Want to count some Blocks? Then eat Text.
Use the AutoCAD Enhanced Attribute Extraction wizard to count Blocks in your drawings and neatly display them in an AutoCAD Table. Don't let the name fool you, you can use this wizard to count even Blocks that have no attributes.
Run the EATTEXT command or choose Tools > Attribute Extraction... to begin the wizard which consists of six pages of dialogs. On the first page you choose to create a Table from scratch or you can reuse settings that you've previously saved.
The second page of the wizard allows you to choose the drawings from which to count Blocks. You can limit the count to a specific selection set, the current drawing, select multiple drawings or even an entire sheet set. The Additional Settings... button allows you to control whether externally referenced, nested, or paper space Blocks are included in the count.



The last page of the wizard gives you the opportunity to save all the settings from the previous five pages as a template for use in performing this same extraction again in other drawings at other times.
When you finally OK the last page of the wizard you're prompted for an insertion point for your Table. It's good practice to always place the Table in Paper Space.

How good are these extracted Attributes and Block counts? Only as good as your drawing. Exploded blocks won't be counted and Attributes that weren't filled in correctly won't display the correct information.
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