Poly line / area / dtext

[irishrandy26]

Hey guys/gals

I am trying to create a macro or lispertine, not sure which one I will have to go with, that will let me draw a closed poly line and once I close it I want it to gather the area of that just created polyline and plug the area into a dtext...

Can anyone help guide me in this? I am struggling here. Also like I said I don't know if it can be a macro, or if it needs to be a lispertine. Which ever it has to be can I make the command start with a quick key?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Oh, by the way I am using AutoCAD 2010

[rkmcswain]

It can be done using lisp fairly easy, for someone familiar with autolisp. Here is the second half of what you need, which is the code to create a dynamic field label for the polyline so that if and when the polyline changes, the label will update:

http://cadtips.cadalyst.com/area/polyline-area-labels

Post back if you need some more help.

[irishrandy26]

I have loaded the lispertine and it works. Now I have to mess with my field settings because I can not get the fields to update. I do understand the updatefield and demandload but they still won't update. I had just started with a new firm and their setting are not up to speed. Any help with that as well would be greatly appreciated.

[irishrandy26]

Also if there is anyway I can get the begining part of this, as in to draw a poly line and then pause and have the command that you referenced start. That would be greatly appreciated.

[m_rogoff]

See picture - did you try this.

Or put a regen command at the end of the lisp.

[paullimapa]

Check out this free app with open code that will allow you to select a pline you drew and place the area in a block with attributes using a Field:

http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3aareaobject...