nad Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I have a drawings with thousands of similar object (in triangular or square pattern). now I need each one with a particular number in sequence i.e 1, 2, 3 and so on. could someone help me out there please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 There are any number of custom numbering lisp routines out there. Have you look at and/or tried any of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Like Remark search for numbering "points" it would be pretty easy to change the program to search for a particular block. A question though are your triangles and squares "blocks" or plines if they are made up of lines then it will be extremely difficult to label as you will end up with 3 labels for a triangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nad Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Thanks I found them here and successfully used them as well thanks again for all tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nad Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Now could someone guide me how to get those numbered circles coordinates of x and y in excel sheet, again I need your detailed guidance as I had tried many but not successful yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Upload a sample file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nad Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Sorry for the delay The drawing is attached as per your instructions need excel sheet of all circles coordinates with their respective numbers if possible Thanks for your coopration Tank area.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 It may be possible with lisp. What do the circles all denote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) The problem as I see it now is how does AutoCAD know which number goes with what circle? Had the circles been a block with the number as a field or an attribute it would the task much easier. The stone columns are being used to support a concrete slab? Edited February 14, 2012 by ReMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nad Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 yes it is one of the technique for soil improvement, If u like shift the numbers inside circles and reply with appropriate lisp please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Soil improvement. I see. Kind of like a geopier (a drilled cavity filled with crushed stone then densified via a hydraulic ram)? Reply with an appropriate lisp? I'll certainly try. What will you be doing in the meantime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Are those piles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Not in the way you and I would normally think of them (like the wood or steel type) but yeah. Used to support footings and reinforce soil and fill. Well, I've found a couple of lisp programs that will give the user a list of coordinates but what I haven't found is one that will also associate the number (which is just plain text) with the circle it is in or near. One of the programming gurus will have to come up with a solution for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I know that it is easy to be wise after the event, but if all those numbers had been justified Middle Centre at the centre of the circle, then everything could have been done with Data Extraction instead of trying to find another lisp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Refresh my memory. And how does that give the OP the number of the circle he is retrieving the coordinates of? Wouldn't it just show an entry for a text object but not the actual text? Grasshopper awaits enlightenment. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I have never used Data Extraction, but from reading, you can extract entities and various properties. I presume that the insertion point and the actual text value are available data to extract, hence my thoughts that if the number were to be placed usefully with the correct justification, all could be well I also await enlightenment from someone who has actually used data extraction seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I've used it in the past but for the life of me I can't recall exactly what the output was. That's why I asked you! Then I guess I'll wait right along side you for that enlightenment too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 eldon: You were right. Data extraction will provide a whole host of information including Center X, Center Y, Center Z and something called Value which I assume is the number that resides within the circle (if that is the way the drawing were set up). You sir are the wise and enlightened one (but not "Him" - don't want to get anyone mad at us) of the day! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Oops. The Center outputs are for the circle. There is a Position output for the text. One would have to match them up accordingly which is all well and good for three circles but a bit more time consuming for hundreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Data exctraction will give you the contents of the text, but it will still need to be associated with the appropriate circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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