Set fields format

[rossini.tania]

Hi all,

I'm triyng to set the field format as fixed.

I need to find how I can fix the additional format in object, polyline area field can remain fixed. I don't need to adjust the converting factor every time I have to put an area into a polyline.

Thank you.

[ВeekeeCZ]

Welcome to the forums!

You can try this Lee Mac's lisp to create area labels. See attached. The original you can find on his page HERE

See HERE how to use such routine in case you need it.

[john.vellek]

Hi @rossini.tania,

There is no way to set that as a default to my knowledge. I suggest that you might post in the Customization forum to see if you can get help there. I imagine you could run a routine on your existing fields to adjust the properties all at once.

 So you would place the fields regardless of the settings and then run a LISP to correct the conversion, Suffix and Zero suppression.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[rossini.tania]

The most of the people asked me that solution have AutoCAD LT, so they can't run a routine or a lisp. In any other way (if they have a full version) we don't have any problem, I have wrote a lisp for it years ago.

Thank you anyway

Regards

Tania Rossini

[john.vellek]

Hi @rossini.tania,

Yes, since you would need a custom routine to do this your AutoCAD LT users will be unable to take advantage of it. I will keep looking for other possibilities.

I suggest you post your question in the AutoCAD LT forum as well.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[john.vellek]

Hi @rossini.tania,

Perhaps you can use more than one field. The first one could capture the area and then the next one could use a formula to get the contents of the first field and then apply the conversion and append the suffix.  I am not sure if this is any faster but would work in both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[rossini.tania]

I've tried and it works only if you use a table. It's impossible to apply a formula on another field or attribute with a field inside if this is not in table.

[Anonymous]

I’ve tried and it works only if you use a table. It’s impossible to apply a formula on another field or attribute with a field inside if this is not in table.