COGO points

[jabir16]

I have points as reference blocks I want to convert them in to autocad points so than to convert them to Cogo points.how to covert block refernc point to autocad points

[Pointdump]

Jabir16,

I'm not sure what you mean by "block reference points", but if you mean points from LDD or Softdesk or even Vanilla, you can convert them to COGO Points like this:

Dave

[KirkNoonan]

If your blocks are inserted with the insertion point at the point location, then the easiest thing would probably to genereate a csv file by means of a data extraction. It is pretty simple - just type 'dataextraction' at the command prompt and follw the instructions. You can then import the csv file int oyour drawing to get C3D points.

[tcorey]

This code example will ask for a selection set and will place an AutoCAD Point at the insertion coordinates of any block it finds in the selection set. Other objects will be ignored. It does not test for the difference between xreferences and normal blocks, so you might want to avoid picking xref's.

Tim

(vl-load-com) 
(prompt "\nPick blocks to convert to AutoCAD Points: ")
 (setq ss (ssget)
       len (sslength ss)
       ctr 0)

(while (< ctr len)
  
  (setq blk (ssname ss ctr))
  (if (= (cdr (assoc 0 (entget blk))) "INSERT")
    (progn
      (setq ins (cdr (assoc 10 (entget blk))))
      (vl-cmdf "point" ins)      
      );end progn
    );end if
  (setq ctr (1+ ctr))
  );end while
(setq ss nil blk nil ins nil len nil ctr nil)
(princ)

[troma]

Another way:
If all the blocks are the same block:
BEDIT the block, place an acad point at 0, 0 within the block. Save & exit the editor. Now explode all your blocks, and you'll have acad points at each location.

[jabir16]

yes but the problem is to first convert blocks into cogo and then follow the same as you told..

[Jay_B]

Can you post the drawing or even a portion of the drawing here (that contains some of these blocks) so someone can take a look?