Lot File by Interior Text

This command creates lot definitions from the selected polylines and text. For each text entity, the program finds the bounding polyline around the text. The text is used as the lot name. The polylines do not need to be closed themselves but selected together they should define closed areas. Multiple lots can be created at once with this command. All the lots will have the same block name as entered and all lots will be assigned a starting station of 0.0.

The lots are defined by the series of point numbers. This command will create point numbers in the current coordinate (.CRD) file for each point in the bounding polylines. Before creating a point number, the program will check to see if the point coordinates are already in the coordinate (.CRD) file and will use the existing point number if found.

This command works well in conjunction with Lot File Manager. Once a lot (.LOT) file containing 1 or more lots is created, all lots can be redrawn automatically, with annotation, using Lot File Manager. Furthermore, since the lots are drawn from point numbers, if the point numbers for the lot corners are moved, the lots can be redrawn to the new point positions using Lot File Manager. If a point number is at the corner of four lots, moving that one point number will update all four lots.

Polylines and text to convert into 3 lots

Prompts

Starting point number <8>: press Enter Points will be automatically numbered starting from this value.
Select lot polyline: pick a polyline
Block Name <1>: press Enter
Select lot lines, polylines and text.
Select objects: select the polylines and text
Select objects: press Enter
Created 3 lots.

Pulldown Menu Location: Area/Layout > Create Lots
Keyboard Command: txt2lot
Prerequisite: Polylines and text