Double click Attributes jumps between attributes

[timl.41444]

I have read/searched the forums and didn't find my answer.

My question is about the new Enhanced Attribute Editor....
Only sometimes when I double click on a specific Attribute, I will be prompted to edit a completely different Attribute. I have done a Regen and but that only works some of the time.

I would like to know how to "Tame" this. I would rather not mention how many times I have edited the wrong attribute thinking it was the one that was double clicked on.

Thanks again
Tim Livingston
Acad 2004

[Mike.Perry]

Hi Tim

Please note I've *moved* this thread from the CAD Mgmt. General Forum to this one as I feel this particular Forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

Forum Moderator

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Is there any kind of consistent pattern to when this will occur -

Certain type of drawings
Certain Font Files
Modelspace only
Paperspace only
etc

Have a good one, Mike

[timl.41444]

Hey Mike -

As far as Certain DWG's. It happens in drawings of what my office calls "Shop Tickets".
Which has many Shop Tickets. Each Shop Ticket has "Parts" which are the blocks in question.

Each "Part" Block has 14 attributes. And there may be up to 200 in each Dwg.

Always the same font - Standard (Verdana)

Always Model space.


Thanks
Tim Livingston

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Total guess here....

Within the Blocks are you using duplicate "Tag" names?

Have a good one, Mike

[timl.41444]

CLOSE -

ATT TAG NAMES
PNUM
PSUFFIX
X
Y
X1
I1
I1TYPE
I2
I2TYPE
I3
I3TYPE
I4
I4TYPE
I5
I5TYPE
A1
A2
NOTES
OPERATION

However if I am double-clicking on say "I2TYPE", It may throw me into the "PSUFFIX"
I haven't found any kind of consistency with what it picks or when it picks the right one.

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

No to "Duplicate Tags".

That blows my little theory out of the water.

Sorry can't think of anything else at the moment that might cause this to happen....

Have a good one, Mike

[timl.41444]

When I zoom into edit an attribute via the Enhanced Attribute Editor...sometimes it will "jump" to edit another attribute in the same block. This only happens sometims but once is enough to have my Boss questioning everything AutoCAD....

Any advice will help.
Thank you in Advance

Tim Livingston

[Opie]

How are you starting the Enhanced Attribute Editor? Do you double-click the block?

If double-clicking on a particular attribute within the block, that attribute is then highlighted in the editor.

[timl.41444]

Yes, that is what I'm doing...

I may double click on the first attribute wanting to edit that one, then I look and it has highlighted the third or fifth or eighth...there hasn't been a pattern (that I can find).