Inserting Points with continious numbers

Inserting Points with continious numbers

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Inserting Points with continious numbers

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Hey, i have such issue: In my project i have to insert manulally lot of points in Acad - i use comand "_point", and insert them one by one manually on my drawing.

Then a use command "_EATTEXT" to extract those points to txt/CSV with their X/Y/Z coordinates. Everything works fine, but every point has it`s own number "1"  😞

Is there any method that when I insert point on my drawing, Autocad would show me not only the point, but point with number 1,2,3.....n, and then those specific numbers will be shown on the extract list and in my txt/CSV file?

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I`ve read plenty of such topics: all of them refers to IMPORTING some data into Acad which them generete points with some numbers.

I think about making some block of point and text, but have no idea how...

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Patchy
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Attach your .dwg and let's see (2007 format would be good)

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Anonymous
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There is no DWG, i have to make the first one 😄

the idea is: I have a map of a road - on this map there is lot of places which i have to find in real enviroment.

In Acad I insert a "_point" in every place i`m interested and then export those points to CSV/txt with command "_eattext". Then in Excell i have list of those points with X/Y cooridnates - i put those points im my GPS and go outside and find those points.

 

But all of this points have number "1" and i have to manually overwrite on my new map all points...

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ed: I tried making block of point + attribute and doing _TCOUNT but TCOUNT does not work with blocks....

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leeminardi
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1.  Research how to create a block with an attribute.  Here's a good place to start.

2.  When adding the "points" (you should use blocks instead to correlate the point number with the block locations) do you want the point number attribute to automatically increment or are you willing to type in the point number or name for each insertion? Automatically numbering them is a little more complex.
For example,  I defined a block named "APOINT" that looks like a bowtie with one attribute named "PTNUMBER".  YOu are asked to enter the point number when you insert it.

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3.   Use dataextraction to create a csv file of the "points" that includes their coordinates and point number.

 

 

 

Look at my post number #5 here

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vinodkl
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Hi,

 

As you created the block with the attribute, the next thing would be to use this lisp "click  here" to place blocks with incremental numbers. 

Here is a similar thread, but on AutoCAD LT:https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-lt-forum/how-to-create-a-specific-point-label-style/td-p/9355... 

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