Total Area Autocad Lisp Page

Mastering Total Area Calculation in AutoCAD: The Power of LISP

Select Objects: Select the closed polylines, circles, or hatches you want to measure. The routine will calculate the sum and display it in the command line or an alert box.  Popular LISP Routines for Area Calculation  Command  Functionality TAREA total area autocad lisp

Features:

• ✅ Supports multiple object types
• ✅ Shows count of processed objects
• ✅ Skips objects without area property
• ✅ Optional text insertion in drawing
• ✅ Adjustable decimal precision
• ✅ Unit conversion ready (uncomment for mm→m², inches→ft²)

Load the Script: Save the code above as a .lsp file and drag it into your AutoCAD drawing, or use the APPLOAD command. Run the Command: Type TOTALAREA in the command line. Mastering Total Area Calculation in AutoCAD: The Power

(t (princ (strcat "\nUnsupported object type: " obj-name)) ) ) )

(defun c:totalarea ()
  (setq total-area 0)
  (setq ss (ssget "X"))
  (if (/= ss nil)
    (progn
      (setq i 0)
      (repeat (sslength ss)
        (setq ent (ssname ss i))
        (setq area (cdr (assoc 41 (entget ent))))
        (if (/= area nil)
          (setq total-area (+ total-area area)))
        (setq i (+ i 1)))
      (princ (strcat "Total Area: " (rtos total-area 2 2) " sq. units"))
    )
  (princ)
)

The result? Less grind, more design

That small script saves me 5–10 minutes every day. Over a year? That’s nearly 40 hours of not re-clicking and re-adding. ✅ Supports multiple object types ✅ Shows count