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How to extract data from multi-leader text into a table?

margery_s — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:15:03 GMT

I'm trying to create a table from plant labels that are in my model space as multileader items. I know you can extract data from any object, but I can't find the instructions in help.

Re: How to extract data from multi-leader text into a table?

maxim_k — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:36:42 GMT

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi Margery,

One of the ways.

You can create table and put Fields to table sells:

Each Field could contain information about multileader contents - in Insert Field window you need to do these steps:

Re: How to extract data from leader text into a table?

margery_s — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:26:08 GMT

Maxim,

Thanks for your reply. Your solution will work great for a drawing with a few leaders, however, when there are many it would be tedious. See attached. I believe what I need to do is extract all the text from the leaders into a CSV file. Then format the CSV file in another application and import it back into AutoCAD. If you know how to extract all that data at once, I'd appreciate the details.

Thanks,

Margery

Re: How to extract data from leader text into a table?

maxim_k — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:32:51 GMT

I think it is possible with AutoLISP if you have full AutoCAD (not LT)
Do you want the leader text in one column? What table structure do you need?

Re: How to extract data from leader text into a table?

margery_s — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:44:29 GMT

I'll have to search for AutoLISP as I haven't tried it.

I do want the text in one column and the number that appears before it in another column, so a two column table.