Here's another one for you

[Roderic Potter]

Take a look at this code:

(COMMAND "insert" blank PAUSE 1.0 "" 0)

Here I use the insert command to specify a point for block insertion, and pause for user click on-screen.

I cannot use other methods like "getpoint" because I want the predefined block "blank" to appear at the cross-hairs when I choose the insertion point. I re-use the same insertion point after this in later code by using the "@" symbol (corresponding to the last point picked).

I want to be able to capture the point picked so I can pass this to a variable such as "pt1". I have not been able to use the "@" symbol to achieve this.

The reason I want to capture the point picked is so that I can add code to evaluate what layer an entity is on, residing at that point, automatically.

Any ideas?

 

[Ken Alexander]

Look at lastpoint system variable.

 

[David Bethel]

(COMMAND "insert" blank PAUSE 1.0 "" 0)
(cdr (assoc 10 (entget (entlast))))

Should also work.

Look out for non WCS points

-David

 

[Ken Alexander]

Returned salute.

 

[Warren Trost]

Also, do you need a hyphen before INSERT? "-insert"

 

[Thomas Smith]

Within a macro or script you would need the hyphen, but not when calling it from the command function.