Length of Polyline

[Lee Mac]

Would this help you Matt?

 

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=42734

[Matt Schwartz]

Thank you.

Lencal.lsp works fine.

 

Matt

[WodMarsden]

Thank you for this lisp,i am very new to lisps.

 

Is there anyway you can have the table update automaticaly.

 

Say i delete or add sum more lines to the layer,can i have it so the table updates on its own?

[Lee Mac]

The table could be set to automatically update using Fields, although this is an old program and needs a lot of updating.

[WodMarsden]

There anywer i can learn how to update it or is there a newer program?

[harrison-matt]

Where in the world did u get that lisp analizer?

[WodMarsden]

Can any1 help me or teach me how to update this application.My plan is to have the table in a template border and weneva a certain layer is added the lengths are automatically added up and updated in the table weneva they are changed.

[irneb]

I think your best bet would be to look into using Data Extraction. As example look at attached.

Lengths.zip

[WodMarsden]

Thank you very much for that irneb,is there anyway of making it so it updates itself wen a line is changed in length or a new line is added?

[irneb]

Not immediately, you have to save the DWG and it should pop-up with a DataLink requires update pop-up - which you can click for it to update. Or in the bottom right of the status bar should be an icon with what looks like 2 chain-links: right-click and select "Update All Data Links ...". Otherwise the command is DataLinkUpdate.

[WodMarsden]

How do i change what layer it is reading lengths from?

[irneb]

At present it reads all layers. To edit this you can add a filter: Select one of the cells of the table (single click so the bolded border of the cell is shown). Right-click and select Data Extraction --> Edit Data Extraction Settings. Click Next until you arrive at the Data Extraction - Refine Data (Page 4 of 7) dialog. Right click on the Layer column and select "Filter options" you can either pick each layer by urning on/off the checkbox next to its name, or adding a Begins with / Contains filter. OK & Next out until you reach the Finally button - after which the table should be updated.

 

You can do most things in that Refine Data page, e.g. change the number format of the Length column, or rename a column, sort the table on one or more columns, add calculated columns, etc.

 

BTW, for some reason I can't seem to combine different types of objects on the same layer into one line. I've hidden the Name (which I've renamed to Type) column, but it still shows 2/more lines per layer. Does anyone else know if there's a way to get round this? I've already selected Combine by Sum on the Length column, no other option available to the rest.

[WodMarsden]

It wont let me edit the Date extraction

[irneb]

It wont let me edit the Date extraction

Have you extracted both the DWG and the DXE file in the ZIP I attached? You need to have them both in the same folder.

 

If it still doesn't work: As an alternative the attached is an eTransmit (which should have pathed the link relative to the DWG).

[WodMarsden]

Its great thanks,just need to try and figure out how to combine all the types.e.g arcs,line & pline.

[irneb]

Its great thanks,just need to try and figure out how to combine all the types.e.g arcs,line & pline.

Yes, I've got that same problem. It doesn't seem to allow such combinations!

[WodMarsden]

Rename the display names in section 2 of 7,and then in the refine data section.right click on the header and change the combine record mode to sum values.

[irneb]

Rename the display names in section 2 of 7,and then in the refine data section.right click on the header and change the combine record mode to sum values.

Awesome! Thanks for that!

 

Attached is the modified files.

Lengths.zip