Showing attribute in 2 or more places
Showing attribute in 2 or more places
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Is it possible to define a single attribute and have it appear more than one place on the block. I have a title block that has Drawing name at both the top & bottom right corners but I only wish to type it in once and have both reflect a new value if one changes.





RE: Showing attribute in 2 or more places
I can help with the lisp routine if you need it.
bc.ied@whitemtns.com
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will not allow for this process. As you know,
the attibutes contain text styles, rotation angles,
and insertion points, etc. To create one item
to fill in two spaces is like trying to make two
seperate particles occupy the same space. A
lisp, with dialogue boxes, and vba programming all provide
many methods for filling out a title block much faster.
RE: Showing attribute in 2 or more places
I think to much is being read into the original question, which was:
Can a single attribute value (e.g. Drawing Name) be displayed in more than one place within the same block without defining another attribute with the same value?
The only difference between the two attributes in this example are the locations at which they are to be displayed. With a block, you can define it once & display in multiple locations. When the block is re-defined, all instances take the new definition, but this doesn't seem to be possible with attributes unless I'm missing something.
When using attribute values with a program outside of AutoCAD, I want the number of defined attributes within the drawing to be at a minimum.
RE: Showing attribute in 2 or more places
Can I change attributes in a block the same way I can redefine all blocks at one time.
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thanx to all for the input.