Deploying attributes to multiple blocks

[slayer913]

Hi all -

Is there an easy way to do this?

I have one block copied into multiple instances across many different layouts within the same drawing, and have entered the attributes for one of the blocks already. Is there a way to distribute these attribute entries to all of the blocks in a fashion similar to "match properties" or "copy / paste" ? Again, all of the blocks share the same attribute place holders and tags.

Thanks!

Albert

[.chad]

Hi all -

Is there an easy way to do this?

I have one block copied into multiple instances across many different layouts within the same drawing, and have entered the attributes for one of the blocks already. Is there a way to distribute these attribute entries to all of the blocks in a fashion similar to "match properties" or "copy / paste" ? Again, all of the blocks share the same attribute place holders and tags.

Thanks!

Albert

if you select multiple instances of the same block, you can edit their attribute properties en-masse as long as the information and attributes are the same. i dont know of a 'copy / paste' way of doing it though.

you can qselect by block name and then edit as above.

[slayer913]

if you select multiple instances of the same block, you can edit their attribute properties en-masse as long as the information and attributes are the same. i dont know of a 'copy / paste' way of doing it though.

you can qselect by block name and then edit as above.

Thank you for the idea. Problem I run into here is that I'm trying to edit block ref's of my title block, which are spread across 30 or so viewports. The Qselect command (as tested) only selects in the current space. Any other thoughts?

Thanks

[cadtag]

Have you tried the Export Attributes and Import Attributes options in Express Tools?

[.chad]

Thank you for the idea. Problem I run into here is that I'm trying to edit block ref's of my title block, which are spread across 30 or so viewports. The Qselect command (as tested) only selects in the current space. Any other thoughts?

Thanks

might be able to get a script to do that. im know squat about LISP programming, so i cant help much there.

[Chris.N]

Thank you for the idea. Problem I run into here is that I'm trying to edit block ref's of my title block, which are spread across 30 or so viewports. The Qselect command (as tested) only selects in the current space. Any other thoughts?

Thanks

i take it you don't use the Sheet Set Manager?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Additionally the following threads offer various answers / solutions...

Editing attributes across layouts

Edit Attributes across multiple Layouts

Multiple Attributes with same value

Automatic Update of Titleblock Revision Text

Have a good one, Mike

[ccowgill]

I dont have time right now, but maybe some one else can assist you, this code can be modified to change all the blocks in the drawing at once, you just need to change the stuff in red to match the information you need to change. the first "1" is the tag string name, the second is the value to be input into that tag. Like I said, I dont have time right now to test setting it up for global update, but maybe someone else can.

(defun c:rn ()
	(setq filetype (getvar "dwgname"))
  (setq Ent (ssname (ssget "_x" '((0 . "insert")(2 . "TBL14")))0))
  (setq EntData (entget Ent))
  (if
   (and
	  (= (cdr (assoc 0 EntData)) "INSERT")
	  (= (strcase (cdr (assoc 2 EntData))) "TBL14")
	  (not
		(foreach Att (vlax-invoke (vlax-ename->vla-object Ent) 'GetAttributes)
	(if (= (vla-get-TagString Att) "1")
 (setq tmpList (cons Att (vla-get-TextString Att)))
	  )
   );end foreach
 );END NOT
	  );END AND
 (vla-put-TextString (car tmpList) "1")
 (vla-Update (car tmpList))
   );end if
);end defun