Tasks

These topics provide brief overviews of how to complete specific tasks, but they’re not comprehensive tutorials. For a deeper understanding, explore the beginner’s guide, explanations of basic concepts, in-depth tutorials, the reference guide, example code, and even the source code itself.

Add Data

• Add DXF Entities
  • Layout Factory Methods
  • Thematic Index of Layout Factory Methods
  • Factory Functions
  • Direct Object Instantiation
• Add Layouts and Blocks
  • Modelspace
  • Paperspace Layout
  • Block Definition
• Add Block References
  • Add Block Reference
  • Add Block Attribute
  • Add Block Attribute from Template
• Add Resource Table Entries
  • Layer
  • Linetype
  • Text Style
  • Dimension Style
  • AppID
• Add Custom and Extended Data
  • Header Variables
  • XDATA Section
  • Extension Dictionaries
  • Custom Data as XRECORD

Query Data

• Query Entities
  • Entity Query String
  • Query Result
  • Extended EntityQuery Features
  • Descriptors for DXF Attributes
  • Relational Selection Operators
  • Regular Expression Selection
  • Build Custom Filters
  • Query Set Operators
• Groupby Function
  • groupby()
• Selection Tools
  • Usage
  • Selection Functions
  • Selection Shapes
  • Planar Search Index
• Get DXF Entity Type
• Get DXF Attributes From Entities
  • Optional DXF Attributs
  • Default Values
• Get Content From DXF Entities
  • TEXT Entity
  • MTEXT Entity
  • MLEADER Entity
  • DIMENSION Entity
  • ACAD_TABLE Entity
  • INSERT Entity - Block References
• Get Extended Data from DXF Entities
  • HEADER Variables
  • XDATA Section
  • Extension Dictionaries
• Get Layouts and Blocks
  • Modelspace
  • Paperspace Layouts
  • Block Layouts

Modify Data

• Modify DXF Attributes of Entities
• Modify Resource Table Entries
  • Layer
  • Linetype
  • Text Style
  • Dimension Style
• Modify Geometry of DXF Entities
  • LINE
  • CIRCLE
  • ARC
  • ELLIPSE
  • SPLINE
  • LWPOLYLINE
  • POLYLINE
  • MESH
  • HATCH
  • DIMENSION
  • MLEADER
  • ACAD_TABLE
• Transform Entities and Layouts
  • Transform DXF Entities
  • Transform Layouts
• Copy or Move DXF Entities
  • Duplicate DXF Entities
  • Move DXF Entities between Layouts
• Modify Block References
  • Modify Block attributes
  • Clip Block References
• Modify Entity Content
  • TEXT Entity
  • MTEXT Entity
  • DIMENSION Entity
  • MLEADER Entity
  • ACAD_TABLE Entity
• Modify Header Variables
• Modify Extended Data

Delete Data

• Delete DXF Attributes from Entities
• Delete DXF Entities
  • Delete Entities from Layouts
  • Delete Block Reference Attributes
• Delete Resource Table Entries
  • Layer
  • Linetype
  • Text Style
  • Dimension Style
• Delete Layouts and Blocks
  • Modelspace
  • Paperspace Layouts
  • Block Definitions
• Delete Extended Data

Explode Entities

• Explode DXF Entities
  • POINT
  • POLYLINE & LWPOLYLINE
  • MESH
  • INSERT (Block References)
  • DIMENSION
  • MLEADER
  • MLINE
  • ACAD_TABLE
  • Proxy Graphic
• Explode Block References
• Flatten DXF Entities