Topics in this section

• Data Extraction Wizard

  Provides step-by-step instructions for extracting information from objects, blocks, and attributes, including drawing information in the current drawing or a set of drawings.

• Add Folder Options Dialog Box

  Specifies the folders to be used for data extraction.

• Data Extraction - Additional Settings Dialog Box

  Provides options for extracting objects in nested and xref blocks, options for counting blocks, and whether all objects are extracted or only those in model space.

• New Drawings Found Dialog Box

  Displays a list of new drawings added to the folder selected for the data extraction after the extraction was performed.

• Link External Data Dialog Box

  Matches the extracted drawing data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet through a data link and data matching.

• Sort Columns Dialog Box

  Specifies a sort order for columns.

• Insert Formula Column Dialog Box

  Specifies the formula for the column that is inserted into the extracted data.

• Set Cell Format Dialog Box

  Defines the formatting for cells in the table.

• Edit Formula Column Dialog Box

  Displays the equation for the selected formula column.

• Filter Column Dialog Box

  Filters column data by specifying filters.

• Data Extraction - Outdated Table Dialog Box

  Offers options to update the data extraction table, update all tables, skip the update, or skip all updates.

• -DATAEXTRACTION

  Extracts data as specified in an existing attribute extraction template (BLK) file created with the Attribute Extraction wizard in AutoCAD 2006 or data extraction (DXE) file created in AutoCAD 2007.