Data Extraction per Layout

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I have come across something i'm sure plenty of others have, so this may be an easy fix/problem. What I am trying to do is have a Data Extraction Table extract data from the objects that are on the sheet I am working on, not from the entire drawing. I have filtered out the blocks I need but have not found a way to extract data individually per the layouts. Thanks in advance!

[MetalFingerz · Accepted solution]

Hi Jose,

In the second step of the DATAEXTRACTION popup window, you can select the objects you want to extract in a specific layout/drawing. This does not allow selection of objects in model space visible in the paper space of said specific layout. If you want to select objects in model space from a layout, you need to enter a viewport before launching the DATAEXTRACTION command, then you'll be able select the objects inside the viewports. While selecting, you can go from a viewport to another simply by clicking from one to another, this will allow to add objects to the selection.

[Anonymous]

Thank You! this worked great! This is a great start to showing management that AutoCAD is worth the price, and a time saver.

[DougPSU]

To take this a step further. If I have 20 paperspace sheets, can I run a batch data extraction, or will I need to run the command for each sheet?

[Anonymous]

Hello

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this doesn't work dynamically?

If you plot more blocks, you have to repeat the data extraction. *?*

..and another thing, if I'm right. You can't place this table in the paperspace, but you have to align in the modelspace?