topic Re: Custom Block Table schedule auto generate in AutoCAD LT Forum

Custom Block Table schedule auto generate

thomasPure — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:03:40 GMT

I am trying to create a schedule table to schedule all of the doors and their physical features within my drawing.

The drawing is an Xref file within DISfile.
Doors are blocks within the Xref.

Door blocks have multiple visibility states which relate to various features included within the physical door.

Door blocks also have a nested block which creates a schedule label for each unit (D01, D02 etc), but no reason this cannot be moved to the DISfile level if it makes things easier.
Ideally the table will have parameters to automatically fill in the contents for each door unit. (ie, D01 is type3 door, therefore features 7,8,9 are present etc)
Im having a bit of writers block on how to link my door blocks into a table. any help appreciated thanks.

Re: Custom Block Table schedule auto generate

pendean — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:43:19 GMT

What is a "DISfile" please?

Re: Custom Block Table schedule auto generate

thomasPure — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:07:10 GMT

DISfile is the active file. my current workflow involves Xref files attached to a active file with additional information.

Re: Custom Block Table schedule auto generate

pendean — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:39:31 GMT

@thomasPure wrote:
DISfile is the active file. my current workflow involves Xref files attached to a active file with additional information.

Block Table Schedule creation in LT is very limited, and I'm not sure how well it would work with dynamic blocks, read through this similar post https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-lt-forum/creating-schedules-for-blocks-in-lt/td-p/8382833

and https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-extract-block-attributes-in-AutoCAD-LT.html

Re: Custom Block Table schedule auto generate

thomasPure — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:32:24 GMT

I do have access to full AutoCAD, but I need the table to work in LT for the rest of my team, if that helps?

Re: Custom Block Table schedule auto generate

pendean — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:36:52 GMT

@thomasPure wrote:

I do have access to full AutoCAD, but I need the table to work in LT for the rest of my team, if that helps?

You could experiment and find out, here is a similar post about the topic

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/dynamic-blocks-forum/create-part-list-from-dynamic-block/td-p/8530249