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Block
Prospector
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Introduction
Imagine you have a drawing containing
hundreds of block references. Now imagine that all of the blocks are
exploded. What if it were possible to restore those exploded blocks?
Well now it is. Not only that, but the objects don't have to be perfect
matches either. This is a program you'll have to see to believe so we
highly recommend that you view the
demo.
Process Overview
Block Prospector uses a selection set
that you provide as an example of the objects that would make up a block reference.
Then it searches the drawing for geometry that closely matches the objects
in the selection set. The key word here is closely. It doesn’t
have to be an exact match. Objects may vary slightly in their physical
relationship with one another and still be considered a match. For example,
if the selection set contained a text object whose height was 0.1”, then another
set of objects containing a text object whose height is 0.098” would still
match. Block Prospector even recognizes geometry at different scales
and rotation angles from the example set.
Attributes
If the block contains editable attributes,
then Block Prospector can move text values into those attributes during the
replacement process. You specify which text value in the example set
should be placed in each block attribute and all block references created
by Block Prospector will use the same transfer sequence.
Accuracy
Because of the infinite number of possible
geometric arrangements, it’s possible that Block Prospector might make an
occasional undesired replacement. Three verification tools are available
to review the replacements. The replacements can be accepted (causing
the original objects to be deleted from the drawing), reverted (causing the
original objects to be restored), or skipped (both new and old geometry are
saved for later acceptance or reversion.) These tools can zoom around
the drawing, display the original objects, and highlight the replacement block
reference.
Examples
Block Prospector is a powerful,
complex program that is more easily understood by seeing an example of its
use. Therefore, a sample video and drawing are included in the download. It
is recommended that you use both during your evaluation of the program.
Features
 Automated
geometry matching finds geometric groups for replacement
Fuzzy
logic object search does not require exact matches
 Automatic
text value transfer will extract the values from text objects and place them
in the appropriate attribute
Automatic
rotation matching recognizes geometry that is in different orientations from
the original group
Automatic
scale matching recognizes geometry whose scale differs from the original group
Three
replacement verification tools allow you to review, accept, and reject replacements
Compatibility
AutoCAD 2008
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AutoCAD 2007
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AutoCAD 2006
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AutoCAD 2005
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AutoCAD 2004
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AutoCAD 2002
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