[b][color=BLACK]([/color][/b]defun c:encld [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]/ ss en ed nl la ld nc nt ll[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]and [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]setq ss [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssget[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b]
      [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]while [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq en [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]ssname ss 0[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]setq ed [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]entget en[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   la [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 8 ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   ld [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]tblsearch [color=#2f4f4f]"LAYER"[/color] la[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   nc [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]itoa
                       [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]abs
                        [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]assoc 62 [b][color=TEAL]([/color][/b]if [b][color=OLIVE]([/color][/b]assoc 62 ed[b][color=OLIVE])[/color][/b] ed ld[b][color=TEAL])[/color][/b][b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b][b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   nt [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]cdr [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 6 [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]if [b][color=PURPLE]([/color][/b]assoc 6 ed[b][color=PURPLE])[/color][/b] ed ld[b][color=RED])[/color][/b][b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]
                   nl [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]strcat [color=#2f4f4f]"C"[/color] nc [color=#2f4f4f]"-"[/color] nt[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]if [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]not [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc nl ll[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b]      [color=#8b4513];;;SETUP LAYER DATA LIST[/color]
                 [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]setq ll [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cons [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]list nl [color=#2f4f4f]"_C"[/color]  nc[b][color=RED])[/color][/b] ll[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b]
                       ll [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cons [b][color=RED]([/color][/b]list nl [color=#2f4f4f]"_LT"[/color] nt[b][color=RED])[/color][/b] ll[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b][b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]entmod [b][color=GREEN]([/color][/b]subst [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]cons 8 nl[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b] [b][color=BLUE]([/color][/b]assoc 8 ed[b][color=BLUE])[/color][/b] ed[b][color=GREEN])[/color][/b][b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b]
             [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]ssdel en ss[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]

[color=#8b4513];;;SETUP NEW LAYER COLORS AND LINETYPES[/color]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]command [color=#2f4f4f]"_.LAYER"[/color][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]foreach v ll
   [b][color=NAVY]([/color][/b]command [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]nth 1 v[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b] [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]nth 2 v[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b] [b][color=MAROON]([/color][/b]nth 0 v[b][color=MAROON])[/color][/b][b][color=NAVY])[/color][/b][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]
 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]command [color=#2f4f4f]""[/color][b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b]

 [b][color=FUCHSIA]([/color][/b]prin1[b][color=FUCHSIA])[/color][/b][b][color=BLACK])[/color][/b]

Have Fun -David

awesome david, many thanks!

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