Area Object Link (AOL)

Area Object Link (AOL)

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Area Object Link (AOL) is an add-in app coded entirely using AutoLISP®/Visual LISP® offering 100% Autodesk® AutoCAD® compatibility.  AOL contains six command modules five of which offers a graphic user interface (GUI) to facilitate the implementation of Fields to link supported objects area/perimeter values.

(1./2./3.) Area Object Link (AOL) / Perimeter Object Link (POL) / Area Perimeter Link (APL) Modules’ GUI consists of the following:

A.    Area/Perimeter Object Commands:

1.     Link - simplifies steps needed to Link the Area / Perimeter value of already drawn Circles, Ellipses*, Hatches*, Plines, or Regions as Fields to already placed Attribute, MText, or Text.

2.     Insert - proceeds to insert a pre-built AOL/POL/APL Block and then links using Fields the Attributes to already drawn Circles, Ellipses*, Hatches*, Plines or Regions' Area / Perimeter value.

3.     Draw – the Pline command is used to draw a closed boundary shape and then insert the AOL/POL/APL Block, linking the attribute to the area/perimeter value.

4.     Select – offers the user the option to select already pre-drawn supported objects like closed Plines and then automatically insert the AOL/POL/APL Block at the center of each selected shape linking the Attributes to the Area / Perimeter value

5.     Show - allows the user to select an Attribute, MText, or Text with Fields to show the object(s) highlighted & shaded that have linked Area / Perimeter values.

6.     Update - gives the user the option to select pre-built AOL/POL/APL Block, Attribute, MText, and Text objects with Fields that contain linked Area / Perimeter values updating them to match the current AOL/POL/APL Option settings.
* = Ellipses and Hatches only offer Area value

 

B.    Area/Perimeter Option Settings:

  1. Both Imperial (1 unit = 1 Foot or Inch) & Metric (1 unit = 1 Meter, Decimeter, Centimeter or Millimeter) drawing units are supported.
  2. The Area/Perimeter value can be measured both in Imperial units (Square Feet/Feet, Square Inch/Inch, Square Yard/Yard, Square Mile/Mile or Acre) & in Metric units (Square Meter/Meter, Square Centimeter/Centimeter, Square Millimeter/Millimeter, Hectare or Square Kilometer/Kilometer). You can also enter a custom Area/Perimeter measuring Factor.
  3. You can select various Insertion Scale Factors and rotation Angles, choose to add a Prefix/Suffix to the Area's/Perimeter’s value such as SF/F or SM/M, and show the Area/Perimeter value formatted to a given decimal Precision using Dot or Comma or Rounded Up or Down.

 

(4.) Area Object Table (AOT) Module’s GUI consists of the following:

  1. Table creation for one of the following Blocks: AOL/POL/APL.
  2. Options to generate and place the summary into Excel and show a row at the bottom with the Area/Perimeter value totals.
  3. Customize the Summary Table’s Title and Column Headings.

 

(5.) Attribute Change Layer (ACL) Module changes selected Block and Attributes layers to match with the selected target object.

 

(6.) Area Object Link Information (AOLINF) Module’s GUI shows the app’s version history, the option to show the app’s Toolbar and publisher information.

About This Version

Version 5.0.0, 9/10/2024
Added to AOL the following features: 1. Updates to Area Object Link Module [AOL]: A Draw Command to draw a Pline then insert Block Attribute; A Select Command to select Circles, Ellipses, Hatches, closed Polylines and Regions to automatically insert and populate Block Attributes; An option to add a Prefix label before the linked value; Added Support for Current Precision; Running the app the first time in a drawing where there are previous Block Attributes in addition to scale and rotation the following settings would be retrieved from the last inserted Block Attribute: Prefix, Suffix, Precision or Rounding; Option to change and store the following default app Settings: Layer, Font, Height and Width; Can now handle Block Attributes on Locked Layers; Block Attribute is no longer unitless but set as Millimeters or Inches; App Style Text Height is generated to reflect either Millimeters or Inches. 2. New Perimeter Object Link Module [POL]: POL command similar to AOL but links Perimeters; POLSET command similar to AOLSET but links Perimeters. 3. New Area Perimeter Link Module [APL]: APL command similar to AOL and POL but links both Areas and Perimeters; APLSET command similar to AOLSET and POLSET. 4. New Area Object Table Module [AOT]: The AOT command generates a Summary Table from the following Block Attribute values: 1. AOL-Label [AOL Module]; 2. POL-Label [POL Module]; 3. APL-Label [APL Module]; AOTSET command brings up the GUI again to make changes to one of the following Summary Table settings: 1. Table Heading; 2. Column Headings; 3. Totals 5. New Attribute Change Layer Module [ACL]: The ACL command changes the selected Block along with the Attribute layer. 6. New AOL Information Module [AOLINF]: The AOLINF command performs the following: 1. View Version History; 2. Show or Hide app Toolbar; 3. Show Product information. 7. New AOL app Toolbar. 8. Updated Area Object Link Ribbon Panel to include added Modules. 9. The app logo now appears at the bottom of the app dialog windows.


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  • add current precision to value formatting
    tung nguyen | January 25, 2024 Verified Download (What's this?)

    this plugins work perfectly but could you add current precision to value formatting because sometimes i need to change all the attribute (i created ) value precisions to more or less zeros

    Paul Li (Publisher) | January 26, 2024

    I'm glad the AOL app is working out for you. You should be able to select a different precision under the "Precision" section on the lower left hand corner of the app window before "Inserting" the AOL Block Attribute. After "Inserting" the AOL Block Attributes if they all have the same formatting (scale & suffix) and you want to change their precision format, you can select under the "Area Object Commands" section on the top right hand corner the "Update" radio button then on the drop down list choose "All AOL Blks". Then select a different "Precision" and after clicking "OK", all the previously inserted AOL Blocks precision values will be updated to match.

    Nguyễn Sơn Tùng | March 23, 2024

    sorry for misunderstanding. I mean i just need the area field follow the current precision or current units so i can quickly change the number of the zeros by change the units setup

    Paul Li (Publisher) | March 26, 2024

    Unfortunately, the app currently does not have an option to select precision/unit values to match with the current precision/units value. Perhaps this option is something that can be added in a future release. Thanks again for your interest in the AOL app.

    Paul Li (Publisher) | September 11, 2024

    AOL app version 5.0 now supports the option to select precision/unit values to match with the current precision/units value. Please download and give this new feature a try.


  • The program is great but it hasn't been working for a week
    M. U. | November 10, 2023 Verified Download (What's this?)

    Hello, the program is of high quality and useful, I enjoy using it. However, the program has not been working for a week and gives the following error. I deleted and reinstalled, but it didn't help. Can you help me?

    Command: AOL
    Initializing...
    Loading...
    Start Command [AOL]    to Link Attribute/MText/Text to Area Boundary...
    ..and Command [AOLSET] to Change Default Settings.; error: Exception occurred: 0xC00000FD (Stack Overflow)
    ; warning: unwind skipped on exception
    ; error: Exception occurred: 0xC00000FD (Stack Overflow)

    Command: AOLSET
    ; error: Exception occurred: 0xC0000005 (Access Violation)
    ; warning: unwind skipped on exception
    ; error: Exception occurred: 0xC0000005 (Access Violation)

    Paul Li (Publisher) | November 14, 2023

    First of all thanks for downloading and using AOL. But what you’re experiencing could be related to something more serious. You may want to back up your data before going any further. Please review this link for possible solutions: https://www.stellarinfo.com/blog/how-to-fix-error-code-0xc0000005-in-windows/


  • very useful. great lsp
    Mark Allan Estrada | October 05, 2021 Verified Download (What's this?)

    very useful. great lsp

    Paul Li (Publisher) | October 06, 2021

    Thank you...glad you can make good use of this app.


  • Help.
    Tan Nhat | July 21, 2021 Verified Download (What's this?)

    Great! It took me a lot of work to do this manually. you can add option about decimal separator. in my country use comma instead of period. thanks

    Paul Li (Publisher) | July 22, 2021

    Glad this saved you lots of work....I may consider adding the comma option as the decimal separator in future versions.

    Paul Li (Publisher) | September 03, 2021

    Version 4.1.0 released on September 3, 2021 added the comma option as a decimal separator.


  • Exactly what I wanted!
    Andrea Harris | April 27, 2018 Verified Download (What's this?)

    This is a graeat Lisp routine to relink a field, thank you.

    Paul Li (Publisher) | July 12, 2022

    Thank you...glad this is helpful for you.


  • Spectacular !!!!
    Daniel Moraes | March 28, 2018 Verified Download (What's this?)

    Very, very usefull . Save us a tons os hours !!!! Thanks !

    Paul Li (Publisher) | July 12, 2022

    Thank you...glad this is beneficial for you.


  • more personalization
    harinezumi 針鼠 | January 22, 2017 Verified Download (What's this?)

    I like most the link function (I use mtexts). But I need more personalization: I work in cm and I need area in sqm, and this can't be done. Thank you anyway

    Daniel Moraes | March 28, 2018

    I had de same issue. In the lisp file, find de line %<\AcObjProp.16.2 Object(%<\_ObjId 681176416>%).Area \f "%lu2%pr2%ct8[1.000000000000000E-006]%th44">% e change de value 1.000000000000000E-006 to 0.0001. This changes de value of the Conversion Factor inside Field Additional Format to 0.0001. It Works.

    harinezumi 針鼠 | April 04, 2018

    Dear Daniel, thank you for yout work-around but I also use drawings in m and mm, so changing the lisp is not a solution for me

    Paul Li (Publisher) | June 10, 2021

    harinezumi, this feature has been added in version 4.0.0. Please download the latest and give it a try.


  • Bonne application
    AZZEDDINE ELHACHIMI | December 12, 2014 Verified Download (What's this?)

    Comment peut-on obtenir le AOL.lsp?

    Paul Li (Publisher) | October 04, 2021

    AOL.lsp can be downloaded here from the App Store. Click on the blue Download button located under Free on top right column.

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