Entity Modification & Query Tools (13)
All modify tools require a handle (hex string). Get handles from entity_list() or any entity_create_* return value.
Modification Tools (10)
entity_move
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity handle |
dx, dy |
float |
Displacement vector |
entity_copy
Returns new entity info with a new handle.
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity to copy |
dx, dy |
float |
Offset for the copy |
entity_rotate
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity handle |
base_x, base_y |
float |
Rotation base point |
angle_degrees |
float |
Rotation angle (CCW) |
entity_scale
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity handle |
base_x, base_y |
float |
Scale base point |
factor |
float |
Scale factor |
entity_mirror
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity handle |
x1, y1 |
float |
Mirror line point 1 |
x2, y2 |
float |
Mirror line point 2 |
entity_offset
Works on line, circle, polyline.
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity handle |
distance |
float |
Offset distance (positive = outward) |
entity_delete
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity to delete |
entity_array_rectangular
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity to array |
rows |
int |
Number of rows |
cols |
int |
Number of columns |
row_spacing |
float |
Row spacing |
col_spacing |
float |
Column spacing |
Returns list of new entity handles.
entity_array_polar
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity to array |
center_x, center_y |
float |
Array center point |
count |
int |
Number of copies |
angle |
float |
Total angle to fill (degrees, default: 360) |
entity_set_properties
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity handle |
layer |
str | null |
Move to layer |
color |
int | null |
Change ACI color |
linetype |
str | null |
Change linetype |
lineweight |
float | null |
Change lineweight |
All property params are optional — only provided ones are changed.
Query Tools (3)
entity_get
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handle |
str |
Entity handle |
Returns full entity info: {handle, type, layer, color, linetype, visible, properties}.
entity_list
| Param |
Type |
Description |
type_filter |
str | null |
Filter: LINE, CIRCLE, ARC, LWPOLYLINE, TEXT, MTEXT, INSERT, HATCH, etc. |
layer_filter |
str | null |
Filter by layer name |
limit |
int |
Max results (default: 100) |
offset |
int |
Skip first N results (default: 0) |
entity_delete_many
| Param |
Type |
Description |
handles |
list[str] |
List of handles to delete |
Reports progress. Returns {deleted, failed, errors}.
