convert blocks into data points

[Maria.Barrantes675227]

Does anybody know how to convert blocks into data points in Land Development Desktop 2i?
Here is what I want to do.
I have the layout of a drainage system. It contains 1200+ blocks that represent catch basins. Catch basins are the openings that collect the water to send it to the pipes.
I need the position of each block to recreate a model of the drainage layout system. The problem is that I have no data (x,y, the z value at this point can be set = 0) attach to those blocks.
I am able to label the blocks by point, this way each blocks is labeled with its coordinates (at the center point) but I need to access the data so I can manipulate it.
Any thoughts?
Thks

[stelthorst]

Hi Maria,

Please *note* I have moved your thread from the ACA - General forum to this one as I feel it will be better served here.

As to your question, I'm not familiar with Land Development Desktop but will the DATAEXTRACTION command work for your needs.

[Jmurphy]

Hi Maria,

As to your question, I'm not familiar with Land Development Desktop but will the DATAEXTRACTION command work for your needs.

I don't think the Data Extraction is in the 2i version (2000i). I don't have that old version loaded any longer but later versions had a block to point function IIRC.
You can try the map query report to write out the block data or even the old attext command then import that text file as a point file maybe.

[Maria.Barrantes675227]

No problem Stelthorst.
Jmurphy, I tried the command but it extracts only attributes.

[Jmurphy]

Using ATTEXT you can get the block x, block y cordinates with the template file.
Using the map query you can also get those from the object property.

[Maria.Barrantes675227]

Thank you all very much for your answers.
To Jmurphy, the map query did the trick. It worked very well, thanks.