Point Manager

[keithlaser]

I do the same thing as Geobuilder but I just flip the columes in excel to add a point number or description it works great. I can export points with attributes from a 3d dwg in ACAD2009.

 

:)It works great for me just for convenice i'm trying to get them back in the same dwg just in case i need to fix point numbering.

[BearDyugin]

Well,

I will try to pick itself, but for me does not work with the block

[Lee Mac]

If my output type is set as point I will just get the points no attributes correct?

 

Correct. You can only get attribute information when inserting an attributed block.

 

If the output type is block I need to pick a block I made from the points and insert the data, that is where I can't get the attributes to show up on the drawing.

 

If you have your point data in a file, along with all your attribute data, choose file as the input, and block as output.

 

Then, either browse for a block, type in a block name, or pick an existing block to insert, and the attributes should be automaticall filled in.

 

There is a lot more information about it in the help file I wrote for the program.

 

Let me know if you still have problems.

 

 

>> GeoBuilder, I shall look into that!

[BearDyugin]

If to replace

((if (not (vl-filename-extension out))
	    (setq out  (findfile (strcat out".dwg")))
	    (setq out (findfile out))
	  )

on

((if (not (vl-filename-extension out))
	    (setq out  out)
	    (setq out (findfile out))
	  )

It will be good, in my understanding

[Lee Mac]

((if (not (vl-filename-extension out))

(setq out (findfile (strcat out".dwg")))

(setq out (findfile out))

)

 

Yup, I have just re-coded that part, will post the update in a bit.

[BearDyugin]

Lee, please, for stupid.

What doing option to write/enter block attributes?

Or how it works? I tried, but that have not changed.

[Lee Mac]

Lee, please, for stupid.

What doing option to write/enter block attributes?

Or how it works? I tried, but that have not changed.

 

If you have an attributed block, you can write the attributes to a file, or, if you have attribute data in the file, it can be entered into the block when inserted.

 

The Help file explains it all

[Lee Mac]

Thank you for your bug report GeoBuilder - it helps a lot.

 

Please try Version 2.0 - this should fix the problem

[BearDyugin]

The Help file explains it all

Certainly I read Help, but English not my native language

What means "block name with a comma"?

comma - ","? but we can't use "," in name

[Lee Mac]

When the input type is "block", you can use multiple blocks by putting a comma "," between each block name that you want to use, i.e.

 

block1,block2,block3

[BearDyugin]

For work with dynamic blocks I have made comments from all lines which interconnect whith (cons 2 ...). It is not absolutely correct, but works...

Also. the file turns out

829.201,1218.59,0.0,a1,road

809.828,1222.43,0.0,a2,road

790.683,1216.1,0.0,a3,tree

780.308,1208.63,0.0,a4,bush

Certainly it is possible in Exsel to change

a1,829.201,1218.59,0.0,road

a2,809.828,1222.43,0.0,road

a3,790.683,1216.1,0.0,tree

a4,780.308,1208.63,0.0,bush

but it would not be desirable superfluous dancings with a tambourine.

If change

□ write/enter block attributes

on

write/enter □ number □ attributes

We get

if write/enter □ number □ attributes

829.201,1218.59,0.0

809.828,1222.43,0.0

790.683,1216.1,0.0

780.308,1208.63,0.0

if write/enter V number □ attributes

a1,829.201,1218.59,0.0

a2,809.828,1222.43,0.0

a3,790.683,1216.1,0.0

a4,780.308,1208.63,0.0

if write/enter □ number V attributes

829.201,1218.59,0.0,a1,road

809.828,1222.43,0.0,a2,road

790.683,1216.1,0.0,a3,tree

780.308,1208.63,0.0,a4,bush

if write/enter V number V attributes

a1,829.201,1218.59,0.0,road

a2,809.828,1222.43,0.0,road

a3,790.683,1216.1,0.0,tree

a4,780.308,1208.63,0.0,bush

I very much ask you...

It not only for me, such variant is necessary to very many people :o8)

I could itself, but it will be long, difficultly and clumsily

[Lee Mac]

For work with dynamic blocks I have made comments from all lines which interconnect whith (cons 2 ...). It is not absolutely correct, but works...

Also. the file turns out

 

Certainly it is possible in Exsel to change

 

but it would not be desirable superfluous dancings with a tambourine.

If change

□ write/enter block attributes

on

write/enter □ number □ attributes

We get

if write/enter □ number □ attributes

 

if write/enter V number □ attributes

 

if write/enter □ number V attributes

 

if write/enter V number V attributes

 

I very much ask you...

It not only for me, such variant is necessary to very many people :o8)

I could itself, but it will be long, difficultly and clumsily

 

Thanks GeoBuilder,

 

I realise I have not made the program compatible with Dynamic Blocks, purely because I have never used them, and don't know a lot about them.

 

As for your suggestion, I am not sure that I will incorporate it, as, "number" is an attribute in itself, and also will not be generic for all parties.

 

And, for all the trouble, as you have said, you can easily just switch the columns in Excel.

 

But thanks all the same for the suggestion.

 

Lee

[SteveK]

Hey Lee,

You've put a heap of work into this, well done. Just a couple of minor things, in the documentation 2.2.1 is repeated twice and 2.2.3 doesn't exist.

The other thing is, when I export from a 3D polyline to a csv file, it uses a "." delimiter rather than ",".

Otherwise great!

steve

[Lee Mac]

Hey Lee,

You've put a heap of work into this, well done. Just a couple of minor things, in the documentation 2.2.1 is repeated twice and 2.2.3 doesn't exist.

The other thing is, when I export from a 3D polyline to a csv file, it uses a "." delimiter rather than ",".

Otherwise great!

steve

 

Many thanks for the feedback Steve! Its really hard to spot these things when you have written the program yourself... as you will probably know..

 

I shall look into the bugs and get back to you

[Lee Mac]

Hi Steve,

 

I have updated the first post to Version 2.1, this should resolve those bugs

 

Many thanks for the feedback mate, it is much appreciated.

 

Lee

 

EDIT: Updated following our discussion in the other thread

[SteveK]

Cheers, that's fixed it.

 

Now to join to the ranks of unceasing requester's, I have a request!

Well, two actually. When exporting 3D Poly's:

1. To have an option to select polylines to export rather than all in a drawing.
   
2. To have an option for another column with a number, that changes for each polyline, so that it is easy to determine which vertices are part of a polyline. Ofcourse, this might lead to including columns indicating layers etc.

Don't worry about it if I'm the only one who requests it. But just to throw it in there.

[Lee Mac]

1. To have an option to select polylines to export rather than all in a drawing.

This already exists

 

Just click on the Pick button ">>"

 

1. To have an option for another column with a number, that changes for each polyline, so that it is easy to determine which vertices are part of a polyline. Ofcourse, this might lead to including columns indicating layers etc.

How about adding a new line between each polyline? would this be better?

[SteveK]

This already exists

Just click on the Pick button ">>"

Sorry, that's very handy

How about adding a new line between each polyline? would this be better?

Yeah that'd be fine for my current purposes, thanks.

[Lee Mac]

Yeah that'd be fine for my current purposes, thanks.

 

I'm having trouble with this one...

 

You see, I could separate the points by polyline, but then the sorting is messed up. I also though about keeping it as one list of points and putting a "separator" item in the list, but then this only works if exporting to file... what if the user wants to create points at all vertices...

 

The problems with making a generic program... :wink:

[Lee Mac]

I have updated the first post to Version 2.2

This version now includes an Object Options button, which allows the user to set the destination layer and block rotation/scale.

 

Lee