Function Syntax | BFind |
Current Version | 2.0 |
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Program Description
Make sure you’re in the 3D Modeling workspace. Go Insert tab Import panel Import button. Make sure the Files of Type selector is set to STEP files. Select the STEP file and hit OPEN. When I am plotting this file with the autocad monochrome.cbt some layers still appear in colour. I see that the thing to do might be to convert to.sbt however the convertpstyle command is not available in autocad for mac (which I am using). I see that the next thing to do is open a new drawing with a.sbt setting. How can I do that?
This program uses ObjectDBX to perform multiple text replacements in the current drawing, all open drawings, or across a complete directory (and optionally subdirectories) of drawings. The program has the ability to search Text, MText, Block Attributes, Multileader Text, Table Cell Text, Dimension Override Text and all of these items within Block Definitions.
The user may replace multiple search strings, and load & save lists of search strings for future use, saving time in program data entry.
Users may perform a complete Find & Replace operation, or merely search for potential replacements using the 'Search Only' option. Following a search operation, a report is displayed informing the user of the replacements which would be performed should the user proceed with the replacement. The report also displays the object containing the text to be replaced, along with the entity handle of the object, and the drawing filename in which the object resides.
The program provides the user with additional refinement options, as displayed in the Options Dialog. This enables the user to control which objects are searched, whether locked layers are included in the replacement, search item case-sensitivity and whether the search item must appear as a complete word to be replaced. The user can also restrict the search to Model space, Layout space or both.
The generation of a report following a text replacement may also be controlled within the Options Dialog (the report will always be created following a search operation).
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Known Restrictions
Please be aware that the BFind application is not entirely bug-free, and I would advise against its usage in conjunction with MText objects to which multiple style overrides have been applied through the MText Editor. However, it should, in most cases, perform successfully.
Below is an incomplete list of known issues:
Save Format
All drawings processed by the application will be saved to 'native' format (that is, the highest version available in the host application - i.e. running the program in AutoCAD 2011 will cause all drawings to be saved to 2010 format, or running in AutoCAD 2013 will save drawings to 2013 format).The ActiveX save method (equivalent to the AutoCAD QSAVE command) is unavailable when interfacing with drawings through ObjectDBX, and so programs must use the saveas method to save any changes performed to the drawing database. Usually this method accepts a drawing version parameter which allows the method to save the drawing in the same format as configured in the AutoCAD 'Options' menu, however, due to a bug with this method when used in conjunction with ObjectDBX, the method will not accept the version parameter.
Position of Non-Left Justified Attributes
When using an ObjectDBX interface to modify the content of attribute references which do not have justification set to 'Left', there is a known bug which results in the attribute position not being updated following a change to the text field length (e.g. extending the text content of middle-center justified attributes will cause the attributes to become positioned off-center to the right).A function has been included in the application which attempts to adjust the attribute position to account for this issue, however, this function is not 100% effective and a slight change in attribute position may be apparent. Note that the attribute position will be correctly updated when the attribute is next edited manually.To modify attribute values without encountering this issue, please use my script-based Batch Attribute Editor program.
Drawing Thumbnails
Due to another known bug with the ObjectDBX interface, drawing thumbnails are lost when drawings are saved by the application. Drawing file thumbnails are fully restored following the next 'manual' save.
Curly Braces
The application is unable to search for the curly brace characters { and }.
Wildcards
The program does not currently support the use of wildcard patterns in search terms.
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Instructions for Running
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Please refer to How to Run an AutoLISP Program.
How to set up and use Plot Style Tables in AutoCAD? Color-dependent plot style tables (CTB) and named plot style tables (STB).
A plot style table in AutoCAD is a collection of plot styles assigned to a layout or to the Model tab. There are two types of AutoCAD plot style tables: color-dependent plot style tables and named plot style tables.Color-dependent AutoCAD Plot Style Tables (CTB)
Color-dependent plot style tables use an object’s color to determine characteristics such as lineweight. Every red object in a drawing is plotted the same way. While you can edit plot styles in a color-dependent plot style table, you cannot add or delete plot styles. There are 256 plot styles in a color-dependent plot style table, one for each color.
Named AutoCAD Plot Style Tables (STB)
Named plot style tables contain user-defined plot styles. When you use a named plot style table, objects that have the same color may be plotted differently, based on the plot style assigned to the object. A named plot style table can contain as many or as few plot styles as required. Named plot styles can be assigned to objects or layers, just like any other property.
The AutoCAD Plot Style Manager
You can use the Plot Style Manager to add, delete, rename, copy, and edit plot style tables. Both color-dependent and named plot style tables are stored in the Plot Styles folder by default.
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In case of plotting of AutoCAD drawing it is important setting that drawing will be plotted by COLOR settings (CTB – Color Table) or you can set different linetypes by NAMED PLOT STYLES.
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A drawing has already been defined during its creation – by selecting template drawing – if it uses CTB or STB plotting. Setting of Default type is on the Plot and Publish tab of the Options panel. Here is where you can set if the future drawings have CTB or STB settings.
How to convert from STB to CTB mode (the CONVERTPSTYLES command)?
If you get a drawing that requires STB extension file, and you don’t have it but you would like to plot this drawing by colors. The solution is the CONVERTPSTYLES command. Using it the drawing can be converted from STB mode into CTB mode.
Pay attention that in this case the command – if you start it in CTB mode – will work in reverse mode. It means that you convert the drawing from CTB mode into STB mode.