Quick Data Tag question.

[hollister design Studio]

Is there a way to report the area of multiple pavers with one tag?

 

I generally make each paver a hardscape - but then I've only figured out how to get each individual hardscape data.

Is there a work around to grab a group of hardscape area data and amalgamate it into one data tag?

 

Perhaps there is a way to make separate/individual objects into one single hardscape?

 

[Pat Stanford]

I am relatively certain that Data Tags can only pull information from a single object.

 

A worksheet could add up the area of all of your different Hardscapes. 

 

Any particular reason you want to model each paver as a different hardscape? What issue are you trying to work around?

[hollister design Studio]

31 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

Any particular reason you want to model each paver as a different hardscape? 

What other object would you suggest for pavers?

 

Here's a screen grab of a current project with the paver groups I was wanting to DataTag  pointed out with red arrows.

 

 

I'm trying to use classes to control Textures, Hatching, Lineweight, etc. and setting my hardscapes to "by class".

 

 

49 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

What issue are you trying to work around?

 

I was looking for a work around to get groups of hardscapes (like the row of pavers above) to read as 1 single hardscape.

I tried 'edit path' but even if you have multiple polygons or clipped polygons VW seems to only recognize the closest to the origin for creating the 3D mass.