HOW TO GET THE AREA OF A BLOCK REFERENCE

[Anonymous]

How do I get the area of a block reference?

I'm trying to figure out how not to make manual polylines around the block to get the area because it will take too much time. As you can see in the layout attached below, I need to get 3 areas of 3 different floor patterns. But I just can't figure out how to do so. Kindly see if there's anything you can advice me with. I tried various apps already but all of them only apply to hatches and polylines. So I can't get the freaking block area when I isolate each of the floor patterns

[cadffm]

A block or a blockreference have no area..
I will check your drawing and offer a workaround or another solution, please hold the line..

[cadffm]

your drawing content:

Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$ramp.......3
red interlock..................1049
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int1.......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int5.......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int3.......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int6.......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int9.......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int12......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int13......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int26......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int8.......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$int30......2
Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$BPVG.......5619
AOL-Label......................1

And all Blockreferences are (important) xyz-scaled to 1 ( 1 1 1)

So you talk about block 'Xref-Z3-Hardscape$0$BPVG'?

I will talk about Block int1,3,5,6,8,9,12,13,26,30 and BPVG, thats the original Block from the binded xref with name Xref-Z3-Hardscape.

When you create a Block:

Create one ore more needed constant non-visible attributdefinition (ATTDEF) with the areasize.

You can do it now too, edit the Blockdefinitions.. and later usw DATAEXTRACT to get the data of area for all blockrefs.

In example file i use a new textstyle ISOCP with ISOCP.shx font and attach 3 constand non-visible attributdefinitions with the area information to the block BPVG.

What is your answer?

PS: It is also possible to read the polylines-informations from the block, then you have to set up your dataextract properties.

Incl. nested objects.. and you get all polylines areas, in Excel you can filter and calculate the area for each Layer..

[cadffm]

Sorry, the example DWG

[isaac.connollyHF4Y7]

LINEWORKSHRINKWRAP *COMMAND* 

WILL GIVE YOU THE EXTENTS OF A BLOCK AND CAN BE USED FOR MULTIPLE AT ONE TIME. HOPE THIS HELPS