Paperspace viewport ID command

[cadconcepts]

Hi All

When I set up my elevations or building sections, I typically set the top of subfloor in modelspace to elevation 0,0 or to the elevation the civil engineer has assign to the first floor. This allows me to use the AutoCAD ID command to identify specific elevations by selecting a point. This works great in modelspace. However, if you run the ID command in paperpace and select a point it gives you the paperspace location. I would like to find a way to select a point in paperspace of a location in modelspace that is visible in a viewport and get the modelspace elevation. The way I am doing it now it that I open the viewport select the point and close the viewport. I would love to streamline this process. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Manuel

[PaulLi_apa]

When you are in paperspace, just type the command Mspace which will pop your cursor inside the vport and then you can use the ID command. When complete type the command Pspace to toggle back.

[cadconcepts]

Pli
I am already doing that. I would like to avoid constantly going between spaces to get an ID. Thanks.

[PaulLi_apa]

Then try IDP.lsp function that does this for you automatically.

; idp.lsp if in pspace, will toggle to mspace to get id point then return to pspace
(defun c:idp (/ cvport cmdecho menuecho)
 (setq cmdecho(getvar"cmdecho")) 				; save current command echo setting
 (setq menuecho(getvar"menuecho")) 			; save current menu echo setting
 (setvar"menuecho"1) 						; make sure menu echo is on
 (if(= 1 (setq cvport(getvar"cvport")))(command"_.Mspace")) 	; chk if in pspace, then toggle to mspace
 (command"_.ID") 						; start ID command
 (while (= 1 (logand 1 (getvar 'CMDACTIVE))) (command pause)) 	; pause until ID command is complete
 (setvar"cmdecho"0) 						; turn command echo off
 (if(= 1 cvport)(command"_.Pspace"))(princ) 		; if was in pspace willn toggle back
 (setvar"cmdecho"cmdecho) 					; set command echo back
 (setvar"menuecho"menuecho)(princ) 			; set menu echo back
)(princ)
(princ"\nIDP command loaded.")(princ)