Fix the Block Insert issue

The issue:

Block insert with the keyboard shortcut I

This has been so annoying that I often find ways to not insert blocks anymore.

There are work arounds that make the problem go away.

you can use the command.  CLASSICINSERT

What I found and used was way to easy and sweet to not document for my own reuse.

I normally just type I and boom the insert dialogue box pops up.

Since 2019 this new Insert command often just hangs.  Which sucks. 

Autocad has this acad.pgp file that is the old school way to load command line aliases

I found this solution here: (not sure if that link will remain valid, so I just copied the text.)

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-map-3d-forum/acad-pgp-command-alias-editor-in-map-3d-2019/td-p/8590554

To edit the pgp file in use by your session, at the command line, type this:

(startapp "notepad" (findfile "acad.pgp"))

this will pop up notepad, where you will search for 

I,     *INSERT and swap it out with  *CLASSICINSERT

while you are there you might as well swap out 

AR,    *ARRAY with the old school     *ARRAYCLASSIC

Save the file and close it.

Back in cad type REINIT

and make sure to click PGP file.

Cheers

DATAEXTRACTION

 PROBLEM:  Old Land Desktop points as blocks that you would like to use as civil points

You can use the command DATAEXTRACTION

This command allows you to select the point block and extract the attributes to a csv file.

Choose a file name and save path

Next select the source.  I used objects in the current drawing.

I selected the properties of the block that I want to export.

I then sorted the columns how I would like to see them (you could also do this in excel)

Once this file is created you can open and manipulate the data however you choose and import into Civil as ponts.

 

corrective instrument

here are the links that I am always looking for...

Brown County ROD (my most impacted county)

http://www.co.brown.wi.us/departments/?department=e7fb85d94ba9&subdepartment=773844d034b1

Corrective Instrument

Instructions for the Wisconsin Electronic Real Estate Transfer Return (eRETR)

https://ww2.revenue.wi.gov/GenericFile/help/eRetr/detail.htm

Upgrade to Civil 2016

I copied all the files from the folder:  

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 2013\enu\Survey

To this folder:

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 2016\enu\Survey

This copied the figure prefix and the linework code set

Note:  I did NOT overwrite any files.

Next start a new Database

·         Right click on the new database and “Edit Survey Database settings”

·         The biggie is set the units to “US Foot”

·         Also unclick all the measurement corrections.

That I believe completes the setup

Object class

While working with CAD information, I came across a file that may or may not have been created in cad but in some other GIS format.  I have no idea.

While working with OD can be a pain in the butt, there are tools out there that help.  My limited knowledge of Map doesn't help.  One tip was to export the file to a SDF file (Autocad version of GIS)

This drawing file had 2 classes attached to the object in the drawing that had the Object Data attached.

One class was STRUCTURES and it was attached to a point:

The second class was PIPES which was attached to a polyline:

You can see the object classes in the Map Explorer view:

So now you have all this data and you want to add some new classified objects.

Simple ~ right click and select Create Classified Objects...

Object Data commands available

_ADEDEFDATA

_ADEATTACHDATA

_ADEEDITDATA

_MAPDIGISETUP

_MAPDIGITIZE

Copied straight out of the help area (so I can find this again when I need it)

3. Object Data commands available
Currently there are only five special commands in AutoCAD Map 3D to work with Object Data:
1. _ADEDEFDATA to create and edit Object Data descriptions.
This command is used to create Object Data descriptions composed of OD name that is unique within the DWG file (up to 25 characters) and value fields of type integer, char, point or real. The fields are defined with unique within one OD (up to 31 characters) names, descriptions (up to 40 characters) and default values (up to 132 actual characters though character fields are defined as 254 characters after export).
Cyrillic characters can be used in OD names and OD fields.
There is no limit of Object Data descriptions in DWG file. The number of fields in one OD is also unlimited. Real files observed to contain more than a hundred OD descriptions and more than thirty fields in one OD.
This command also allows Object Data descriptions editing – rename OD, remove descriptions, remove fields, change field descriptions and default values, add new fields.
2. _ADEATTACHDATA to attach/detach Object Data to/from graphic elements.
This command is used to attach Object Data to selected graphic elements, remove attached Object Data and define field values.
Several OD including identical can be attached to one graphic element.
The option of the identical OD overwriting is available, i.e. one can choose whether to remove the previous OD record or to create a duplicate.
The allowed number of OD per graphical element is not determined.
3. _ADEEDITDATA to edit and add/remove similar Object Data.
This command makes it possible to browse the Object Data attached to the specified graphic element, examine and edit the field values. It is also possible to add similar OD attached to this graphic element, remove OD, browse all duplicate OD and edit field values.
4. _MAPDIGISETUP to setup drawing with simultaneous Object Data attachment.
This command is used to determine a graphical element entity class (block, polyline, 3D polyline) to draw, the layer for this element, name and insert options for blocks, width and line type for polylines, the Object Data immediately attached to the element.
This command only partially refers to Object Data commands because Object Data attachment to the drawn elements is optional.
This command makes it possible to describe only one parameter set for drawing of single type of graphic element with simultaneous attachment of corresponding Object Data at a time. In other words, when describing a new drawing parameter set with OD the previous set is deleted. Consequently, it is impossible to create objects menu for drawing with OD using this command.
5. _MAPDIGITIZE to draw with simultaneous Object Data attachment.
This command is used to draw graphic elements defined with _MAPDIGISETUP and define Object Data field values when creating these elements.
Object Data attached to the elements and its fields values are shown by Map 3D in AutoCAD Properties palette (_PROPERTIES) after the graphic elements are selected. This palette allows editing these fields values – similarly to other properties shown in the Properties palette.
This helps to see presence/absence of OD attached to the graphic elements as well as to browse, input and edit OD field values. However, these capabilities are available only for preliminarily selected file elements. Besides, when selecting two or more elements with different OD, the information about OD is not displayed in the Properties palette. Also, OD is not used in Quick Select (_.QSELECT).

Filter

command: filter

problem:  I had a bunch of text that I wanted to get rid of.  It came from an import of some GIS data that had a bogus style.  The text string I wanted to get rid of was 934-405.  Under select filter I selected "text value" and entered the value in the X line and then added it to the list.  Net just click apply.  You now have the option to select objects (you can use all or window a selection)

It worked great, after all these years, I either forgot about this or never knew that it existed.

That is all you need to run a simple filter