Aarya Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I want to make a dynamic block of a duct spool with all the fittings, like duct flange, corner and connecting bolts. Can I get the duct area and all the fittings in total, if I use the spool multiple times in my drawing with different duct sizes. please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deodar311 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Using DATAEXTRACTION it may be possible to extract the information you are seeking. Each block within the dynamic block will need to be setup with attributes. DATAEXTRACTION should then be able to extract the data from the attributes. I have had some success using this method. DATAEXTRACTION is only available with the full version of AutoCAD. AutoCAD LT does not support this feature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 You can also via lisp get all the dynamic properties and attributes if applicable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deodar311 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I'm sure you're right... but lisp doesn't work with AutoCad LT... hehe! Just messin' with ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarya Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 1:02 AM, Deodar311 said: Using DATAEXTRACTION it may be possible to extract the information you are seeking. Each block within the dynamic block will need to be setup with attributes. DATAEXTRACTION should then be able to extract the data from the attributes. I have had some success using this method. DATAEXTRACTION is only available with the full version of AutoCAD. AutoCAD LT does not support this feature. Can u explain with an example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 For "Dataextraction" Just type it and follow the prompts. There is generic block count but they tend to just count by name and not do any attribute sorting. You may need a custom routine that dumps all block attributes and Dynamic block properties to say a csv file then open in excel and use its sorting power to do the quantity take off. I have been working on a block version that counts up to 5 attributes deep. But it currently will not work on dynamic blocks. Happy to look at an example dwg if you can post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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