Yes, I Want to Turn It Into One!

Posted August 11, 2009 * Comments(4)

I’m lazy so I like less keystrokes. For example when I am running the PEDIT command on an object that isn’t a polyline, I don’t want to be prompted with this every time:

Do you want to turn it into one? <Y>

Almost every time I use PEDIT it is because I want to convert the object to a polyline so the extra prompt is pretty useless. To stop the time-wasting prompt simply set PEDITACCEPT to 1 and the PEDIT command will then automatically convert the object to a polyline without asking you first.

4 Comments so far

  1. Mohamed Haris on August 11th, 2009

    Hi Josh,
    I wrote a DIESEL macro sometime ago to convert entities to polyline by means of a simple double click. You have to configure the macro under doubleclick actions of desired entities inside the CUI. You may find it useful.

    ^C^C$M=$(if,$(=,$(getvar,peditaccept),1),_pedit;,_pedit;;)

  2. Phil on November 3rd, 2009

    Does not work in Autocad 2002. any tricks for 2002 to do so?

  3. Fi on September 19th, 2010

    Hi! Is there a similar trick for the layoff command?

    Each time you try to turn off your current layer it asks you whether you are sure …super annoying. lazy also.

  4. Hawkins.Tom20 on September 30th, 2010

    Check out the “Expert” system variable in the Help menu – 6 levels of prompt suppression.

    Good luck

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