A customer needed to draw a polyline around a floor section of a building and wanted the area of the floor section (square feet) to be attached to it. This can be done with fields, and can many cool things. In fact, this exact feature is how we are creating remote areas with the square foot/meterage area attached to it.
1. Draw the polyline and make sure it is 'closed'
2. Type in FIELD
3. Pick Field category and select 'Objects'. This will add options to the Field names: field
4. Pick 'Object' in the Field names: field
5. Pick the Select Object button (next to Object type:) and select the polyline. This will display the properties that can be derived from the polyline.
6. Select Architectural from the Format: field. This will give you square feet
7. Pick OK and select where you want the text to be displayed
The Additional Format... button will let you further refine your answer.
This feature has enormous potential. If you'd liek to see us use it in other of our commands, let us know.
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