Measure Command! I need some advice! Please..
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Topic: Measure Command! I need some advice! Please..
Posted By: HendrikDeSwardt
Subject: Measure Command! I need some advice! Please..
Date Posted: 14.Feb.2012 at 09:57
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Hi there I have a question, but first I will explain the Question. I am a draughtsman who draws roads everyday. I use the measure command to measure the road, by adding a block every 20m. Now the block that I use has text to it, which I have to edit afterwards. ie, it starts at 0m and then I edit the text ( after I exploded the block ) every 20m. 0m, 20m, 40m, ect... Now my question is..Can I have the measure command edit that text automatically? Is there a different command to be used? So that when I finished measuring the line, the text is edited from 0m to, for example, 1560m automatically. If anyone can help me, it would be much appreciated. Thank you.  ------------- Hendrik de Swardt Draugthsman AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 |
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 14.Feb.2012 at 11:50
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The Measure command will not change the text automatically. It sounds like you might need a custom lisp routine that handles chainage or what we in America would call stationing.
------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: HendrikDeSwardt
Date Posted: 14.Feb.2012 at 13:32
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Thanks. I will give it a shot. ------------- Hendrik de Swardt Draugthsman AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 |
Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 14.Feb.2012 at 19:00
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You can try the LGC3 command from the LGC utility (free). See:
http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=5883 - http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=5883 ------------- Vladimir Michl (moderator) ARKANCE - https://arkance.world" rel="nofollow - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |
Posted By: heinsite
Date Posted: 14.Feb.2012 at 20:13
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These are the kinds of problems that take creative thinking if you're not using a program dedicated to this type of work, such as Civil 3D. You just have to come up with something custom. If this were my problem I'd start playing around with grabbing segment centerline length values and putting them in a table stashed somewhere off on the side. From there arithmetic should be able to get total station numbers that could be pulled back into the drawing. ... at least this is where I'd start.  Dave ------------- Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 14.Feb.2012 at 22:46
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I've seen at least two chainage lisp routines floating about.
------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: heinsite
Date Posted: 15.Feb.2012 at 05:50
By all means, go with a store bought mix (LISP) before cooking from scratch! Dave ------------- Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite |