Getting the properties of AutoCAD objects

[theshysnail]

Hi all,
I need to extract the properties (x, y, and z positions) of some blocks from a dwg file.
How can I do this from Dynamo for Revit or Dynamo for Civil 3D?

[blsalvio]

Is dataextraction command in AutoCAD not applicable to your process?

[Paolo_Emilio_Serra1]

@theshysnail Civil 3D Toolkit

[theshysnail]

Thanks.
Don’t know why “Position X” as a parameter name is not working. Where could I find some related resources/documentation?

[Paolo_Emilio_Serra1]

Because it is not a parameter on the object, use the GetParameters node to know what you can use

[Stoniukas]

Hi @Paolo_Emilio_Serra1, could you attach that script? Or am I allowed to write it myself?

[Paolo_Emilio_Serra1]

@Stoniukas I made it look more complicated than it is…

import clr
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import Point
OUT = [Point.ByCoordinates(p.X, p.Y, p.Z) for p in IN[0]]

[Stoniukas]

Thanks @Paolo_Emilio_Serra1 !!

[sweapon]

Hi Paolo, is it possible to access extrusion data of the objects? i was able to extract some parameters but not those ones, i got a feeling it has to do somethign with the Geometry extents

[Kulkul]

@sweapon

is it possible to access extrusion data of the objects?

@sweapon that would be another topic of the day. This thread has a solution already.

[p-dandrea]

Hi, I usually use this from C3D to Revit you can extract the rotation as well.

[BigB]

Hi, I want to query some properties of an object, but even the “ObjectExtensions.GetParameters” cannot obtain the information.
I’m quite confident with Dynamo but not with Python, can a code can access to theses “secret” datas ?

[mzjensen]

@BigB - this should help.

Label imported GIS pipe with OD data

I am trying to label lines with OD data fields. (Imported pipes from GIS) ObjectExtensions.GetParameters does not list any OD data How is this possible?

[BigB]

@mzjensen you are awesome ! Many thanks !