Templates on Toolpalettes

[ksmith.187551]

Is there a way to create a new drawing from a template using the toolpalette.

I have tried dragging the .dwt file into the toolpalette but had no luck with that!

Any ideas?

Many thanks!

[lpseifert]

Use this as the command string on a toolpalette tool. A new dwg will be created using the Acad.dwt as the template. Edit as you want.

(vl-load-com)(vla-activate (vla-add (vla-get-documents (vlax-get-acad-object)) "acad.dwt"))

[ksmith.187551]

Many thanks for the reply.

The code works great. However, I need a similar code that works within LT.... I have tried all kinds of C^C^ macro combinations but I can not seem to work out the correct code for this little puzzle! There has to be a way surely lol

[irneb]

That code's a lisp expression, LT don't do Lisp.

Maybe you could use a script file. Basically a text file containing all the keystrokes you'd issue at the command line. E.g. the attached (rename to Test.SCR). Then your macro would be something like:

^C^CSCRIPT;"C:/FullPath/Test.SCR";

Unfortunately you can't use the new directly in a macro, since then the dialog opens - which is not possible to automate. You could go and set FILEDIA=0 before, but then you need to set it back, and if an error occurs you end up with users asking you why they can't open files anymore.

Thus I'd go with Lisp as a 1st choice, Script if in LT.

[ksmith.187551]

Spot on with the script !!

Works a treat!

Many thanks!

[derek.96018]

Use this as the command string on a toolpalette tool. A new dwg will be created using the Acad.dwt as the template. Edit as you want.

(vl-load-com)(vla-activate (vla-add (vla-get-documents (vlax-get-acad-object)) "acad.dwt"))

Hi, I know this is an old posting, but hopefully i'll still get a response from this... doing the same thing here.... trying to start a new drawing from a dwt by clicking a TP button, but using full version AutoCAD 2009.

Done quite a bit of work with TPs.... but sorry to sound dumb.... how do I get a "toolpalette tool" onto the TP ? the image posted of the TP properties does not look like mine. Mine looks like this image but is for inserting a block

... so I got the macro working, now I just need some help getting the correct tool on the TP so I can activate it from there, thanks for the help