{"id":8654,"date":"2018-11-15T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=8654"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:53:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:53:20","slug":"have-you-tried-count-blocks-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/have-you-tried-count-blocks-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried: Counting Blocks Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many drawings include schedules, quantity takeoffs, and other tables which contain the number of times that a block has been inserted into a drawing. Did you know you can quickly find and count all blocks inserted into a drawing that have a specific name?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You can use the Quick Select (QSELECT) feature to find and count blocks quickly. In addition, you can use QSELECT to select graphical objects in a drawing based on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General object properties: layer, color, linetype, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Named styles: dimension styles, text styles, table styles, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Geometric values: Z coordinate, text alignment, position, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Count-blocks-AutoCAD_qzwryz.jpg\" alt=\"Count blocks AutoCAD\" width=\"802\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Count-blocks-AutoCAD_qzwryz.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Count-blocks-AutoCAD_qzwryz-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Count-blocks-AutoCAD_qzwryz-768x337.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to quickly find and count blocks in a drawing by following the step-by-step examples in the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_November_2018_Count_Blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Have<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_November_2018_Count_Blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_November_2018_Count_Blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tried:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_November_2018_Count_Blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Count<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_November_2018_Count_Blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blocks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_November_2018_Count_Blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quickly<\/a>\u00a0topic.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"keep-the-feedback-coming\">Keep the Feedback Coming<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks for all the great feedback submitted so far. Because of the great feedback, we have been able to improve the topics in the AutoCAD Online Help system. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-BB242BA9-5AC5-4894-BAB5-208A0A724770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Updated<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-BB242BA9-5AC5-4894-BAB5-208A0A724770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-BB242BA9-5AC5-4894-BAB5-208A0A724770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Topics<\/a> contains a list of the most recently updated topics.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to submit feedback is by using the \u201cWas this helpful?\u201d section located at the bottom of every Help topic. Let us know what you like or don\u2019t like about a topic, or provide suggestions for other subjects that you\u2019d like to see covered in greater detail. 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