Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
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Here is the magical question.
Is it possible to create a GENERIC Block in autocad with attributes ( lets use 3 ) and when you insert the block into autocad it prompts for the 3 values...
In where you put the vaules, is it possible to link that value to a Excel CELL ( A1 ) for example... and ( B2 ) ( C3 ) and then hit ok.
Then the attribute through the block will show the LINKED cell data.
I hope this sounds simple.... Let me know what you think...thxs
Is it possible to create a GENERIC Block in autocad with attributes ( lets use 3 ) and when you insert the block into autocad it prompts for the 3 values...
In where you put the vaules, is it possible to link that value to a Excel CELL ( A1 ) for example... and ( B2 ) ( C3 ) and then hit ok.
Then the attribute through the block will show the LINKED cell data.
I hope this sounds simple.... Let me know what you think...thxs





RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right "
.. Henry Ford
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right "
.. Henry Ford
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right "
.. Henry Ford
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
thank you
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right "
.. Henry Ford
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
I sure hope we can get this....
thanks again for your help...
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
I am currently using autoCAD 2004 and I just used the 'attout' and 'attin' functions in the express tools menu to link to an excel file and it worked great. I'm guessing the problem that you might have is that you can't use the excel cell number (A1, etc.). you have to first create the block with attributes in an autocad drawing then use the 'attout' command and it will create a tab deliminated text file, then you can open this file and in excel and edit it however you want... save it then go back to the CAD drawing and do the 'attin' command and select the text file that you just edited and it should update all of your changes.
I hope this works for you because it just solved a huge headache of mine.
Sean
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
Do you think this can work dyanmically?
Or a better question...
Do you think they have the attin and attout for Autocad 2000 or 2002?
If there is, do you know where to get it at?
thanks seangate
RE: Attaching Custom ACAD Blocks attributes to Database or excel
a star for Sean, a link for "mstg"
Thread555-59790
Win NT4.0(SP6),2000(SP3)
AC 2000i(SP2), ADT 3.0(SP3),
AC 2002, ADT 3.3,
AC 2004, ADT 2004