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AREA = Adding the sum multiple areas in autocad light MARCH 11TH 2011

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jordan-CE11
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AREA = Adding the sum multiple areas in autocad light MARCH 11TH 2011

Hi all I have a question I hope someone can help me with, I am a new user to autocad lt

 

I have a .dwg file that has 488 closed objects  I need to know the total sum of the area for all closed objects

 

 

I don't really want to have to use the line function for every single object to get each individual area then add them all together on a calculator.

 

 

I was hoping there would be a quicker method for this i need to know the total area of all 488 objects added together.

 

 

any help would be appreciated

 

 

Thanks in advance Smiley Happy

 

Jordan

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Message 2 of 16
pendean
in reply to: jordan-CE11

AREA command has an ADD function, use it's OBJECT option to select each closed area for a total.

It will highlight each one you pick as you go along.

Message 3 of 16

Use JOIN command to connect segments into polylines

Use REGION command on all connected polylines of interest

Use MASSPROP command on all regions of interest

 

Works better than the AREA - ADD - OBJECT method becasue with the above, you can use a window to select

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Message 4 of 16
engr13abc
in reply to: jordan-CE11

Dear...

your question is to calculate all objectes area in one Command......

 

its very simple......if you have multiple objects and you get sum area (means Total Area) of all objects, then the method is that you can use command

 

"AreaM"

Before applying the commond of AreaM First you can do some simple steps

 

1. You have one file of AreaM (I WILL SEND YOU THIS FILE and GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS)

2. if you have Autocade 2015 version you will go "Manage" title bar of autocad

3.Click Load application icon

4. Load AreaM File and close the box

5. finally you can apply this command on you own purpose

 

Note: Every new Cadfile you want to get Value of area, first you will upload AreaM file.

I attached AreaM File in this post....

thanks

Message 5 of 16
pendean
in reply to: engr13abc

There is no LISP ability in LT: the forum you are posting in. Nice lisp, but pointless as a fix for LT users.
Message 6 of 16
hussain8016
in reply to: engr13abc

Dear Sir,

 

How to add areas in one command??

Message 7 of 16
hwalker
in reply to: hussain8016

At the command line type AREA

 

Now press A (ADD)

 

Now press O (OBJECT).

 

You can carry on adding as many objects as you want, you will notice at the command line the total area of your objects

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Message 8 of 16
steven-g
in reply to: hwalker

so long as they are separate objects, you could hatch the whole lot, then select only the hatches with quick select or from the properties palette, this will give you the cumulative area (but it does subtract overlapping hatches)

Message 9 of 16
Emmsleys
in reply to: hussain8016

Following up on your thread, were you able to find a solution?  

 

Did any of the posts in the thread help with you issue? 

Please post back in the thread if you are still having an issue with AutoCAD or Select 
Accept as Solution for the post’s that helped.


Thanks for your time. 



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Message 10 of 16
75094664
in reply to: engr13abc

thanks

good one 


@engr13abc wrote:

Dear...

your question is to calculate all objectes area in one Command......

 

its very simple......if you have multiple objects and you get sum area (means Total Area) of all objects, then the method is that you can use command

 

"AreaM"

Before applying the commond of AreaM First you can do some simple steps

 

1. You have one file of AreaM (I WILL SEND YOU THIS FILE and GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS)

2. if you have Autocade 2015 version you will go "Manage" title bar of autocad

3.Click Load application icon

4. Load AreaM File and close the box

5. finally you can apply this command on you own purpose

 

Note: Every new Cadfile you want to get Value of area, first you will upload AreaM file.

I attached AreaM File in this post....

thanks


 

Message 11 of 16


@Machinery&Automation wrote:

Use JOIN command to connect segments into polylines

Use REGION command on all connected polylines of interest

Use MASSPROP command on all regions of interest

 

Works better than the AREA - ADD - OBJECT method becasue with the above, you can use a window to select


 

Thank you for the elegant answer. Simple, straightforward, and no LISP for AutoCAD LT users like myself.

Message 12 of 16
enevarez2206
in reply to: engr13abc


@engr13abc wrote:

Dear...

your question is to calculate all objectes area in one Command......

 

its very simple......if you have multiple objects and you get sum area (means Total Area) of all objects, then the method is that you can use command

 

"AreaM"

Before applying the commond of AreaM First you can do some simple steps

 

1. You have one file of AreaM (I WILL SEND YOU THIS FILE and GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS)

2. if you have Autocade 2015 version you will go "Manage" title bar of autocad

3.Click Load application icon

4. Load AreaM File and close the box

5. finally you can apply this command on you own purpose

 

Note: Every new Cadfile you want to get Value of area, first you will upload AreaM file.

I attached AreaM File in this post....

thanks



Is there a way to have the Total be divided by 144?

Message 13 of 16
pendean
in reply to: enevarez2206

Are you running LT or full AutoCAD?
Message 14 of 16
enevarez2206
in reply to: pendean

I am using full autocad 2018 and
Message 15 of 16
steven-g
in reply to: enevarez2206

At the command line type "MODEMACRO" and then enter this exactly as shown followed by enter

 

"area= "$(/,$(getvar,area),144)

then when you use the area command as shown in the comments above the results will be divided by 144 and shown on your status bar just below the command line

Area.jpg

 

EDIT

for LT anyway, and it only works in the current session.

Message 16 of 16
pendean
in reply to: enevarez2206

Here is the AREAM lisp discussed above that you answered
http://jtbworld.com/autocad-aream-lsp

Change the code (I've not tested it BTW)
(getvar "area")
to
(/ (getvar "area") 144.0)

Don't omit or add anything else.

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