GET_DWGUNITS_v2_00.....................................free

Command: GET_DWGUNITS

This function gets current value of DWGUNITS variable responsible for linear measurment units.

 

Code:

;;; =================================================
;;;        GET_DWGUNITS_v2_00.LSP                                                 
;;;
;;;        Written by Andrzej Kalinowski,     www.autolisps.blogspot.com
;;;        v1.00 - 23.03.2019
;;;        v1.04 - 30.03.2019
;;;        v2.00 - 23.07.2022 - misc code improvements
;;;
;;;        Function gets drawing units value. 
;;;        Program checks if this variable exists - in this way the main routine will not be  limmited to work only in Autocad, where this variable is native
;;; =================================================
(defun GET_DWGUNITS ( /  old_cmdecho7 dwgunts )
;;;    1. Inches
;;;    2. Feet
;;;    3. Millimeters
;;;    4. Centimeters
;;;    5. Decimetersw
;;;    6. Meters
    ;-----------------------------------------
    (if (getcname "_-dwgunits")
        (progn
            (setq old_cmdecho7 (getvar "cmdecho") );setq
            (setvar "cmdecho" 1);necessary to read last prompt 
            (command "_-dwgunits" );command
            (command);breaking command
            (graphscr)
            (setq dwgunts (getvar "lastprompt") )
            (setvar "cmdecho" old_cmdecho7)
            (atoi (substr dwgunts (+ (vl-string-search "<" dwgunts) 2) (- (vl-string-search ">" dwgunts) (vl-string-search "<" dwgunts) 1) ))
        );progn
    );if
);defun

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