![]() ![]() I could then have the table as my BLOCK counts and reference the cell in the table in a field elsewhere in the drawing. With the BLOCK definitions I could then use the Data Extraction wizard to export the BLOCK ATTRIBUTES and block counts to an AutoCAD TABLE. This way I could get both the BLOCK name as well as the part name. I used BLOCK ATTRIBUTES in the BLOCK definitions, in this case an ATTRIBUTE named “PART”. There could be other ways, but this was the method I used and came natural to me. I created this tutorial showing how I accomplished this challenge. ![]() The question was about having a FIELD read a BLOCK quantity in the drawing. I thought it would be a great lunchtime challenge to break free of all the other things I was doing, and have some CAD fun. I received a question from a Between the Lines blog reader John Reid this week in response to a previous post “ StarBacks BBQ Floor Space Planning with AutoCAD FIELDS”. ![]()
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