Topic: What is ade_odgettables ?

[mailmaverick]

I have a drawing which when i open in Civil 3D and see the properties window of certain objects, they show me some additional information which opening the same drawing in AUTOCAD does not show.

Secondly, i searched the internet and found that we can get the additional information of the entity in Cvil 3D from "ade_odgettables".

My queries :-

1.) Why does the additional information shows in Civil 3D and not in AUTOCAD ?

2.) What is the meaning of function "ade_odgettables" ? Is it part of LISP, VISUAL LISP or anything else ? Also I could not find any Autodesk documentation for the same. Is there any such help / documentation ?

Thanks.

[cadtag]

'ade' is an old prefix used by autodesk for the initial release of Map -- "Autodesk Data Extension"

the object data will show up in Map or Civil, byt vanilla properties has no way to retrieve it, 

Possibly look in the API information for Map to find documentation on it?

[Kerry]

Download and Install Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2015 Product Help
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From:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-map-3d/downloads#?sort=score

[kraz]

I have a drawing which when i open in Civil 3D and see the properties window of certain objects, they show me some additional information which opening the same drawing in AUTOCAD does not show.

Secondly, i searched the internet and found that we can get the additional information of the entity in Cvil 3D from "ade_odgettables".

My queries :-

1.) Why does the additional information shows in Civil 3D and not in AUTOCAD ?

2.) What is the meaning of function "ade_odgettables" ? Is it part of LISP, VISUAL LISP or anything else ? Also I could not find any Autodesk documentation for the same. Is there any such help / documentation ?

Thanks.

Maybe, when SHP file(used in GIS) is imported on AutoCAD Map3D or Civil3D, objectdata attached.
ade_od......function is to get the information or set the information to entities.
these objectdata will be converted to SHP file and objectdata table is converted to DBF file.

[NICK_VNV]

I have already used object data tables in Civil3d and can say that
1) Autocad has no such functionality as Civil3d or Map3d to work with object data tables
2) In Civil3d you can use something like

Code: [Select]

(ade_odgettables (car(entsel))) to get list of names of datatables attached to selected object

[mailmaverick]

Thanks to all for your valuable replies.