dlxowhd Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 hi, i have a building like this and it has a lot of windows. i know how to calculate an individual window area by using 'area' or 'ls' command.. but this is just partial drawing and the whole building has hundreds of windows and it will take forever to calculate one by one and add them together to get the total area. so.. is there any way to get the whole area easily? windows are just rectangles (and solid hatch inside the rectangle) Quote
dlxowhd Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 oh.. forgot to mention. i just need to calculate the 'red' windows area.. Quote
MSasu Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 There were some threads on total area calculation before. You may start by investigating this one. Quote
dlxowhd Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 i'm reading several threads and they all talk about lisp and i don't even know what lisp is what's the easiest way to do this? i don't need to subtract any complicated areas and such.. i just need to find the total areas of all those rectangles which are hatched with 'solid' pattern. Quote
CyberAngel Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 It may be possible to select one hatch, use Select Similar, and get a selection set of all window hatches. You can then inspect the properties. In some cases you'll get a cumulative (total) area. In some cases you won't, and I can't tell you why. That's assuming that all hatches are on one layer and that there are no nonwindow hatches on that layer. Quote
eyde Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Does 2009 have data extraction? If it does (I can't remember) I would use that it is very simple to use. Quote
MSasu Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 If you find an AutoLISP routine that match your case, then I suggest you to check on Lee Mac's page about how to use it. If the found tool suit your needs only partially, then may post a question in AutoLISP sub-Forum to ask for support to get it adjusted. Quote
dlxowhd Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 cyberangel - wow that worked, that was exactly what i wanted. simple and easy method. thanks a lot, by the way, what is lisp and should i start using it? what does it do exactly? Quote
MSasu Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 by the way, what is lisp and should i start using it? what does it do exactly? You may start by reading this article. Quote
SteelDetailerLA Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 We have a couple list programs that we use I extensively. A couple co-workers who are much smarter than me wrote them. Quote
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