Area w/Unit Conversion and optional Fields

Something I did at theswamp i thought i'd share here as well.

This routine labels objects at center and creates table, txt, or xls of areas.

Option for field usage available if object id successfully obtained

Unitlist includes:

(list "Sq Inches" "Sq Feet" "Sq Yards" "Acres" "Sq Miles" "Sq Millimeters" "Sq Centimeters" "Sq Meters" "Sq Kilometers")

Its been tested on acad 2008 thru 2010

Note: I haven't worked on obtaining a proper width to use in the tables for the field text strings.

AC_AREA-CALC_v1.3.lsp

Good lisp

Thanks for sharing

Thanks, glad you liked it.

:: Danger, Will Robinson! ::

While many AutoCAD deployments utilize the default C:\Program Files\\Support\ folder for their mapped location to pull from ACAD.pat, this is not the case for all, and will result in an error if the local directory returned by (setq wPath (findfile "ACAD.PAT")) does not permit write access:

Command: ac

Object Filter [ ANY / POLYLINE / CIRCLE / ELLIPSE / REGION / SPLINE ]: <ANY>

Select objects: 1 found

Select objects:
button07 : button   { width = 7; alignment = centered; fixed_width = true; }
AreaCalc : dialog { label = "Results";
  :row {
    : text { label = "Prefix:" ; alignment = Centered; }
    : text { label = "Initial #:" ; alignment = Centered; }
  }
  :row {
    :edit_box { key = "Pfx"; alignment = centered; edit_limit = 18; edit_width 
= 18; }
    :edit_box { key = "init"; alignment = centered; edit_limit = 18; 
edit_width = 18; }
  }
  :row {
    :toggle { key = "kword"; label = "Label Areas";  alignment = center; }
:toggle { key = "fields"; label = "Use Fields";  alignment = center; }
  }
 :boxed_column { label = "Area Conversion";
    :popup_list { key = "Selection1"; label = "Convert From:" ;alignment = 
left; edit_width = 18;}
    :popup_list { key = "Selection2"; label = "Convert To:" ;alignment = left; 
edit_width = 18;}
    :edit_box { key = "Original"; label = "Total:"; alignment = left; 
edit_limit = 18; edit_width = 18; }
    :edit_box { key = "Converted"; label = "Converted:"; alignment = left; 
edit_limit = 18; edit_width = 18; }
  :row {
    :toggle { key = "include"; label = "Suffix";  alignment = center; }
    :popup_list { key = "Selection3";alignment = left; edit_width = 18;}
   }
 }
 :boxed_column { label = "Report Format";
    :popup_list { key = "Selection4"; alignment = left; edit_width = 18;}
 }
   : button07 { key = "accept"; label = "Done"; fixed_width = true ; alignment 
= centered; is_default = true; is_cancel = true; }
}

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Command:

Thanks for the heads up RenderMan.

I also noticed that after initial use of the program, if from or to was changed, the 'suffix' conversion factor wouldn't update unless a unit was manually selected from the suffix list.

The action_tile calls to the convert from and to popup lists (Selection1 and Selection2) were missing this line.

(if realconversion2 (setq realconversion2 (* (nth sfx conversionlist)(nth to inverseconversionlist))))

I've updated the post.

Thanks for the heads up RenderMan.

You're welcome.

I get the following error when trying to run the lisp:

Command: ac

>

Don't have a clue what to look at in order to fix.

Steve

I get the following error when trying to run the lisp:

 

Command: ac

>

 

Don't have a clue what to look at in order to fix.

Steve

Step through the code within the VLIDE line by line to see where it bombs.

Makes no difference invoke lisp before or after selecting object....

running your suggestion at the command.... sheds no light...

Command: (defun GetObjectID ( obj doc)

(_> (if (vlax-method-applicable-p (vla-get-utility doc) 'Getobjectidstring)

((_> (vlax-invoke-method (vla-get-Utility doc) 'GetObjectIdString obj

:vlax-false)

((_> (itoa (vla-get-Objectid obj))

((_> )

(_> )

GETOBJECTID

Sorry, wouldn't have deleted the message had i known you responded. The selection of objects would have been obvious.

Enter "vlide" at the command line.

and paste this in (getobjectid (vlax-ename->vla-object (car (entsel))) (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-Acad-Object)))

after hitting enter, select an object. What does it give you?

gives the following in vlide

_$ (getobjectid (vlax-ename->vla-object (car (entsel))) (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-Acad-Object)))

_1$

no reaction in Acad when selecting object other than above in vlide

in a different trial in a new blank dwg, loading and running the lisp does produce the dcl file in the directory where acad.pat resides. Then when invoking the lisp and selecting an object, acad finds the dcl but its on the screen for only a millisecond and then the previous error statement appears. Why the dcl does not remain, is probably the problem to be investigated.

S

That line of code should've produced a string. If not, that's the error.

**Edit**

Removed code provided to steve as it was for testing purposes only.

That line of code should've produced a string or nil. If not, that's the error.

 

Try this one out in a new drawing: [ATTACH]24514[/ATTACH]

Same result as "original" lisp. Tomorrow I'll try diff machine and diff acad version.... stay toooooned.

thanks very much for the efforts... help and suggestions.

Steve

Just found this lisp and it is absolutely perfect for what I need it for, thanks for posting. Question is how easy would it be to modify to place the numerical area underneath the name within the polyline ?

Any help would be appreciated,.

Andy

too bad it doesn't work all the time, every time

Steve,

The version I have, 2.1, seems to be fairly robust. So far !

Andy

Steve,

 

The version I have, 2.1, seems to be fairly robust. So far !

 

Andy

Andy, can you provide a link to 2.1 ? ?

Steve

Andy, can you provide a link to 2.1 ? ?

Steve

http://http://cadtips.cadalyst.com/tables/summarize-object-areas

File attached.

Andy

AC_AREA-CALC_v2.1.lsp