Fields - Format area in Metres

[kwong]

2 questions -
Is it possible to change the format of the area of a room to read as eg 150 instead of 150000000 - we use 1 unit for 1mm, so when we draw a room of 15m x 10m we draw 15000x10000;
And how do I get the field name of an xref to update when I change the xref - I got ######## instead when I updated. Thanks.

[mjfarrell]

Have a look at this thread: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=5991&highlight=fields
and this one:
http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=6109&highlight=area+acres

Did you run Update Fields?

Or specificlly what value are you asking the field to use for the xref name?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

1. Check out the following link -

A Field of Questions in AutoCAD® 2005 (http://www.archidigm.com/Coverpage/cover3-04/lounge-set_fields_in_autocad.htm)

2. Check out the following thread -

FIELDS, does this replace RTEXT? (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=4103)

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Have a good one, Mike

[kwong]

With the xref, what I did was after getting the name of the xref I then detached the xref & attached another one into the drawing. That's when the xref name changed to #######. But when I changed the xref by re-directing the path to another drawing it updated the name. I guess that's one way to do it.