Data Extraction Wizard not available in Tool menu 2014 version Autocad for Mac

[Anonymous]

Need to know if this version does not have the data extraction tool for mac (does not appear on the Tools Menu)

Version J.51.M.455

I need to summarize object info from a 2D irrigation drawing. 

Thanks a lot, Ines

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

looking into the help for AutoCAD 2014 on Mac the command _DATAEXTRACTION does not show up >>>click<<<

If you want to count blocks/attributes the command _ATTEXT might help

Sorry, - alfred -

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

I see that you are visiting as a new member to the AutoCAD for Mac forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

This feature is not available in AutoCAD for Mac.  Can you attach a sample file and indicate the types of data you are trying to capture? If the data has attributes then @Alfred.NESWADBA suggestion is a good one.

[Anonymous]

Thank you both. ATTEXT doesn't work neither.

I have tried with TLEN (Lisp routine) to get total length of lines (ARC, CIRCLE, LINE, LWLINE, SPLINE), but for some SPLINE it doesn't work because it is based on getting AREA of all the objects selected and then adding PERIMETER obtained for all of them. Some SPLINE don't have AREA.

DO yo know if another version of the software for MAC does run the Data Extraction Tool?

I started the slow way. Selecting objects, using LIST command, recovering Logfile via Terminal, using MS Excel to add measurement (Length, Circumference or Perimeter).

Any other suggestion?

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

This feature is not in any versions of AutoCAD for Mac

If you could share a sample file and tell me what data you are trying to extract then I might be able to help. For instance, you might attach Fields to some objects in order to capture data. 

[Anonymous]

I'm sending an irrigation sample (not mine, so I deleted the architectural and landscape part). Just left some of the irrigation layers.

Need to get total length of different pipes (PVC-20, PVC-25, PVC-32, Polietileno). Each one in a separate layer.

With TLEN.lsp I could get most of the information. For some SPLINE it doesn't work right.

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

I see the problem you are having with this. The best I can offer at present (I am looking through my older LISP routines to find something that works better) is to isolate the splines to a layer and then Qselect them and then use LIST. You can then copy and paste into Excel. Then you can sort to get all the lengths together. Finally a Find/Replace to remove everything but the numbers will let you total them.

I know....not very slick or convenient. Let me do some more digging to see if I can find some older lisp routines that might do this for you. Thanks for your patience.

[maxim_k · Accepted solution]

Hi Ines,

The reason that TLEN.LSP fails to get area and length of some splines in your drawing is that these splines are not planar, and as the result - don't have an area.

You need at first to make them planar, then use TLEN.LSP.

There is no FLATTEN command in AutoCAD for Mac, you can use this trick to flatten non planar Splines:

move them along Z axis to a distance of 1e99, then move them back:

Command: MOVE
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 125 found
Select objects:
Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>:
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @0,0,1e99

Command:MOVE
Select objects: p
125 found
Select objects:
Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>:
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @0,0,-1e99

Now you can use TLEN - it will work.

Maxim

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your help.

I have read about the non planar condition, but couldn't fix it.

I have tried your suggestion and get an error.

I'm sending the output below. Text in red shows the error.

Command: MOve
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 1537 found
Select objects:
Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>:
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @0,0,1e99
Command: move
Select objects: p
1537 found
Select objects:
Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>:
Specify displacement <0.0000, 0.0000, -1.0000E+99>: @0,0,-1e99
Command: TLEN
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 1537 found
Select objects:
; error: invalid point: (3201.54 1989.11 2.e+99)

[Anonymous]

Finally it worked. Thanks a lot.
Could get all the lines in Z=0 with your suggestion.