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;; * AreaTools.lsp 09-09-2004           				 *
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;; * Copyright 2004 by G.L. "Chip" Harper.                               *
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;; * Email: chip@hot4cad.com                                             *
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;; * Utility for Area Callouts.                  			 *
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;; * This application was written for and tested on AutoCAD 2004.        *
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;; * G.L. "Chip" Harper provides this program "AS IS", with any and	 *
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;; * does not warrant that the operation of the program will be		 *
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After you load the utility, type in a command (lets say ATF <enter>). Pick a
point inside the area to be measured...Pick where you want the text placed...
Then the utility will ask if you have a defined polyline...if not type in NO or
N ... it will use the boundary command to create a polyline around the area you
picked...it will use that polyline to determine the area and delete the polyline
if the auto deletion option is set to yes, then place the text.


You can set the layer name, layer color and line type that the leaders and
Boundary Polylines will use. Note: if polyline is auto deleted then just
the leader layer is used. If the polyline is not auto deleted then the
ployline is placed on the seperate layer. The default layer name is
Area Border, and the default setting is to NOT DELETE the Boundary polyline.

 
To change the settings open the lisp file in notepad and look for the section
marked == Specify Conditions ==. Additionally you may individually reset the
precision of the values returned. By default SI, SF, and PR are set to 0;
AC and HT are set to 2.

If you have a polyline type in YES, Y or hit enter as the default and pick the
polyline. Note: must be a closed polyline.



COMMAND      FUNCTION
-------	     --------
 ATI	  SQUARE INCHES
 ATF	  SQUARE FEET
 ATY      SQUARE YARDS
 ATA	  ACRES
 ATT	  HECTARE
 ATP	  PERIMETER
 ATC	  COMBO [SF & AC]
 ATS	  STANDARD [SF & PR]
 ATH	  AREA TOOLS HELP