Comments on: Update Block Attributes Using Excel http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/ By: Donnie Gladfelter Tue, 22 May 2012 01:10:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Milan http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-8/#comment-4920 Milan Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:54:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4920 I want to make bloks with attributes, and then to export that attributes to excel. I know how to do that. Now I would like to link that cells in excel with my attributes. In that way, when I change something in my excel table and do relaod in dwg I can see changes and also, when I change some atribute in dwg I want to see changes in excel db. Do you have some hint? Thanks. Milan I want to make bloks with attributes, and then to export that attributes to excel. I know how to do that. Now I would like to link that cells in excel with my attributes. In that way, when I change something in my excel table and do relaod in dwg I can see changes and also, when I change some atribute in dwg I want to see changes in excel db. Do you have some hint?
Thanks.
Milan

]]> By: Ctshcm http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-8/#comment-4913 Ctshcm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:50:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4913 I have block with visibility parameter. When use ATTOUT command, it's doesn't export visibility parameter. I want to export this parameter to to edit it, after that import to AutoCAD to control visibility of block. Do you have any solution to solved my problem. Sorry about duplicate information.Thanks I have block with visibility parameter. When use ATTOUT command, it’s doesn’t export visibility parameter. I want to export this parameter to to edit it, after that import to AutoCAD to control visibility of block. Do you have any solution to solved my problem.
Sorry about duplicate information.Thanks

]]> By: Ctshcm http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-4912 Ctshcm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:12:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4912 I have block with visibility parameter. When use ATTOUT command, it's doesn't export visibility parameter. I want to export this parameter to to edit it, after that import to AutoCAD to control visibility of block. Do you have any solution to solved my problem. Thanks  I have block with visibility parameter. When use ATTOUT command, it’s doesn’t export visibility parameter. I want to export this parameter to to edit it, after that import to AutoCAD to control visibility of block. Do you have any solution to solved my problem.
Thanks 

]]> By: Facutom22 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-8/#comment-4869 Facutom22 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:19:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4869 como puedo pasar una planilla excel a autocad y luego cambiar cosas en la planilla como por ejemplo el layer del texto como puedo pasar una planilla excel a autocad y luego cambiar cosas en la planilla como por ejemplo el layer del texto

]]> By: Borkvik http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-4843 Borkvik Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4843 Ok. Thanks for the quick reply. Have looked at another way to solve it. I tried to link into a range from excel with copy and paste method. I will then have to update data in AutoCAD from Excel. And it works! But when I try to update from AutoCad LT 2012 to excel by using the "Update to source" button I get a message; Command: _DATALINKUPDATE Select an option [Update data link/Write data link] : _W 1 object(s) found. 1 data link(s) do not allow their data to be written out. 0 data link(s) written out successfully. How can I fix this? Ok. Thanks for the quick reply. Have looked at another way to solve it. I
tried to link into a range from excel with copy and paste method. I
will then have to update data in AutoCAD from Excel. And it works! But
when I try to update from AutoCad LT 2012 to excel by using the “Update
to source” button I get a message;
Command: _DATALINKUPDATE
Select an option [Update data link/Write data link] : _W
1 object(s) found.
1 data link(s) do not allow their data to be written out.
0 data link(s) written out successfully.
How can I fix this?

]]> By: Borkvik http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-8/#comment-4842 Borkvik Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:52:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4842 Ok. Thanks for the quick reply. Have looked at another way to solve it. I tried to link into a range from excel with copy and paste method. I will then have to update data in AutoCAD from Excel. And it works! But when I try to update from AutoCad LT 2012 to excel by using the "Update to source" button I get a message; Command: _DATALINKUPDATE Select an option [Update data link/Write data link] : _W 1 object(s) found. 1 data link(s) do not allow their data to be written out. 0 data link(s) written out successfully. How can I fix this? Ok. Thanks for the quick reply. Have looked at another way to solve it. I tried to link into a range from excel with copy and paste method. I will then have to update data in AutoCAD from Excel. And it works! But when I try to update from AutoCad LT 2012 to excel by using the “Update to source” button I get a message;
Command: _DATALINKUPDATE
Select an option [Update data link/Write data link] : _W
1 object(s) found.
1 data link(s) do not allow their data to be written out.
0 data link(s) written out successfully.
How can I fix this?

]]> By: Borkvik http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-8/#comment-4841 Borkvik Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:48:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4841 Hello. I have a number of different signs (blocks) in AutoCad. I want to count the number of each unique signs and export it to excel? So that I excel can see how many signs I have of each type. User AutoCad LT 2012How can I do it? (im a autocad newbie) Hello. I have a number of different signs (blocks) in AutoCad. I want to count the number of each unique signs and export it to excel? So that I excel can see how many signs I have of each type.
User AutoCad LT 2012How can I do it? (im a autocad newbie)

]]> By: CADbloke http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-8/#comment-4826 CADbloke Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:03:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-4826 A couple of points I would add to this blog post is that when you import the text into Excel make sure you set all the columns as text-format so you don't get things like "1/2" turning into dates and other assorted Excel formatting weirdness. You can also re-order and delete columns - except for the Handle and Block Name columns, leave them alone. You can sort the rows in any order as long as you keep the heading row at the top. Don't leave any gaps between columns and rows. Insertion order determines the order of the block Handles. A tip if you're using arrays to make collections of blocks - make one extra and delete the original one you cloned; the Handles tend to flow in a neater order. I use a modified version of the attout.lsp included with AutoCAD which opens the export in Excel automatically but I can't distribute that because it is copyrighted code. I am, however, working on a custom version of this which would automate a lot of things and allow for more sorting options. If you're interested in this then I may enlist you as a beta-tester. I estimate about 6 months or so until I have something worth testing. Keep an eye on CADbloke.com &/or send me a message on my contact page if you're interested. cheers Ewen CADbloke A couple of points I would add to this blog post is that when you import the text into Excel make sure you set all the columns as text-format so you don’t get things like “1/2″ turning into dates and other assorted Excel formatting weirdness. You can also re-order and delete columns – except for the Handle and Block Name columns, leave them alone. You can sort the rows in any order as long as you keep the heading row at the top. Don’t leave any gaps between columns and rows. Insertion order determines the order of the block Handles. A tip if you’re using arrays to make collections of blocks – make one extra and delete the original one you cloned; the Handles tend to flow in a neater order.

I use a modified version of the attout.lsp included with AutoCAD which opens the export in Excel automatically but I can’t distribute that because it is copyrighted code. I am, however, working on a custom version of this which would automate a lot of things and allow for more sorting options. If you’re interested in this then I may enlist you as a beta-tester. I estimate about 6 months or so until I have something worth testing. Keep an eye on CADbloke.com &/or send me a message on my contact page if you’re interested.

cheers
Ewen
CADbloke

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]]> By: Dom http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/update-block-attributes-using-excel/comment-page-8/#comment-3500 Dom Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:20:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/#comment-3500 dear Donnie, My blocks are explicit declared. My question: Wiht ATTOUT.lsp Is that possible to update the blocks via attin without HANDLE but only with BLOCKNAME? ...... (setq str (strcat "HANDLE" delim "BLOCKNAME"));setq thank you alot for this webpage dear Donnie,

My blocks are explicit declared.
My question: Wiht ATTOUT.lsp Is that possible to update the blocks via attin without HANDLE but only with BLOCKNAME?
…… (setq str (strcat “HANDLE” delim “BLOCKNAME”));setq

thank you alot for this webpage

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