A few questions about Remy's "IR" macro
Hi @Monsen!
I have a few questions about the "IR" macro you created.
- If I load bitmap fills from an annual but then never use those fills in the map, will that annual show up in the results when I type "IR"?
- What if I used a bitmap fill in the map, but then deleted what I used it for. (Would it be "remembered" in a similar manner to how erasing a symbol still leaves it in the Symbols Manager.)
- If there's an annual showing up when I type "IR," is there a way to find out which symbols and/or bitmap fills are being used from that annual?
Thank you!
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Monsen
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1/2. No. It only lists bitmap fills in use by entities. But, keep in mind that the fill property is defined on all entities, whether they use it for anything or not, as fill is one of the basic entity properties. So for example, a symbol reference do actually have a fill defined, even though it will never use it for anything. But my command can't know that, so it will include the fill in the list it uses to determine which add-ons are in use.
3. Use the IRD command. It will list the actual file names of everything. You may still need to to some searching because it can't pinpoint the entity in the map, but knowing which file is being referenced usually helps you work it out.
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1/2. No. It only lists bitmap fills in use by entities. But, keep in mind that the fill property is defined on all entities, whether they use it for anything or not, as fill is one of the basic entity properties. So for example, a symbol reference do actually have a fill defined, even though it will never use it for anything. But my command can't know that, so it will include the fill in the list it uses to determine which add-ons are in use.
3. Use the IRD command. It will list the actual file names of everything. You may still need to to some searching because it can't pinpoint the entity in the map, but knowing which file is being referenced usually helps you work it out.
Thank you!