3rd party utilities for editing property data...

[CV438]

We're moving from ADT2006 to ACA2012.  I downloaded a couple of very useful VBA routines for ADT2006 by somebody I don't recall.  "PropertySetDataTools".  It had routines to:

• Schedule Data- Increment: globally increment numeric schedule data values , i.e. +1 or -1.  The beauty of this routine was that if you deleted a door, you then had a "missing" door number in your schedule at that point.  You could pick the next door, say it was 215, and tell it to add "-1".  It would then find all doors that were 215 or greater, then add "-1" to the increment value.  It also worked by adding numbers so you could slip doors into the middle of the schedule.
• Schedule Data- Match: match another object's schedule data values                 (allows you to select specific property data values, not just match every value) 
• Schedule Data- Select By: select all entities containing a particular value.  A great way to find all doors with a "Finish" that contained "Paint".
• Schedule Data- Replace: find and replace schedule data values.

Anybody know if these kind of routines exist somewhere?  The AutoDesk routine "Renumber Data" is of limited usefulness and pretty klunky.  I am surprised that after this many years of ADT/ACA that they have never included these routines into the base program.

Thanks, Craig

[Hugh_Compton]

Although not exactly what you are looking for the following program might prove useful:

ACA Quantifying & Item Numbering - http://www.3dcadmax.com/Schedule-ACA.htm

The program allows you to do the following:

> Add together dimensions taken from AEC objects that have the same style (i.e. Structural Members with the same styles can have their lengths added together)

> You can take DWG data from both Property Set Definitions & AEC Object Dimensions and combine them into one single table

> Puts Item Numbering on objects that have been selected for scheduling in just a few button clicks (these Item Numbers can be tagged using the ACA method)

> Individually add / remove items directly from final table

> Edit the table after it has been produced by simply clicking on the text to be changed

For your example of 'removing a door' you would simply run the program after the removal and all objects would be renumbered (or if you wanted to retain previous numbers simply tick the 'Retain previously Numbered' box).

[ntellery]

I've downloaded it before but don't use it and can't remember where it came from.  You can't find it mentioned here?

http://architects-desktop.blogspot.com/2006/08/adt-schedule-feature-resources.html

or might have come from JT perhaps?

http://blog.jtbworld.com/

[CV438]

Thanks, all.  As powerful as ScheduleData is, I am surprised at how difficult it is to work with.  There should be some tools that Autodesk supplies that allow for quick editing of data, i.e. Find/Replace or Add/Subtract manipulations.

It is no longer cost effective for me to program that kind of stuff myself.  At a bigger firm it may pay off, and in this economy I need to be billing as close to 100% as possible.

[David_W_Koch]

Sounds like you are refering to the tools that Corey Layton had posted some time back.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Architecture-Content/Property-Set-Data-Tools/m-p/475742/highli...

I do not know that he has updated them for more recent releases.

[CV438]

Thanks, I think Corey wrapped these tools into his AecBatchStylesEditor (www.cadaptation.com) but that web site is now defunct.

Oh well.

[jeff]

Hey Craig,

I had a good understanding of MEP but I have been mainly been developing add-ins for 'vanilla'(plain) AutoCAD so I have not used or messed with AEC or MEP in a year or so.

This would be a good add-in to develop to get more into the AEC and MEP API which I have started to mess with

Just let me know a little more detail on what functionality needed and I will code something up and what you explained so far seems pretty simple.

[CV438]

Jeff, let me know if you are still interested in creating a routine like this.  I can get you details - let me know what you would charge.

Thanks, Craig

[jeff]

$0.75 + $1.25 shipping and handling

[jeff]

To be more specific yes I am still interested.

[jeff]

Hey Craig,

Here is start and please add any input as it is needed

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=39371.msg446258#msg446258

[CV438]

Sorry, been swamped. 

Description:  The "increment" routine would prompt you to select a door, for example.  If it was door 126, it would filter through the property data to find any fields which were of the numeric type "increment".  If found, it would display a dialog allowing you to specify a numeric value to add to that original value (could be positive or negative).  It would then add that new value to the original value - starting at door 126 and proceeding through all other doors with a value greater than 126.

Example:  I just deleted doors 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125.  Now I have a gap of door numbers between 120 and 126.   I would select door 126 and "increment" it by a value of "-5".  All doors above door 126 would be changed so that they "filled" that gap. 

I know that ACA has a 'renumber" routine built in, but it requires that you manually pick every door in order to renumber it.  This routine would be automated...

Craig

Fusch Architects

214-696-0152

[CV438]

Jeff: just saw page 2 of this thread and found your post on the swamp.  That looks great.  I like the fact that it f inds "dupes" and "gaps" in the numbering for you.

I'll try getting it set up on my machine later today and give you my comments.  Thanks!

Craig