Prompt for Regen

[joeswantek]

I'm running AutoCAD 2007. I have one drawing that I'm working on, from another source, that is giving me a problem. Every time I execute certain zoom commands or open the block editor or a few other things, a dialog box pops up that says 'About to Regen - Proceed?', and then I have to select Yes or No for it to continue. None of my other drawings do this. Is there some sort of switch or system variable or something I can use to turn this off?

[r424andy]

EXPERT System Variable

Controls whether certain prompts are issued.
0

Issues all prompts normally.

1

Suppresses “About to regen, proceed?” and “Really want to turn the current layer off?” (-LAYER (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.l.005.LAYER.htm))

2

Suppresses the preceding prompts and “Block already defined. Redefine it?” (-BLOCK (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.b.025.BLOCK.htm)) and “A drawing with this name already exists. Overwrite it?” (SAVE (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.s.001.SAVE.htm) or WBLOCK (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.w.003.WBLOCK.htm)).

3

Suppresses the preceding prompts and those issued by the LINETYPE (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.l.050.LINETYPE.htm) command line (-LINETYPE) if you try to load a linetype that's already loaded or create a new linetype in a file that already defines that linetype.

4

Suppresses the preceding prompts and those issued by UCS (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.u.002.UCS.htm) Save and VPORTS (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.v.034.VPORTS.htm) Save if the name you supply already exists.

5

Suppresses the prompt, “That name is already in Use, redefine it?” issued by the -DIMSTYLE (mk:@MSITStore:C:/PROGRA~1/Autodesk/ACADE2~2/help/ACAD_ACR.chm::/ACR.d.064.DIMSTYLE_CMD.htm) Save option when you supply the name of an existing dimension style.



When a prompt is suppressed by EXPERT, the operation in question is performed as though you entered y at the prompt. Setting EXPERT can affect scripts, menu macros, AutoLISP, and the command functions.

[joeswantek]

That did it. What I can't help but wonder, though, is why I've never had to change that before, regardless of which version I was using or where I was using it. Any ideas on what may have happened? Could this have been something the drawing changed?

[.T.]

That did it. What I can't help but wonder, though, is why I've never had to change that before, regardless of which version I was using or where I was using it. Any ideas on what may have happened? Could this have been something the drawing changed?

Do you have any custom lisp programs that have (setvar "expert" ...) in them. Maybe it was missed in the error routine, and when you cancel out, it doesn't reset it.

[joeswantek]

Do you have any custom lisp programs that have (setvar "expert" ...) in them. Maybe it was missed in the error routine, and when you cancel out, it doesn't reset it.
Nope, not running anything like that. Can't find anything running that would do that, either.

[.T.]

Nope, not running anything like that. Can't find anything running that would do that, either.

Another thought: Is REGENAUTO set to on or off?

[joeswantek]

Another thought: Is REGENAUTO set to on or off?
Was set to OFF. BINGO!!!! Thanks much!!!!

[.T.]

Was set to OFF. BINGO!!!! Thanks much!!!!


You're welcome. :beer: