(C:TEXTMASK "L") does not work. ??

[Arizona]

I need to run Textmask on the last entity created (a plain piece of text) from within a Lisp Routine.

 

How can I do this?

[mhupp]

Try the following

(command "_.Textmask" (entlast) "")

 

--Edit

This is better

(acet-textmask-make-wipeout (entlast) 0) ; 0=offset

Edited November 17, 2022 by mhupp

[Arizona]

6 minutes ago, mhupp said:

Try the following

(command "_.Textmask" (entlast) "")

 

--Edit

This is better

(acet-textmask-make-wipeout (entlast) 0) ; 0=offset

Thanks mhupp. I tried it, here's the result:

 

Command: (acet-textmask-make-wipeout (entlast) 0)
; error: no function definition: ACET-TEXTMASK-MAKE-WIPEOUT

[mhupp]

Its an express tool so you would need that loaded

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/express-tools-command-shows-unknown-command-in-autocad.html

 

also try

(load "textmask") ;needed if it hasn't been used yet

 

Edited November 17, 2022 by mhupp

[Arizona]

7 minutes ago, mhupp said:

Its an express tool so you would need that loaded

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-install-Express-Tools-into-AutoCAD.html

 

also try

(load "textmask") ;needed if it hasn't been used yet

 

All of the Express Tools are loaded and working, even the ribbon menu.

[mhupp]

https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/38131-how-to-call-textmask-command-in-lisp/

Can you type the  textmask command manually and work?

 

Quote

The 'c:textmask' function definition cannot accept arguments

 

If its mtext you can use

(vla-put-backgroundfill vla-object-name :vlax-true)

 

Edited November 17, 2022 by mhupp