Symbol

[R Ross]

Help Please,
I need to place a number of markers/symbols on a drawing which gives me the x y coordinates. I can create a symbol but am unable to create a symbol with the x y coordinate information . I need to use this symbol on a number of different drawings to give me the x y coordinates so I can export this info for use on a surveyors total station.
Any advice on this subject would be appreciated.

[Anonymous]

R Ross wrote:
> Help Please,
> I need to place a number of markers/symbols on a drawing which gives me the x y coordinates. I can create a symbol but am unable to create a symbol with the x y coordinate information . I need to use this symbol on a number of different drawings to give me the x y coordinates so I can export this info for use on a surveyors total station.
> Any advice on this subject would be appreciated.


Try Exploding the symbol after you've placed it. I

f the symbol is composed of different bits and pieces, they will each
have coordinates associated with them, it makes it a bit more
complicated. Simple symbols are easily workable though.

_h

[fredt]

Are you talking about displaying the location (e.g. co-ordinates) of the symbols automatically on the drawing? If so you can use the AutoSketch database tools to do that.

[R Ross]

Hi Harvey and Fred,
What I would like to do is create a symbol eg. a small circle with its centre as a base point, then give this base point a xy coordinate,then save it to my symbol library. This should allow me to use this symbol multiple times in any drawing of my choice.
After placing these symbols on the selected drawing I can then select these symbols to export to a csv file which gives me the xy coordinates without having to go to each symbol to allocate the xy coordinate fields into the data base before exporting. Is there a way of achieving this process.
Putting it simply : (a) Create a symbol and embed with xy coordinates.
(b) Place these symbols on selected drawing.
(c) Select the placed symbols and export the data to a csv file.

Is this possible and if so how can it be done?

Thanks
Ray

[R Ross]

Hi Harvey and Fred,
What I would like to do is create a symbol eg. a small circle with its centre as a base point, then give this base point a xy coordinate,then save it to my symbol library. This should allow me to use this symbol multiple times in any drawing of my choice.
After placing these symbols on the selected drawing I can then select these symbols to export to a csv file which gives me the xy coordinates without having to go to each symbol to allocate the xy coordinate fields into the data base before exporting. Is there a way of achieving this process.
Putting it simply : (a) Create a symbol and embed with xy coordinates.
(b) Place these symbols on selected drawing.
(c) Select the placed symbols and export the data to a csv file.

Is this possible and if so how can it be done?

Thanks
Ray

[Anonymous]

This can be done

Read the help file on "Using a Drawing as a database" also "embedding
formulas in text"
An outline of how to do it is:

use Database>options to create two variables say X and Y. These variables
are assigned to all objects not just symbols. Unless you want to display
the coordinates in the drawing you can just use a marker.

use the selection modifier to select all markers

Database>Assign Field to assign %X to X and %Y to Y (this would already be
done if you make a symbol)

Database>Report to create a report containing UID, X and Y and run.
Save as a CSV

Rod

wrote in message news:5799919@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi Harvey and Fred,
What I would like to do is create a symbol eg.
a small circle with its centre as a base point, then give this base point a
xy coordinate,then save it to my symbol library. This should allow me to use
this symbol multiple times in any drawing of my choice.
After placing these symbols on the selected drawing I can then select these
symbols to export to a csv file which gives me the xy coordinates without
having to go to each symbol to allocate the xy coordinate fields into the
data base before exporting. Is there a way of achieving this process.
Putting it simply : (a) Create a symbol and embed with xy
coordinates.
(b) Place these symbols on selected drawing.
(c) Select the placed symbols and export the data
to a csv file.

Is this possible and if so how can it be done?

Thanks
Ray

[Anonymous]

I typed "embedding text in formulas". It changed all by itself...really.
Rod

"Rod Hulbert" wrote in message
news:5800017@discussion.autodesk.com...
This can be done

Read the help file on "Using a Drawing as a database" also "embedding
formulas in text"
An outline of how to do it is:

use Database>options to create two variables say X and Y. These variables
are assigned to all objects not just symbols. Unless you want to display
the coordinates in the drawing you can just use a marker.

use the selection modifier to select all markers

Database>Assign Field to assign %X to X and %Y to Y (this would already be
done if you make a symbol)

Database>Report to create a report containing UID, X and Y and run.
Save as a CSV

Rod

wrote in message news:5799919@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi Harvey and Fred,
What I would like to do is create a symbol eg.
a small circle with its centre as a base point, then give this base point a
xy coordinate,then save it to my symbol library. This should allow me to use
this symbol multiple times in any drawing of my choice.
After placing these symbols on the selected drawing I can then select these
symbols to export to a csv file which gives me the xy coordinates without
having to go to each symbol to allocate the xy coordinate fields into the
data base before exporting. Is there a way of achieving this process.
Putting it simply : (a) Create a symbol and embed with xy
coordinates.
(b) Place these symbols on selected drawing.
(c) Select the placed symbols and export the data
to a csv file.

Is this possible and if so how can it be done?

Thanks
Ray

[fredt]

Either way I found your post to be very helpful towards learning more about that area of AutoSketch.

Thanks

Fred

[R Ross]

Many Thanks for the enlightenment I am now able to extract the relevant information that is required.

Regards
Ray