The Select Entities page of the Data
Extraction wizard lets you specify the types of entities and drawing
information to use in the data extraction table.
Entities List
Displays only entities that exist in the specified drawing. By default, the list
includes entities from model and layout mode, including entities from Blocks and
external References. To change the default settings, click
Settings on the Define Data Source
page.
For each entity, the following information is available:
| Option |
Description |
| Entity |
Displays each entity by its name. |
| Display Name |
Displays the default name of the entity. You can
provide an alternative name. Right-click a name and click
Edit display Name. |
| Type |
Specifies whether the entity is a block. |
Right-click a line to display the following options:
| Option |
Description |
| Check All |
Selects all entities. |
| Uncheck All |
Clears all entities. |
| Invert
Selection |
Reverts the selected entities. |
| Edit display
Name |
Lets you modify the entity display
name. |
You can filter the list with Display options.
Properties of the entities that you select appear in the Select
Properties page.
Display Options
Lets you filter the list of entities.
| Option |
Description |
| Display all entity
types |
Displays all entities of all types in the entities
list. |
| Display blocks only |
Displays only blocks in the entities list. |
| Display non-blocks
only |
Displays only entities that are not
blocks. |
| Display blocks with attributes
only |
Displays only blocks that have attributes. |
| Display entities currently in-use
only |
Displays only entities that exist in the specified
drawings. |
Preview
Displays the preview image of a specified Block type entity.