How to use EATTEXT - AutoCAD 2010

If you are like me you like to make your life easy. This is a great built-in tool to do just that. This handy little command will automate the extraction of title block information as one example. I needed to quickly put together a drawing list for a project that I was working. There was never a list created at beginning of the job. This is specially handy during a construction phase of a project to have to track drawing revisions. A side note is that for some odd reason the system does not like to process more than 50 drawings at a time.

To start simply type in the command EATTEXT and follow the steps below.

Step 1.

Create your data extraction file.

 

Step 2

Add drawings and populate the list.

Step 3

Select any attributes you want to pull information from (Like your border or revision blocks)

Step 4

Select the specific information you want to extract from the attributes selected in Step 3.

Step 5

Here you can preview your work and go back to make adjustments or proceed to the *.xls or *.cvs file creation.

Step 6

Assign your location to where the file will be saved and give it a name and you are done.

Hi Everyone,

As some of you may know I have been dating someone very special to my heart for almost a year. Our relationship has gone to the next level as I have asked my beautiful Becky to marry me!! AND SHE SAID YES!!

Fifth Visit at the Fracture Clinic

So I just back from my 5^th visit at the fracture clinic and well the news is not all that great. After a long 3 hour wait and some x-rays mixed in there I found out that I need a second surgery. The portion of bone on the top and outside of my leg has not healed as we had hoped. So a bone autograft will be required to assist the bone in its healing process. So the surgeon but me on a waiting list and in possibly 3 to 4 months I will back on the operating table and back in bed for another 3 to 4 weeks. So another unplanned vacation (if that is what you want to call it??).

 

So basically as a little tutorial as to what a autograft or autologous procedure can be found here;

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_graft

 

As I am not looking forward to going under knife for a second round I guess it is working towards my goal of having my hardware being removed from body and getting back to a normal life again.

Forth Visit at the Fracture Clinic

So today was the another stepping stone in my recovery. I met with the surgeon for the forth time I was very excited to see how my next set of x-rays were going to come out. So I showed for my appointment as usual and waited patiently to be called to have my x-rays done. So after about 20 minutes I get called in for my x-rays, she passed me a gown and I looked at like do mind if I just stay in my boxers as this thing is more of a pain than anything. I told "I have no more shame after staying her for 10 days, so I really don't care if you see me in my boxers". She giggled and agreed and proceeded to take my snapshots for the surgeon. So back in the waiting I am placed and into the queue I go. Surprisingly to my dismay I only waited about 1 1/2 hours to get called in. However in the interim there was this little old lady who was cough up a storm and I swear she either going to pass on her "cold" or die!! So any ways I am in room having a chat with the surgeon and says "have you worked on being weight bearing" and I reply "actually I have been walking for about 3 weeks now". He least to say was shocked, and asked me to walk up and down the hallway a bit to get an idea at where I was. So after doing the catwalk a couple times he asked me to walk with a single crutch. He then said "well you have improved quiet a bit however your muscles are still weak and I want you to use one crutch and keep working on the muscles.

I then sat down and reviewed my x-rays and to my dismay the outside part of my leg still has not started to show signs of healing. So I got into discussions with the doctor about the hardware in my leg and as to what my options are and to my surprise he is not against removing any of the hardware but my bone needs to be 100%. So time will tell and I am will proceed to do what I am doing.

Chiropractor / Sports Therapist

So since my stay in Sudbury I have been seeing this amazing chiropractor by the name of Dr. Martin. Who simply put in one simple word is "amazing". He sat down and we had a good chat about what stage I was at in my healing process and gave me some insight that my surgeon did not. I found out some other interesting facts as to why my knee is still buckling and refuses to bend. Even though I have spent hours try to woo my knee to bend and still it refuses to play nice.

So my prognosis thus far is that my meniscus is all swollen, which is affecting the way my knee bends. It is actually telling my quads to tighten up and in turn not allowing the knee to bend. So after our chat he started poking and prodding around my leg and determined that had still had swelling on the side of my leg where the incisions were made and the inclusive meniscus. So once all this was determined he went to work on me and I tell you it was liking getting a deep tissue massage but the pain level was pretty good till he got to the knee and the best way to describe it is that someone took a pencil jammed it on the side of my knee and started to twist. However aside from that it was great.

I got home and thought hell it was not that bad then later that night before falling asleep the "deep tissue" massage kicked into overdrive! I complain about it now but after seeing him for 3 sessions my swelling has come down but on my leg and the evil meniscus. So all in all it is worth the pain. Now I just pray that all his hard work and my pain will have some results in me not getting a second operation as the pre mentioned bone graft in my previous blog. We are both hopping that he can enhance blood circulation in the leg to promote healing and some bone growth over the breaks.

Third Visit at the Fracture Clinic

So Monday was my third visit at the clinic. Overall it went pretty good, my wait time was reduced drastically to only 2 1/2 hours which compared to last time it was great! So I got some new x-rays taken to see how the my breaks are progressing. Waited a little while longer for my name to be called. Then it got called and my friend the nurse whom was there holding my file and waving me in. All I could think to myself stay positive and maybe she will be in a good mood today and wouldn't you know it she was. What a delight! So I sat down on the "table" and waited for the surgeon to show up. After a good chat with the surgeon he told me that I was to progress to full weight bearing, I was also given a shiny set of crutches! So that news really put a smile on my face as now I can really push hard with my physio exercises. 

However with the good there was some potential bad news. I may have to have a second surgery as the inside part of my leg is healing very well but the outside part of my leg there seems to be a bone fragment that shows no real signs of healing. So with that being said I may have to get a bone graft done. Which to my first thought was being laid up in the hospital again yay sounds like fun!

So all in all I plan on working hard and working towards my goal of being able to mountain bike by early spring.

Acupuncture

So for the first time in my life I had a acupuncture session with my physio therapist. It was a really interesting experience. The main purpose of this session was to promote healing in my leg. Also the thought of being a human pin cushion did not bother all that much. So first my leg was wiped down with some alchool to prevent infection, the first needle was placed in my leg. I was look for a hot/cold sensation or an light jolt running down the leg. So once all the needles were in place I sat there for 25 minutes and listened to my iPod. I did not have any adverse reactions such as being light headed or nauseous. The only thing that I did feel was I was like a bag of toys later that night and I crashed at 7, woke up 5 hours later and was up for the rest of the night till 5 am and crashed for 5 more hours?? Strange??

Overall it was good and I plan on either continuing with my physio therapist or going to a private clinic. If it heals me quicker and gets my leg to relax to the point where it bends than I am game even though I looked like a chia pet.