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MIRROR COMMAND UPGRADE
Regular Mirror:
Notice in the GIF below that the alignment of the single line text does not automatically adjust after mirroring. I wrote a simple LISP routine that utilizes the mirror command and also changes the justification of any text entities selected.
Text Mirror: Image
Text Mirror:
Note how the text is now properly justified after being mirrored.
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The code is simple, and at my employment it probably saves anywhere from a few seconds to half a minute depending on the number of text items being mirrored.
Text Mirror: Text
TMIRROR
Here is the LSP code for anyone who might need it.
Inputs:
Selection Set
Single point (this command automatically mirrors across a vertical axis)
Returns:
Nil
Text Mirror: Files
;;;***********************************************
;;; FUNCTION:TMirror
;;; Written by: Irving N. 12/19
;;; -----------------------------------------------------
;;; This function will mirror items horizontally
;;; and switch the horzontal justifications
;;; of any TEXT objects.
;;; ------------------------------------------------------
;;;***********************************************
(prompt "\nType TMirror to run.")
(terpri)
(defun C:TMirror ()
(defun *error* ()
(if os
(setvar 'osmode os)
);if
);defun
(vl-load-com)
(setq ss_all (ssadd))
(prompt "Select objects:")
(terpri)
(while (< (sslength ss_all) 1)
(setq ss_all (ssget))
(if (< (sslength ss_all) 1)
(progn
(prompt "No items selected. Please try again.")
(terpri)
);progn
);if
);while
;Assoc List to convert current justification DXF codes to mirrored codes
(setq init_lst (list 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14)
just_str_lst (list "L" "C" "R" "ALIGNED" "M" "FIT" "TL" "TC" "TR" "ML" "MC" "MR" "BL" "BC" "BR")
exclude_just_lst (list "C" "ALIGNED" "M" "FIT" "TC" "MC" "BC")
assoc_lst (list 2 1 0 3 4 5 8 7 6 11 10 9 14 13 12)
just_assoc_lst (mapcar '(lambda (x y) (cons x y)) init_lst assoc_lst)
just_assoc_str_lst (mapcar '(lambda (x y) (cons x y)) init_lst just_str_lst)
fin_mirr_ss (ssadd)
curr_just_cons_lst nil
new_just_cons_lst nil
);setq
(while (ssname ss_all 0)
(setq curr_ent (ssname ss_all 0)
curr_ent_get (entget curr_ent)
curr_ent_type (cdr (assoc 0 curr_ent_get))
curr_vl (vlax-ename->vla-object curr_ent)
);setq
(if
(= curr_ent_type "TEXT")
(progn
(setq curr_just (vla-get-alignment curr_vl)
new_just_num (cdr (assoc curr_just just_assoc_lst))
new_just_str (cdr (assoc new_just_num just_assoc_str_lst))
ss_temp (ssadd)
curr_just_cons_lst (cons new_just_str curr_just_cons_lst)
);setq
(if
(not (member new_just_str exclude_just_lst))
(progn
(ssadd curr_ent ss_temp)
(command "._justifytext" ss_temp "" new_just_str)
(setq new_just_cons_lst (cons new_just_str new_just_cons_lst)
reset_original_ent_just_lst (cons (list curr_ent (cdr (assoc curr_just just_assoc_str_lst))) reset_original_ent_just_lst)
);setq
);progn
(progn
(setq new_just_cons_lst (cons new_just_str new_just_cons_lst))
);progn
);if
);progn
);if
(ssadd curr_ent fin_mirr_ss)
(ssdel curr_ent ss_all)
);while
(setq single_mirr_pt (getpoint "Select location of vertical mirror line:")
second_auto_mirr_pt (list (car single_mirr_pt) (+ (cadr single_mirr_pt) 1) 0.0)
);setq
(initget "Yes No")
(if (setq ans (getkword "Erase source objects? [Yes/No] <Yes>:"))
(princ)
(setq ans "Yes")
);if
(setq os (getvar 'osmode))
(setvar 'osmode 0)
(if (= ans "Yes")
(command "._mirror" fin_mirr_ss "" single_mirr_pt second_auto_mirr_pt "_Y");
(progn
(command "._mirror" fin_mirr_ss "" single_mirr_pt second_auto_mirr_pt "_N");
(foreach txt reset_original_ent_just_lst
(setq reset_ss (ssadd))
(ssadd (car txt) reset_ss)
(command "._justifytext" reset_ss "" (cadr txt))
);foreach
);progn
);if
(setvar 'osmode os)
(princ)
);defun
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