WD_M.dwg Question

[Warchild214]

The block is inserted as "invisible" upon drawing creation. Is there a way to make it "Visible"? Or is there a way to edit the fields in this block before drawing creation? There are also other blocks associated with this block. WD_PNLM.dwg, WD_MLRH.dwg, WD_MLRV.dwg & WD_MLRHX.dwg, WD_MLRVX.dwg. Im am very new at ACADE and just getting started. Basically we are trying to setup predetermined attributes for a specific job, and need to know whats the best way to accomplish this?

Thanks for replies in advance!

[rhesusminus]

Use the ATTDISP command in AutoCAD, and set it to ON. Now ALL attributes are
visible. Set it back to NORMAL when you're done 🙂

THL

[Anonymous]

Create your border with mapped attributes for the title block update. Save
it as DWG. Then insert this border into a blank drawing file (use acad.dwt
template). Now click drawing properties and you are editing the WD_M block.
Choose your preferences and save as a template. Each time you start a new
drawing, use this template and you will get your preferences by default.

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The block is inserted as "invisible" upon drawing creation. Is there a way
to make it "Visible"? Or is there a way to edit the fields in this block
before drawing creation? There are also other blocks associated with this
block. WD_PNLM.dwg, WD_MLRH.dwg, WD_MLRV.dwg & WD_MLRHX.dwg, WD_MLRVX.dwg.
Im am very new at ACADE and just getting started. Basically we are trying
to setup predetermined attributes for a specific job, and need to know whats
the best way to accomplish this?

Thanks for replies in advance!

[userlevel6]

Yet another suggestion - use Global Attribute Editing via script files to edit the attributes. Setup templates with appropriate settings that are stored in WD_M block attributes.

Type -ATTEDIT at the command line and work your way through the questions, save the responses in a text file with a .scr extension, run it through the SCRIPT command.

This may be a bit more work up-front, but at least it can be run unattended on multiple drawings using Project Wide Utilities - Run Script to change many drawings at once, maybe even put calls to pre-defined scripts on button flyouts for quick access.

The following example would change the value stored in the attribute with tag name MISC_LAY from MISC to OTHER.

-ATTEDIT
N
N
WD_M
MISC_LAY
MISC
MISC
OTHER

-Jamie Moore