Makes a new object or entity, gives it a handle and entity name (but does not assign an owner), and then returns the new entity name
Supported Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Web
Signature
(entmakex [elist])
- elist
-
Type: List
Entity definition data in a format similar to that returned by the entget function. The elist argument must contain all of the information necessary to define the entity. If any required definition data is omitted, entmakex returns nil and the entity is rejected. If you omit optional definition data (such as the layer), entmakex uses the default value.
Return Values
Type: Ename (entity name)
If successful, entmakex returns the name of the entity created. If entmakex is unable to create the entity, the function returns nil.
Remarks
The entmakex function can define both graphical and nongraphical entities.
A number of objects are not supported by entmakex in AutoCAD LT; see the Objects Not Supported By entmakex in AutoCAD LT section for a list of the objects that are not supported.
Examples
(entmakex '((0 . "CIRCLE") (62 . 1) (10 4.0 3.0 0.0) (40 . 1.0))) <Entity name: 1d45558>
Caution: Objects and entities without owners are not written out to
DWG or
DXF files. Be sure to set an owner at some point after using
entmakex. For example, you can use
dictadd to set a dictionary to own an object.
Objects Not Supported By entmakex in AutoCAD LT
| Graphical Objects | Nongraphgical Objects | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Name | DXF Name | Class Name | DXF Name |
| AcDb3dSolid | 3DSOLID | AcDbIBLBackground | RAPIDRTRENDERENVIRONMENT |
| AcDbAssocExternalPersSubentIdHolder | ACDBASSOCEXTERNALPERSSUBENTIDHOLDER | AcDbLightList | LIGHTLIST |
| AcDbCamera | CAMERA | AcDbMotionPath | ACDBMOTIONPATH |
| AcDbExtrudedSurface | EXTRUDEDSURFACE | AcDbMaterial | MATERIAL |
| AcDbFace | 3DFACE | AcDbMentalRayRenderSettings | MENTALRAYRENDERSETTINGS |
| AcDbHelix | HELIX | AcDbMlineStyle | MLINESTYLE |
| AcDbLight | LIGHT | AcDbNavisworksModelDef | AcDbNavisworksModelDef |
| AcDbLoftedSurface | LOFTEDSURFACE | AcDbRapidRTRenderSettings | RAPIDRTRENDERSETTINGS |
| AcDbMInsertBlock | INSERT | AcDbRenderEnvironment | RENDERENVIRONMENT |
| AcDbMline | MLINE | AcDbRenderGlobal | RENDERGLOBAL |
| AcDbNavisworksModel | Coordination Model | AcDbRenderSettings | RENDERSETTINGS |
| AcDbNurbSurface | NURBSURFACE | AcDbSectionManager | SECTION_MANAGER |
| AcDbPlaneSurface | PLANESURFACE | AcDbSectionSettings | SECTION_SETTINGS |
| AcDbPointCloudEx | ACDBPOINTCLOUDEX | AcDbSectionViewStyle | ACDBSECTIONVIEWSTYLE |
| AcDbPolyFaceMesh | POLYLINE | AcDbSun | SUN |
| AcDbPolygonMesh | POLYLINE | AcDbSolidBackground | SOLID_BACKGROUND |
| AcDbRevolvedSurface | REVOLVEDSURFACE | AcDbSkyBackground | SKYLIGHT_BACKGROUND |
| AcDbSection | SECTIONOBJECT | AcDbVbaProject | XRECORD |
| AcDbShape | SHAPE | AcDbXrecord | XRECORD |
| AcDbSubDMesh | MESH | AcDbPointCloudDefEx | ACDBPOINTCLOUDDEF_EX |
| AcDbSurface | SURFACE | AcDbPointCloudDefReactorEx | ACDBPOINTCLOUDDEF_REACTOR_EX |
| AcDbSweptSurface | SWEPTSURFACE | AcDbPointCloudColorMap | ACDBPOINTCLOUDCOLORMAP |
| AcDbPersSubentManager | ACDBPERSSUBENTMANAGER | ||
| AcDbEvalGraph | ACAD_EVALUATION_GRAPH | ||
| AcDbDictionaryVar | DICTIONARYVAR | ||
| AcDbAssocPersSubentManager | ACDBASSOCPERSSUBENTMANAGER | ||
| AcDbAssocNamespace | ACDBASSOCNAMESPACE | ||
| AcDbAssocManager | ACDBASSOCMANAGER | ||
| AcDbAssocDependency | ACDBASSOCDEPENDENCY | ||
| AcDbAssocValueDependency | ACDBASSOCVALUEDEPENDENCY | ||
| AcDbAssocGeomDependency | ACDBASSOCGEOMDEPENDENCY | ||
| AcDbAssocDimDependencyBody | ASSOCDIMDEPENDENCYBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocAction | ACDBASSOCACTION | ||
| AcDbAssocVariable | ACDBASSOCVARIABLE | ||
| AcDbAssocNetwork | ACDBASSOCNETWORK | ||
| AcDbAssoc2dConstraintGroup | ACDBASSOC2DCONSTRAINTGROUP | ||
| AcDbAssocSetObjectPropertyActionBody | ACDBASSOCSETOBJECTPROPERTYACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocRestoreEntityStateActionBody | ACDBASSOCRESTOREENTITYSTATEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocPositionEntityActionBody | ACDBASSOCPOSITIONENTITYACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocImpliedSurfaceOrSolidActionBody | ACDBASSOCIMPLIEDSURFACEORSOLIACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocCloneAndPositionEntityActionBody | ACDBASSOCCLONEANDPOSITIONENTITYACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocBoolOperActionBody | ACDBASSOCBOOLOPERACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocRadialDimLargeActionBody | ACDBASSOCRADIALDIMLARGEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocLeaderActionBody | ACDBASSOCLEADERACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocMLeaderActionBody | ACDBASSOCMLEADERACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocArcDimensionActionBody | ACDBASSOCARCDIMENSIONACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocAlignedDimActionBody | ACDBASSOCALIGNEDDIMACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocEntityCloneActionBody | ACDBASSOCENTITYCLONEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocArrayActionBody | ACDBASSOCARRAYACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocArrayModifyActionBody | ACDBASSOCARRAYMODIFYACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocTrimSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCTRIMSURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocSweptSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCSWEPTSURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocRevolvedSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCREVOLVEDSURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocPlaneSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCPLANESURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocNetworkSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCNETWORKSURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocLoftedSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCLOFTEDSURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocExtrudedSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCEXTRUDEDSURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocEdgeFilletActionBody | ACDBASSOCEDGEFILLETACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocEdgeChamferActionBody | ACDBASSOCEDGECHAMFERACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocBlendSurfaceActionBody | ACDBASSOCBLENDSURFACEACTIONBODY | ||
| AcDbAssocObjectActionParam | ACDBASSOCOBJECTACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocFaceActionParam | ACDBASSOCFACEACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocTrimmingBodyActionParam | ACDBASSOCTRIMMINGBODYACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocEdgeActionParam | ACDBASSOCEDGEACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocCompoundActionParam | ACDBASSOCCOMPOUNDACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocOsnapPointRefActionParam | ACDBASSOCOSNAPPOINTREFACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocPathActionParam | ACDBASSOCPATHACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocTrimmingPathActionParam | ACDBASSOCTRIMMINGPATHACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocCoordSystemActionParam | ACDBASSOCCOORDSYSTEMACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocAsmBodyActionParam | ACDBASSOCASMBODYACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbAssocVertexActionParam | ACDBASSOCVERTEXACTIONPARAM | ||
| AcDbSectionViewStyle | ACDBSECTIONVIEWSTYLE | ||