Area Variable
Area Variable
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I often use plines to enclose an area for quantity calculations. Is there a system variable for the area within a polyline that I can print directly on the drawing? Is there a *.lsp utility that can do this?
Thanks, Dik
Thanks, Dik





RE: Area Variable
Here's one by lisp guru Lee Mac:
http://www.lee-mac.com/areastofield.html
RE: Area Variable
If you're just tagging room areas, for instance, I'd say go with the lisp. if you're needing do do some types of calculations on the areas, then that might work better for you.
RE: Area Variable
Create Mtext, then right click and "Insert Field", select "Object" under the Field Names, then select the object with the pickbox under Object Type, then select Area (or whatever object property you are interested in: length, elevation, etc.). Regen may be required to update the label if the object changes.
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RE: Area Variable
Dik
RE: Area Variable
Dik