Run a Command, a .scr or a .lisp from dynamo

Civil 3D
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I am working on a dynamo routine to convert a survey drawing to our standards. I got the layer translation all set but i still need to do more cleanup like make all the objects to be by layer and set all the text to be an specific style. Is there a way to run a command within dynamo, a script (.scr) or a lisp?

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You can use Python to open a file. I am not at work at the moment, but if you can’t find anything (tomorrow)i could write you something.

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Thank you Daan i appreciate it. I just don’t see were to start because i am not familiar at all with python.

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This is an example you can use to set all the Text and MText to the same style

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SetAllObjectsColorByLayerAndSetAllTextsStyle.dyn (6.0 KB)

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import sys
path = r’C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib’
sys.path.append(path)

import os

def playSomething(path):
from os import startfile
startfile(path)

OUT = playSomething(IN[0])

I hope you can use this script, this will be able to run almost anything.

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Thank you Paolo, the script works very well.

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Thank you Dann, i will give it a shot.

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Dann, i tried to run a simple .scr file using the python script but i get errors "runScript.dyn (4.8 KB) "image002

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he csanchez use a “StringfromObject” between the “FileFromPath” and the Python Script

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Hi Dann, thanks for the reply. I added the “StringfromObject” between the FileFromPath and i still getting the same error. I am attaching the files. (FYI the .scr file is share as .txt becaouse the forum upload won’t let me attached as with the script extension)

runScript_2019-12-12_10-35-55
runScript_2019-12-12_10-35-55776Ă—154 7.56 KB
runScript.dyn (6.0 KB) Uppercase-all.txt (22 Bytes)

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Okay i also see that i get that problem, try using this setup, this works for me :slight_smile:
New Setup for csanchez 2019-12-13.dyn (3.4 KB)

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Solved it: Using the doc.SendStringToExecute method.

Source: start lisp-Command immediately after sendstringtoexecute - Autodesk Community

Load_and_start_lisp
Load_and_start_lisp1591Ă—791 107 KB 

# Load the Python Standard and DesignScript Libraries
import sys
import clr

# Add Assemblies for AutoCAD and Civil3D
clr.AddReference('AcMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcCoreMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcDbMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecBaseMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecPropDataMgd')
clr.AddReference('AeccDbMgd')

# Import references from AutoCAD
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry import *

# Import references from Civil3D
from Autodesk.Civil.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices import *

# The inputs to this node will be stored as a list in the IN variables.
dataEnteringNode = IN

adoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
editor = adoc.Editor

def load_and_start_lisp(LispFilePath,LispCommand):

    Lisp2Load="(load " + "\"" + LispFilePath.Replace("\\","\\\\") + "\"" + ") "
    adoc.SendStringToExecute(Lisp2Load,True,False,False)	
    if LispCommand != "":
        adoc.SendStringToExecute(LispCommand.Trim() + " ", True,False,False)
        
	return Lisp2Load
	
# Assign your output to the OUT variable.
OUT = load_and_start_lisp(IN[0],IN[1])
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FYI there is a dedicated node in Camber starting in v2.0.0 for this.

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I should have known… :pensive:
But thanks for the tip! :hugs:

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Great work in Python though! :muscle:

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I tried to rin this code on Revit environment but it give me this error:
Warning: IronPythonEvaluator.EvaluateIronPythonScript operation failed.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “”, line 14, in
IOError: System.IO.IOException: Could not add reference to assembly AcMgd
at IronPython.Runtime.ClrModule.AddReference(CodeContext context, String name)
at IronPython.Runtime.ClrModule.AddReference(CodeContext context, Object references)
at Microsoft.Scripting.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction2.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at Microsoft.Scripting.Interpreter.Interpreter.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at Microsoft.Scripting.Interpreter.LightLambda.Run4[T0,T1,T2,T3,TRet](T0 arg0, T1 arg1, T2 arg2, T3 arg3) at System.Dynamic.UpdateDelegates.UpdateAndExecute3[T0,T1,T2,TRet](CallSite site, T0 arg0, T1 arg1, T2 arg2) at Microsoft.Scripting.Interpreter.DynamicInstruction4.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
at Microsoft.Scripting.Interpreter.Interpreter.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
at Microsoft.Scripting.Interpreter.LightLambda.Run2[T0,T1,TRet](T0 arg0, T1 arg1)
at IronPython.Compiler.PythonScriptCode.RunWorker(CodeContext ctx)
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptSource.Execute(ScriptScope scope)
at DSIronPython.IronPythonEvaluator.EvaluateIronPythonScript(String code, IList bindingNames, IList bindingValues)

Any idea to fix it to work on Dynamo for Revit