I need to create smart boundaries

I need to create smart boundaries

jonathan.berry2
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I need to create smart boundaries

jonathan.berry2
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Hi All,

 

I need to be able to re-create an AECOSim Building Designer function in AutoCAD. My company uses ABD to generate productivity reporting for our stores. In ABD it works by starting the process which opens a context menu where some info such as the department name/code/etc is already loaded as we select each pre-made department space type. And then we can add info such as floor number. From there we create a 2d poly-line boundary around our sales area and depending on the application, once we hit the update sales area button, the poly-line boundaries will dynamically add the sales area name, square footage of the area within the boundary, and if applicable the number of counted furniture items within the boundary. I have a plan on how to accomplish this with vanilla AutoCAD using blocks, attributes, and tables but I was hoping someone had experience with something similar made for AutoCAD so I can automate this process to feel more similar to the ABD tool.

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JTBWorld
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If you want to automate this in a similar fashion some programming is needed. Either hope someone can and will do it for free or hire a programmer. If interested we at JTB World can help with the programming. 


Jimmy Bergmark
JTB World - Software development and consulting for CAD and license usage reports
https://jtbworld.com

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john.uhden
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I don't get it.

If you have ABD and it works, then why do you want a knock-off?

And @JTBWorld is right.  It wouldn't be cheap, let alone free.

John F. Uhden

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