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05-18-2010 02:59 PM
New to the group, I've got several blocks with attributes in a base dreawing and want to remove all of the attributes but seem to have trouble removing them in mass. I've tried to rename the block and delete them but no go... So I've had to resort to exploding the attributes to text in express and remove them one at a time?
Is there an easier way? could really use some help!!
Thanks
Is there an easier way? could really use some help!!
Thanks
*None
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05-18-2010 03:10 PM in reply to:
teggarfowd
On 5/18/2010 4:59 PM, teggarfowd wrote:
> New to the group, I've got several blocks with attributes in a base dreawing and want to remove all of the attributes but seem to have trouble removing them in mass. I've tried to rename the block and delete them but no go... So I've had to resort to exploding the attributes to text in express and remove them one at a time?
> Is there an easier way? could really use some help!!
> Thanks
So . . . do you want to keep the blocks? If so, then use BURST to
explode the attributes to text.
> New to the group, I've got several blocks with attributes in a base dreawing and want to remove all of the attributes but seem to have trouble removing them in mass. I've tried to rename the block and delete them but no go... So I've had to resort to exploding the attributes to text in express and remove them one at a time?
> Is there an easier way? could really use some help!!
> Thanks
So . . . do you want to keep the blocks? If so, then use BURST to
explode the attributes to text.
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05-18-2010 03:41 PM in reply to:
teggarfowd
Yes I will keep the blocks and their existing layers, I have gone through and redifined the block and re-inserted them but the attributes are still there after a regen. I'd go and turn off the attributes from the modify-toolbar but need to see other attributes in my sheet sets.
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05-18-2010 05:37 PM in reply to:
teggarfowd
are you wanting to permanently get rid of the attributes and the values they
contain?
you appear to not want the burst command effect that some mentioned.
if so you can write a lisp or vb or whatever to loop through the block
of interest and delete the attribute objects in those
. as you learned redefining a block will not
change existing block - (for the entities only)...
attributes are unique in this respect compared to any other entity in a
block definition.
the block reference can have more or less attributes than the block
definition itself.
that is why you have to loop the block references, not the block definition,
and remove the attributes from those references.
hth
mark
wrote in message news:6393429@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes I will keep the blocks and their existing layers, I have gone through
and redifined the block and re-inserted them but the attributes are still
there after a regen. I'd go and turn off the attributes from the
modify-toolbar but need to see other attributes in my sheet sets.
contain?
you appear to not want the burst command effect that some mentioned.
if so you can write a lisp or vb or whatever to loop through the block
change existing block
attributes are unique in this respect compared to any other entity in a
block definition.
the block reference can have more or less attributes than the block
definition itself.
that is why you have to loop the block references, not the block definition,
and remove the attributes from those references.
hth
mark
Yes I will keep the blocks and their existing layers, I have gone through
and redifined the block and re-inserted them but the attributes are still
there after a regen. I'd go and turn off the attributes from the
modify-toolbar but need to see other attributes in my sheet sets.
*Kate M
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05-19-2010 04:49 AM in reply to:
teggarfowd
You need to use the Synchronize Attributes command (ATTSYNC) after modifying
block attributes in order to see the effect of your changes.
--
Kate Morrical
AutoCAD LT Technical Marketing Manager
http://blogs.autodesk.com/ltunlimited
"teggarfowd" wrote in message news:6393429@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Yes I will keep the blocks and their existing layers, I have gone through
> and redifined the block and re-inserted them but the attributes are still
> there after a regen. I'd go and turn off the attributes from the
> modify-toolbar but need to see other attributes in my sheet sets.
block attributes in order to see the effect of your changes.
--
Kate Morrical
AutoCAD LT Technical Marketing Manager
http://blogs.autodesk.com/ltunlimited
"teggarfowd" wrote in message news:6393429@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Yes I will keep the blocks and their existing layers, I have gone through
> and redifined the block and re-inserted them but the attributes are still
> there after a regen. I'd go and turn off the attributes from the
> modify-toolbar but need to see other attributes in my sheet sets.
