Can't seem to extract data properly.

Anonymous · ‎01-29-2019

Hello, all. So I'm working on extracting data from W-Blocks as part of a school assignment in Autocad for Mac. I've made the W-Blocks, put them into one complete object, created an extraction template, and now I'm just trying to extract the data into a chart. The only problem is, nothing happens when I try to extract in Cdf and Sdf format. It works for Dxx (granted, it's a jumbled mess) but nothing else. For the life of me, I cannot see what I am doing wrong. I have attached the drawing and the template to this post. If someone could assist me with this, I would really appreciate it. I've spent days trying to figure this out.

Thank you in advance.

maxim_k · ‎01-29-2019

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Hi Joshua,

Extraction template should be without extra carriage returns at the end of the text file (yours has 3 CR at the end).

Plus:

- BL:NAME should be in upper case

- Maximum field length and Decimal places should have 3 digits for each

Look at the attached template "Extraction Template-2.txt" - it should work with your drawing.

The result I got is in "DWG 3 - WBLOCK TEST FIXTURE.txt" file

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Anonymous · ‎01-29-2019

Sir, you are a gift among men. Thank you so much. On an unrelated note, may I ask what you think about AutoCAD for Mac? Do you think Windows is better? Would you ever really need to use Mac? I ask because I'm trying to draw on the knowledge of people with far more experience than me (I've only been using AutoCAD for Mac for a few months).