Adding Values

[setiplex]

Hoping to find a faster way of adding these values (in white boxes and the green box), or even inputting these values. I attached a screenshot to illustrate my purpose. Be mindful, this data all gets inputted into a database.

1st, in the white box is numerical data, I type in a command to find each of those numerical values then I type in the value in the boxes. Is there a way to get those values without running the command, then physically entering the data. 

2nd, the white boxes are for the individual plates that make up all the data inputted in the green. Often, I can have over a dozen plates "white boxes" to add up.  The sum of the white box goes into the green box. In the green box, is there an easier way to calculate the combined sum of data from the white boxes?

Side note: I deal with hundreds of 'white boxes' so it would help substantially if I can do shortcuts and reduce errors.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> 1st, in the white box is numerical data

First issue I have with your description. The white box has "A", "White", ... which is not numeric

>> Is there a way to get those values without running the command

From the screenshot we do not know which object types you have, are the lines, arcs, text, mtext, polylines, block with attributes, ...? Please upload the dwg-file so we know what you have.

In general "get those values without running a command" ... when you don't start a command, what would you then want do with the values?

If it's a block with attributes, then you can select the block and see the attribute content in the property window.

You can also write your tools to get these values anywhere else ... but that again need to start that tool/execute a command.

>> The sum of the white box goes into the green box

I don't know what values will be used to add to a summary, it might be done with a field formula, but that's a bit tricky and not the fastest option. Maybe it helps to use _DATAEXTRACTION to export the data from the white boxes (only working when you have blocks and attributes), use Excel to create your calculations and assign the results from Excel to the green boxes.

- alfred -

[setiplex]

I'm referring to only the numerical data.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

thank you for updating some info, but I can only repeat: from the screenshot we can't see anything about internals of your geometry, but we need to know what you are using otherwise we can't give valid suggestions.

- alfred -

[setiplex]

e.g., here are 4 individual plates that would be cut out. Each one of these, will have their own white box.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

when I open your screenshot and click on the line ... how should I now know if that is a line, a polyline, a block, if it's a block does it have attributes ...?

- alfred -

[setiplex]

This is being lost in translation. Is there anyway, if I changed it to polyline or block, or anything, that I can work to get those values that I need? W/ the aforementioned??