Does anyone know how to write a lisp file?? 1

[Fyrman]

I need to write a lisp file to count the number of certain blocks in a drawing. Does anyone know how to do this?? Thanks for the help.

 

[roberttx]

Hi, Fyrman:

What version of acad are you using? acad 2000 should have a program on the express menu.

Roberto.

 

[Fyrman]

Yeah, Acad 2000...I didn't find anything in Express tools.

 

[smcadman]

The express tool you're looking for is "bcount", one of the express tools that are "command line only".

Flores

 

[Fyrman]

AWESOME MAN!!! Thanks a LOT!! Yall have a Merry Christmas!!

 

[IFRs]

You should be able to do something like:
"SELECT"
"(SSX)"
Pick the block you want to count
It says how many were found.

 

[Friptzap]

The attribute extraction routine has functionality built in for doing this. Then you can use that data in an excel file or even access.

 

[twlincoln]

Just be aware that BCOUNT does not count nested blocks... (blocks within blocks). And AutoCAD 2002's EATTEXT (Enhanced ATTribute EXTract) has a much easier to use interface that:

a.) Handles nested blocks and XREFs,
b.) Can write directly to an XLS or MDB file (if Excel or Access is installed),
c.) Can be saved to a template for frequent or similar extractions.