Data Extraction does not grab invisible attribute data for spreadsheet

[anommensen]

I've got a tag block with four text attributes, with three of those toggled invisible to reduce drawing clutter. When I do the data extraction, the spreadsheet shows blanks inside of the invisible data. I thought data extraction could grab the invisible data. We need to gather this data from over a hundred drawings, but I can't get the invisible data grabbed from even one. I am working on a network, so I create a .csr instead of a .xls file. Is there a step I'm missing to get the invisible data for the extraction (without turning the visibility ON for 100+ drawings)? I'm using Autocad 2020.

[paullimapa]

Could be a bug in AutoCAD 2020.

Do you have the latest 2020 updates installed?

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2020/ENU/?guid=AutoCAD_ReleaseNotes_autocad_2020_updates_html

Can you share a sample dwg with the Block Attributes for others to test?

[cadffm]

Hi

"with three of those toggled invisible "

How?

Freezed Layers?

Property visible = no

Or

by visible parameter???

[anommensen]

It would be the visible parameter on the three attributes, grouped to the triangle grip to toggle on/off. I'm no block expert, and I made this quickly so we could start as soon as possible.

[anommensen]

Here is the block. I'd have to search for a small drawing, and there's A LOT of these things. For testing, you might just enter some values in the block try a data extraction while the attributes are toggled invisible - the day's quickest data extraction.

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>>"It would be the visible parameter "

That's the reason. Dynamic block "visiblity Parameter" feature is not "hiding elements from screen",

this feature REMOVEs objects from the block!  Look at your properties palette

and check the last section (while select one blockreference).

The one has AttributX, the next one not - dependent on your current visiblity state.

Sorry

[paullimapa]

Well that’s the problem. You’re using a dynamic block with visibility attributes which are not the same as invisible attributes. Dataextraction does not pickup dynamic blocks attributes that are left invisible because that’s the point. If you really want them to be extracted then create a block using attribute definitions that are set invisible then these will be extracted 

[anommensen]

Thanks for the help, everyone. I've learned something about dynamic blocks, though it's not pleasant news for our data extraction for all those drawings.