AutoCAD Architecture :: Field To Display Object Description
Dec 5, 2013
I have recently started using FIELDS in our drawings. I must say, they are very powerful.
This is what I would like to accomplish but have not been able to do it on my own.
I want to be able to add text/description to a block, then invoke that text/description with a leader. For instance, if I have a block of a 6x6 post w/ a square, I want to be able to insert the block, do a leader and invoke the custom description "P.T. 6x6 POST W/ CONC. FOOTING"
View 1 Replies
ADVERTISEMENT
Apr 30, 2012
Why is that if I import some points that have a "/" (field code escape) the symbol does not come in. For Example: TP/ 1' N.S
Civil3D 2013
Windows 7, 64 bit
Intel i7 2600 @ 3.40Ghz
16 GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro 600
View 4 Replies
View Related
Oct 29, 2012
We would like to enforce that our designers save all Inventor files by the Part number only. This is not a problem when using Vault to open files as the interface can be customized to show the iProperty description field. The problem comes in for users who open files from the local drive before they have been added to Vault. There is no way for them to see the iProperty descrition for the files except if they hover over each file and wait for the tooltip to show which then shows a number of iProperties.
I found that I can add a Windows description column but by default it is blank. Is there anyway to get the iProperty description to synchronize with the windows description column?
View 3 Replies
View Related
Jan 12, 2012
I have a user that is creating frame work using custom members copied from the standard. We have edited the frame members to use the company's part numbers and description and everything works fine. The Parts List populates with the correct part number / stock number and description just fine. I have customized the Part List style to display the stock number if one is available so that it shows correctly.
The problem comes when changing the size of a frame member out. Frame Generator creates a new file for that member and the Parts List displays the correct Stock number but the description still shows the original size's description not the one associated to the new member's size.
I haven't tried it but I am sure that deleting the Parts List and reinserting might fix the problem but there are other lines in the Parts List that have Static overrides and the user would have to redo all that. Why does the PN/Stock Number update correctly but the Description does not?
Dell Precision T3500
Xeon 2.13GHz - Windows XP sp3
3GB RAM
nVidia Quadro FX 580
Erik J. Kurek
MCADAE, ICE, MICE
Manufacturing SME
Inventor 2013
Dell Precision WorkStation T3500
Bus Clock: 4800 megahertz
2.40 gigahertz Intel Xeon
8192 Megabytes Installed Memory
Windows 7 Professional (x64) Service Pack 1
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700
View 3 Replies
View Related
Oct 3, 2013
I have a dynamic flat screen tv block. Its length flexes to match the lookup table chosen size...32" 42" (the length parameter being a defined mm length) etc i want to display the 32" 42" etc items from the lookup properties table, but i'm at a loss as to how to go about it.
currently i am using an attribute with a field pointing to lookup parameter/object/lookup description string but it's returning hashes.
block.png
View 2 Replies
View Related
Dec 18, 2012
I am trying to create a property definition that will display the elevation of a space object. I looked through the automatic properties and did not find anything that looked like the elevation.
I have tried the following but was unable to achieve any success.
RESULT="--"
On Error Resume Next
Set AcadApp = GetObject(, "AutoCAD.Application")
Set Obj = AcadApp.Activedocument.Objectidtoobject("[ObjectID]")
RESULT = Obj.elevation
That formula does work if i swap elevation with say height, width,length or any of the properties found in the automatic property list that are a single word. I know the elevation is there I just don't know how to access it.
View 2 Replies
View Related
Mar 8, 2012
The window that loads using the command MAPCSASSIGN shows an incorrect description for EPSG code 3311.
The correct description is: HARN/CA Albers Equal Area for California, Meters
View 1 Replies
View Related
Dec 24, 2013
I amdrawing in autocad version 2010,,and move to version 2013 end then i open my project in version 2013 Text Coordinates & Description picture can't display after use autocad version 2013,,what happen??
View 1 Replies
View Related
Feb 6, 2013
how to bring the layer description with the translation. For example one client uses the names of level 1, level 2 etc. What is on the layer is the description for expamle LEVEL 1 / BORDER. when I translate it oputs the layer name as the description.
View 5 Replies
View Related
Dec 21, 2011
Trying to display a field of a linear parameter.
Keep getting the dreaded "######" as a result.
Tried regen, fieldeval to 31, some battman prompt etc etc
View 6 Replies
View Related
Oct 16, 2012
How do you add a display component to a display?
For example, Stairs have a stringer componet in plan display configuration but does not have a stringer componet in the Low Detail configuration. I need the stringer to show when I go to low detail how can I add a stringer componet in low detail.
View 9 Replies
View Related
May 30, 2013
Setup or style expression that will take a field in a shape file that is defined as an integer and display it on a map with comma's for the 1000 maker (ie. 5913240 as 5,913,240).
I am using AutoCAD Map v2012 (can use 2013 if it has anything built in)
View 1 Replies
View Related
Oct 17, 2013
How shall I draw lines into a created surface using raw or full description of ascii file format(COGO)
for example in the imported file i have points to describe a road center line(CL),or edge of the road(ERD),breaklines(BRKL) and want lines represented by the descriptions to be drawed in the surface so that i can use the lines as guides in profiles design.I didn't want to use point number which are not serially ,and have tried to use point grouping without any success
The attached file could be of good use.
View 2 Replies
View Related
Sep 14, 2011
I have a situation where I have a AutoCAD table linked to a Excel table to retrieve lots of general information for a standard drawing. That works just fine. In additionally I can use the fields "formula" field name and select a cell in the AutoCAD table to pull the data from the cell to the field, and this works for table cells that are numeric, but some of the cells are text based, and for these situations AutoCAD simply gives me the #### result. Is there a way to use a field to display text data from a AutoCAD table Cell?
View 3 Replies
View Related
Sep 16, 2013
How I can tie a key from a custom dictionary to display in a field?
I know that I can dump the custom dictionary into global and the fields can track those values, but instead of strangling my available memory I'd rather track the dictionary key directly. How can I utilize the Entity name or the actual dictionary name & key?
View 9 Replies
View Related
Mar 22, 2011
I would like to have a field in the title block that reports whether the drawing was created with Autocad or Civil 3D and also whether it was 2009 or 2011. The only system variable I found close was acadver but it doesn't distinguish between products.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Nov 16, 2013
I have a custom block that includes a sheet keynote field. When trying to setup a keynote legend for those keys, they are 'filtered out'. Why?
How to get the legend to accept keynote fields that are not generated by the stock keynote tools?
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jul 6, 2011
One of the guys here has created a title block which has a scale field in it, this field reads the scale at which the title block is brought in, by use of an invisible attribute (he used the block in model space so that's why I scale them up). When he xref the dwg into my main drawing all is fine and the scales are as they should be but when he prints, the scales all show 1:1 on the print and in the main drawing. Could this be due to the fact that the xref is brought in at 1:1? But we can't see why this would change it as the block is obviously still at e.g. 1:50 in the xref.
[URL]
View 1 Replies
View Related
Aug 24, 2011
I have a question about sheet name field, can it be broken into 2 or 3 lines?
Our office has huge text size for drawing name, which can not be changed to a smaller one (you know the politic craps about standards).
So I wonder if there is a way to break the Sheetname field to 2,3 or 4 lines to accommodate this. So far the field is set to have one single line at best. It was good for "floor plan" but not good for "floor plan and etc, etc...."
View 2 Replies
View Related
Sep 27, 2013
Is there any way to automatically fill in description in iProperties (.idw) from model description?
View 7 Replies
View Related
Sep 25, 2012
I am using a symbol that includes a several text boxes. Each text box includes "prompted text" and "drawing properties". When I insert the symbol onto a drawing, the "Edit Property Fields" menu appears. In this menu, I can input my prompted field text or see the various "drawing properties".
My question is, how do I change the order that these property fields are displayed? It seems as if it depends on the order that the text boxes were created while defining the symbol definition. Is there any other way to change the display order?
View 3 Replies
View Related
Sep 1, 2011
Is it possible to insert a project detail field in a sheet column?
View 2 Replies
View Related
Oct 21, 2011
we are updating fron LDD 2004 to Civil 3D 2012 needles to say it a huge change. I've got my template almost done I'm just having one problem. With LDD any point that came in with a raw descripitoin not within the description key it would be placed in the current layer with point number, descripton and elevation. How do I make that happen with Civil3D do I have to change my default lable settings? When I import points with a raw description not within my description key it places the point on Layer 0 and only shows the node no point number.
View 2 Replies
View Related
Sep 30, 2013
Change the 24 x 24 x 12 MLeader in this Block to Fields that read the length of the Lines that the Distance1 and Distance2 Parameters are attached to and tell me if it crashes? And if it does not crash, post a working DynBlk.
View 3 Replies
View Related
Apr 12, 2012
I am just wondering whether FIELD category can access the OBJECT DATA Table ?
I want to use a block to display its OD table's attributes as Annotation text , so that the Text will update when the OD table change.
Or do I need use the Data connection for this purpose ?
View 9 Replies
View Related
Nov 1, 2011
We use multi-leader objects in our drawings. When the multi-leader and its value are to be replicated throughout the drawing, we create mleaders with fields that show the contents of the first mleader. That way we can update only the value in the first mleader and all of its children will update as well. It works nicely for us.
Here comes one snag. If one of us opens a drawing with which we are not intimately familiar, we don't know which mleader is the parent of which children. There might be fifty parents and four hundred children in a drawing so going through them by hand is a big productivity drain.
What I need to do is write a routine that will let the user select the mleader that includes the field and have the routine highlight and/or zoom to the parent object.
I thought I should be able to find that info in the dxf codes for the mleader, but I am either missing it or it's not there.
View 3 Replies
View Related
Nov 3, 2011
I am associating fields to polylines to get area square footage. I know there is a better way using AEC objects, but that includes a massive redraw that isn't feasible at this time.
I have included a short animation showing what the current process is. Without redrawing using AEC objects, is there a way to cut down on the amount of clicking to pull of this task?
View 0 Replies
View Related
Jan 31, 2013
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 w/Updates, Windows XP Pro, SP3
I am looking for a tool or routine to automatically add a unique object data ID number to Points or lines of a sewer system, that extract a prefix number from a seperate object data table (a location grid of closed polygons), then add a sequential number to each selected object. For example, 12 manhole points and 3 cleanouts are located with in one grid polygon. The Grid polygon has a coded id like 61280206, I want to be able to select all the MH and CO points in that grid polygon and have the new ID numbers be 6128020601, 6128020602, 6128020603, or to be able to specify the starting number like 6128020621,(for adding new points and continuing the sequence.
Better yet would be a routine that would be able to apply this system to all the points in the entire project area, extract the number from the appropriate grid polygon, and fill the numbers in one operation.
This is for the initial id numbering of a Cities, Sewer, water and electrical system.
I have searched for and found many LISP routines that do some of this (like ODCOUNT, etc), but none that I have seen have the data table extraction abilities. I do have one that works like this and files in the prefix number from a named views. I have several thousand grid cells (880ftx880ft). Perhaps there is a way to use my polygons w/table to create and name views
View 3 Replies
View Related
Oct 19, 2011
Is there way get field object att in xref ?
View 3 Replies
View Related
Oct 18, 2012
Using C3d 2013.
Where do I find the PI data of an alignment object to plug into a mtext Field?
Field Category and Field Name and any other steps to locating it would be useful.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Aug 10, 2012
I create a lot of fields that reference a polyline area and I'm constantly having to change the default formatting values. I would like it to default to an Architectural format, WITHOUT the appended "SQ. FT." (which often takes up too much space), with a precision of 0 and using a comma as the Thousands Separator.
Is there any way to set these default values?
View 2 Replies
View Related
