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jjimenez
New Member
USA
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 Posted - February 08 2005 : 5:43:16 PM
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Posted - February 08 2005 : 5:46:28 PM
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jjimenez,
You can add the drawings to the list (que) multiple times, so the script processes each drawing multiple times. |
Steve Bubendorf
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Miksteele
Hurricane-Extreme User
USA
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Posted - February 08 2005 : 9:28:56 PM
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Yup...Multilply your queue! and if you turn your autosort feature off they will print in order too. One full set after the another.
The other way would be to append your plot scripts... but then you wouldn't have collated sets as above.
If you do a lot of this stuff the METAS can come in handy for controlling the sort functionality. If you're unfamiliar with these guys, let me know... I'll post an example scriptit you could copy and paste if you'd like. This could eliminate you having to remember to turn off/on the auto/smart/ascending/descending-sorting 
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Mike Fischer
Fischer Design Group, LLC
Building Model Coordination - Steel Detailing - Connection Design
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Posted - February 09 2005 : 08:52:53 AM
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Mike,
I would like to see your script. I see references to the Meta stuff all the time in your posts and in Bill's replies, but I still haven't figured them out.
THANKS !!! |
Steve Bubendorf
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Posted - February 09 2005 : 6:47:48 PM
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Thanks, Mike !! It still looks like Greek to me, but as you stated, I'm sure the best way to understand it is to give it a try. Now that you've been kind enough to post some examples and help for me, I guess I'm obligated to dive into it in the near future. I'll let you know how it goes.
THANKS !! |
Steve Bubendorf
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Admin
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Posted - February 09 2005 : 9:17:41 PM
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Here is something else you can try... (Maybe the "How to META" command posts can be cross posted to a new thread so the subject line is easy for everyone to find... I'll see if I can move these threads...
Create a new, blank script with only this in the script.
;ABORT=FALSE
and save it as "test1"
Then create a new, blank script with only this in the script
;ABORT=TRUE
and save it as "test2"
Now go into Tools->Options, and the GUI Tab, and make sure that "Enable META Commands" is checked.
Now go and click "test1" script, then click "test2" script... you should see the "Abort" checkbox toggle each time you click between the two scripts...
This should give you a quick idea as to what META means... if you enter the script editor, down at the bottom is a "META Commands" combo-box, with all the META's listed, so you don't have to remember any of them.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Bill
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Plotting sets of drawings [& META Commands]
