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CAD Forums => Vertically Challenged => Land Lubber / Geographically Positioned => Topic started by: MSTG007 on September 04, 2018, 07:21:24 AM

Title: AutoCAD Map - Assign Object Data from Points to another entity
Post by: MSTG007 on September 04, 2018, 07:21:24 AM

Just a general question. Is it possible when using MAPIMPORT. To have the object data that you are importing be to a line or arc opposed to a block / attributed block or point?

Title: Re: AutoCAD Map - Assign Object Data from Points to another entity
Post by: mjfarrell on September 04, 2018, 12:16:58 PM

uh....looks like NO


As it works...unless the object data is already assigned, or the data table linked...you get whatever is in the source

Title: Re: AutoCAD Map - Assign Object Data from Points to another entity
Post by: Rod on September 04, 2018, 07:47:18 PM

I think you can create object data on a closed polyline from text or block attribute data where the text or block is inside the polyline.
You use "generate data links" or adegenlink.

Otherwise use a free GIS program like QGIS and look into a "spatial join". This will allow you to join data from one object type to another in the same location

Title: Re: AutoCAD Map - Assign Object Data from Points to another entity
Post by: MSTG007 on September 04, 2018, 08:17:26 PM

That makes sense Rod.

Title: Re: AutoCAD Map - Assign Object Data from Points to another entity
Post by: mjfarrell on September 05, 2018, 09:53:52 AM

yes, however it isn't happening within the context of MAPIMPORT

That is the method for taking data associated with a polygon, and applying it to the objects.

Title: Re: AutoCAD Map - Assign Object Data from Points to another entity
Post by: MSTG007 on September 05, 2018, 10:35:48 AM

Interesting... There why is it sometimes hard to find a workflow to do something basic?

Title: Re: AutoCAD Map - Assign Object Data from Points to another entity
Post by: mjfarrell on September 05, 2018, 02:04:28 PM

Quote from: MSTG007 on September 05, 2018, 10:35:48 AM

Interesting... There why is it sometimes hard to find a workflow to do something basic?

MAP  is a second thought, or third to  Autodesk, they basically starve this application for development resources.