Step-by-step guide

Analyze quantities of blocks in a drawing (COUNT)

Use the COUNT command to analyze quantities of blocks in a drawing.

Learning objectives:

• Count and report block instances.

• Create a table from the Count palette.

The completed exercise

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1. Open the Villa_Project.dwg file provided
in the data set.

Figure 1. Initial drawing.

2. In the View tab, Palettes panel, click

Count. The Count palette is displayed,
highlighting issues that may impact
quantities.

Figure 2. Count palette highlighting issues.

3. Select the Chair block to investigate error

reports. Select the Exploded block issue
in the palette to highlight the suspected
objects in red.

Figure 3. Exploded block highlighted in red.

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4. After replacing the exploded objects with
a block, the count automatically updates.

Figure 4. Count updates automatically.

5. Select the Overlapping object issue in the

palette to highlight the suspected objects
in red.

Figure 5. Overlapped objects highlighted in red.

6. Selection Cycling confirms overlapping

blocks.

Figure 6. Selection cycling reveals overlap.

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7. Right-click on the Chair block to show
count details options. Select Scale to
reveal multiple scales identified.

Figure 7. Show count details.

8. Select the 0.93 entry to highlight the

differently scaled block.

Figure 8. Locate differently scaled block.

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9. Click the Count in a specified area icon at
the top of the Count palette and make a
selection window around the Ground
Floor Plan.

Figure 9. Restrict count to specific area.

10. Select block Window 3-0 to investigate

the count error revealing blocks that are
graphically the same but represented by
different blocks.

Figure 10. Similar objects represented as different

blocks.

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11. Click the Create Table button at bottom of
palette. Select the window blocks and
click Insert to place a list of windows as a
table.

Figure 11. Insert count table.

12. Zoom to Formal Living room. Select

rectangle representing a side table.
Right-click and choose Count Selection to
count non-block objects.

Figure 12. Count selected objects.

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