I am back with more on text improvements in Revit 2017!
For this post, I'll be focusing-in on the export setup settings for DWG files. Enhancements in the export of text include improved fidelity of character size, location, font, spacing, numbering, tabs and other text related properties. These improvements allow for more consistency in text style and format when working across the Revit and AutoCad platforms.
To get started, you can find the export setup settings for DWG files in the Application Menu > Export > Options > Export Setups.
Buried under the Windows Start button All Programs Autodesk AutoCAD 20xx Migrate Settings is the Export AutoCAD Settings routine. The resulting.ZIP file is designed to transport your AutoCAD® settings easily to another system, but it’s also a great method by which to retain the settings of your original installation. Export Text from a Drawing to an Excel Spreadsheet C:Txt2Xls is a LISP command for exporting text from a drawing to an Excel spreadsheet. This command will attempt to locate text in columns based on your selection criteria. Start by loading the LISP code and typing Txt2Xls at the Command line.
In the export setup dialog, the settings found in the ‘Text treatment during export’ section specify the degree of visual fidelity you want to maintain upon export. From the drop-down list, you may select one of the following options:
The first option is Preserve Visual Fidelity, previously referred to as the ‘Exact’ option.
When using this option:
- Exported text looks like it does in Revit.
- Paragraphs are broken up.
- Paragraph functionality of bulleted or numbered lists is lost upon export.
- Pressing within a formatted paragraph does not restore the formatting.
The second option is Preserve Editability, previously referred to as the ‘Approximate’ option.
When using this option:
Export Autocad Text To Excel
- Text formatting, including paragraph breaks and text wrapping, is preserved.
- Paragraph functionality of bulleted or numbered lists is maintained.
- Multilevel lists, new to Revit 2017, maintain paragraph functionality but may need to be manually adjusted.
- Pressing Enter within a formatted paragraph will restore the formatting.
Enjoy these time saving enhancements to the Revit text editor when exporting from RVT to DWG. Who doesn't want to simplify their workflow and reduce manual editing time?
To learn more, check out my corresponding video to this post, Revit 2017: Improved Text Export to DWG.
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Issue:
You want to extract coordinate information for geometry in an AutoCAD drawing to an external file (TXT, XLS, CSV, MDB).Solution:
Use the DATAEXTRACTION command to extract geometric data from objects in an AutoCAD drawing to a table or to an external file. See this link for example.![Text Text](/uploads/1/2/6/1/126172025/567415954.jpg)
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Autodesk Forum Thread: Export Line Coordinates
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See Also:
Screencast: How to extra point coordinates from an AutoCAD drawingData extraction reorganizes object coordinates in ascending or descending order in AutoCAD