Hi All,
New user here.  Found the 'farea' tool via a post (& link) on this forum.  Have downloaded it and installed it using appload.  Thing is, I'm having real trouble figuring out how to enter the parameters when promted.  Could someone please take me through the steps required to create a 'dynamic text label' with 250pt text size at an insertion point of my choice (ideally i'd just like to click the mouse where i want to insert the label) at 0degrees rotation.  Also, my drawing is in mm but i'd like the areas displayed in m2 (i've assumed the 'multiplication factor' would be 0.000001 but it doesn't seem to work).  I've been fiddling about with the setup and options for a good while now so any advice or an alternative method for measuring areas (lots of - quickly!) would be much appreciated.
 
Cheers,
 
Mark.

Just download the latest version of fArea (see Download). Load (APPLOAD) the fArea.vlx and start the FAREA command. On the first prompt, enter "S" for setup. Specify the label suffix, multiplication factor (0.000001) and the number of decimal places. Pick the closed geometry (polyline, circle..). Either select a predefined text label (any text) or press Enter to specify a new text entity - pick the insertion point, the text size and rotation of the new label.

thanks for that vladimir,
 
i had loaded the application sucessfully and am using it but still don't Really understand how it works.  i have completed setup ok (had to change the 'decimal precision' in format-units to get the multiplication factor to work) but still can't figure out the '1:pt, 2:size, 3:orient' bit.  i've somehow got it working ok but don't really know how i did it.  i'm just struggling with how to enter the information into the command line - clicking with the mouse vs. entering numerical values, commas vs. colons and the order to do things in.

ok, i've got it working nicely in a single drawing but now it's not behaving in the same way in any other drawing!  In the drawing where i think it's working properly, when prompted i click the mouse on the point where i want the label inserted then i drag the mouse directly up (with ortho switched on) and enter 250 for the size, hit ENTER then enter 0, or 90 or whichever angle i want, hit enter again and voila - all my parameters are correctly displayed.  Thing is, it only works like this in ONE drawing!  In all my other drawings i click on the insertion point, drag the mouse directly upwards, type 250 for the text height, hit ENTER and rather than waiting for me to enter the angle it just regenerates and puts the text in really really small and with 250 as the rotation angle!  Grrr!  So frustrating!  I'm assuming as the application is behaving differently between drawings the descrepancies must be to do with a setting within the drawing - any idea what this might be?!  Thanks in advance.  Mark.

Hi Guys,
Another new user.  Relly good dynamic tool (farea) but I have problems with the SETUP. I have AC2005 and I try to get m2 instead of mm2 (I'm working in mm) - the 'multiplication factor' is doesn't work in my CAD. I have the area in mm2 1245899.00 and the 'multiplication factor' in brackets [0.000001].
 
1245899.00 [0.000001]
 
The aim is to draw in mm and get the area in m2 but without of any additional informations. I'm looking for a simple label for example 12.5m2.
 
I do not know where is the problem? 

Please let me know how to adjust the SETUP. 
 
Thank you
Greg

Hi Vladimir,


I have played more with the farea SETUP to get the m2 but with no positive results. Could you please let me know if the simple expression of m2 (no brackets [] ) is possible in AC2005?
Thanks,
Greg

I am not sure with the version 2005 (I don't have it installed anymore) but it is possible that the factor calculations were added only in version 2006. The proposed steps work fine there.
Please note that fArea is only an "interface" to the standard [CMD]FIELD[/CMD] command so you may also try this command directly.

It's working Vladimir ... I use the farea in version 2005 and it's working verry well

Hi everybody.I'm new in this forum and i have the following question:I downloaded "farea.vlx" file and it works pretty good with my autocad
2008, but I need a function that display even perimeter of a closed
polyline. Is there the possibility to add this feature to the farea.vlx routine in order to print area and perimeter together?Thank you very much for any reply.Lorenzo

The updated version of fArea (V1.2) now also contains the new FLENGTH command which creates a perimeter label. See Download.

Thank you very much for your reply. I downloaded this new file from the download section but i cannot understand how to use this function to measure and display the perimeter. I digited "farea" in the Autocad command section but I'm only able to measure area.......Can you help me again?Thanks,Lorenzo

Thank you very much for your reply. I downloaded this new file from the
download section but i cannot understand how to use this function to
measure and display the perimeter. I digited "farea" in the Autocad
command section but I'm only able to measure area.......Can you help me again?Thanks,Lorenzo

Please type-in the FLENGTH command, pick your polyline and a sample (template) text. You can also specify the label text by start point, height and orientation.
Please note that FAREA and FLENGHT only simplify the standard FIELD command in AutoCAD.

Hi Vladimir,thank you again but when I type "flength" command I see "unknown command". Please tell me whether my procedure to load "farea" is correct:- I downloaded from the "download" section,- go to "Tools" --> AutoLisp --> Load Application- Select "farea.vlx" and loadThen typing "farea" it works great, but typing "flength" I see "Unknown command" in autocad command prompt.......Have I made some mistake?Thanks a lot!Lorenzo

Please, someone can tell me how to use the "flenght" command of "farea" routine? It's really important for what I have to do...Thank you .....Lorenzo

I am sorry - a typo: should be "FLENGTH" (the prompts are the same as in FAREA)

Hi Vladimir,I don't want to bother you... really, but I tried "FLENGHT", "FLENGTH" etc..... and I see "Unknown command" while the "farea" command works perfectly....Do you know why?Regards,Lorenzo

Are you sure you are using the latest (the updated) version of FArea.vlx from February?
 
It should sign on as:
 
FAREA+FLENGTH commands loaded.  (C)2009, XANADU - www.xanadu.cz______ CAD, PLM, GIS/FM custom application development _______
 

Hi Vladimir,- I downloaded farea.vlx (V 1.2) from the "download" section,- go to "Tools" --> AutoLisp --> Load Application- Select "farea.vlx" and loadThen typing "farea" it works great, but typing "flength" I see "Unknown command" in autocad command prompt.......Have I made some mistake?Lorenzo 

I see only:FAREA command loaded.  (C)2009, XANADU - www.xanadu.cz______ CAD, PLM, GIS/FM custom application development _______
 Do you have the right version to send me by email??Thanks,Lorenzo

What is the message it displays on loading?
 
Please try again (I have veriified the process):
http://www.xanadu.cz/en/download.asp?file=fArea
download the VLX using the disc icon
 
Use APPLOAD to load this specific file (including path to avoid any older copy). Make sure the version with fLength is loaded. Type in the FLENGTH command.

Yesssss,Now it works... I really don't know why it didn't work before....Thank you very much for your support Vladimir. You're really kind.Bye Bye,Lorenzo