AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013 by Gladfelter Donnie

AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013 by Gladfelter Donnie

Author:Gladfelter, Donnie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-05-17T16:00:00+00:00


Figure 9-32: All A-ROOM-IDEN blocks inserted

Editing Tools for Attributes

The attribute-editing tools seem complicated at first because their names are similar, but they are easily distinguishable once you get used to them and know how to use them. Here are descriptions of five attribute-editing tools.

The Edit Attributes Dialog Box

This is the same dialog box displayed in the process of inserting a block that has attributes, if the ATTDIA setting is set to 1. This dialog box is used to change attribute values only. Enter ATTEDIT↵ to use it to edit values of attributes already in your drawing. You will be prompted to select a block reference in your drawing. When you do that, the Edit Attributes dialog box appears.

The Enhanced Attribute Editor Dialog Box

With this dialog box, you can edit values and the properties of the attribute text—such as color, layer, text style, and so on. When you enter EATTEDIT↵ or click Modify ⇒ Object ⇒ Attribute ⇒ Single or click the Edit Attribute (Single) button in the Block panel on the Insert tab and then pick a block that has attributes, the dialog box opens. Double-clicking the block has the same effect.

The Properties Palette

Use the Properties palette to edit most properties of attribute definitions. Select the attribute definition, and then right-click and choose Properties to open the Properties palette. Then scroll down to the Attributes rollout.

The Block Attribute Manager

Click the Attribute, Block Attribute Manager button in the expanded Block panel on the Home tab, or enter BATTMAN at the command line to open the Block Attribute Manager dialog box. There you can select a block and edit the various parts of each attribute definition that the block contains, such as the tag, prompt, and value.

The –Attedit Command

You can also edit more than one attribute at a time by clicking Edit Attributes (Multiple) from the Attributes panel of the Insert tab, by choosing Modify ⇒ Object ⇒ Attribute ⇒ Global, or by entering -ATTEDIT↵. The prompt reads Edit attributes one at a time? [Yes/No] <Y>. If you accept the default of Yes, you’re taken through a series of options for selecting attributes to edit. Select the attributes to edit, and then press ↵ to end the selection process. A large X appears at the insertion point of one of the selected attributes. At this point, you get the following prompt: Enter an option [Value/Position/Height/Angle/Style/Layer/Color/Next] <N>:, allowing you to modify any of the characteristics listed in the prompt for the attribute with the X. Press ↵ to move to the next selected attribute.

If you respond to the first prompt with No, you’re taken through a similar set of selection options. You’re then asked to enter a current value to be changed and to enter the new value after the change. You can change the values of attributes globally by using the ATTEDIT command this way.



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