Expert: Paul Jordan - 5/15/2009

Question
QUESTION: There is a command (or there was several versions ago) that allowed on to consecutively number attributes in already placed blocks on a drawing from 1 to and infinite number just be clicking on the attribute.  That is to say, if you had twenty Control Number Bubbles lined up on twenty panels, you could begin with the first and click twenty times in a row on the twenty corresponding bubbles, and each number would be automatically placed “1, 2, 3, 4, 5…..20”.  Know what I mean?



Does anyone there know that command name?????????  I think there was also a separate command for placing text the same way?  Any recollections?


ANSWER: Hey Matt,

Sounds to me like you were using a lisp routine.  Check out the message from ASMI on this forum: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20103 I think he has a lisp routine there that will solve your problem.

Let me know if that doesn't work and we can search some more.

Paul

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QUESTION: Okay...now a followup (not to look a gift horse in the mouth).  I am a structural engineer doing a massively loooonnnngg soundwall along a MD highway.  We have created sparate blocks for the individual wall heights, which will vary from 5' to 26'.  I have an attribute for the TOP OF WALL and one for the BOTTOM OF WALL heights.  Is there a way to assign these attributes to corespodning points on the block so as to automatically "plug" them in without typing?  Perhaps assign them to the insertion point "X" value for the TOP OF WALL , then take that value and subtract the wall height for the BOTTOM OF WALL attribute?

Again, this is awesome.  If I can get help with this last question, you will save me so much time and money!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks again!

Answer
Hey Matt,

I think you're beyond me on this one.  I'd suggest going over to Augi.com and go to the lisp forums and posting this question there.  There are programmers that really get into this a lot more than me in there.  There might be someone that already has something like this written already.

If you've never been to AUGI.com, I highly recommend becoming a member.  It's all free and they're one of the main sponsors of Autodesk University every year.  A great outfit and a great source to find answers and talk with other folks doing what you're doing.

Let me know if you need help finding where to go over there.  There are a ton of forums on every product Autodesk makes.

Paul