AttSync of blocks - takes a long time with numerous objects

[JanYoder7484]

The AttSync command does what it advertises fairly well.  My problem is that I have thousands of small blocks in a single drawing.  (My current drawing has 2100 block references with four attributes in each one.)  I may change the attribute values in a few of them and need to re-sync the attribute locations.  When I run AttSync it updates every single block insertion.  One of two things are desired:

1)Flag each block insertion as having been sync'ed, reducing the number of objects requiring synchronization when AttSync is called again.  Provide a way to force all to be sync'ed.

2)Allow a selection set in the AttSync command after selecting the block to sync.

Either or both of these would a great time-saver for those of us with large numbers of blocks with attributes.

[AcadAdamLT]

To attsync all blocks

Attsync;name;*;

; = Enter

You can either use it as a macro or as a command. Attsync iniates the command which will promp you:

"Enter an option [?/Name/Select] <Select>".

Here you choose name, and when it promps you:

Enter name of block to sync or [?]

You choose * to do a wildcard match, wildcard match on nothing equals everything.

Simplified:

Attsync

*enter*

Name

*enter*

* (wildcard)

*enter*

To make a "selection set" is not possbile, but you could cheat it with a macro. To do so you would need a macro that repeats itself, this macro below would do the trick.

^C^Cattsync;select;\YES;

This macro will, when iniated promp you to "Select a block:" when you click your block it will sync it and end the command. Now to simulate multiple selection you stack the macro upon itself several times. for example:

^C^Cattsync;select;\YES;^C^Cattsync;select;\YES;^C^Cattsync;select;\YES;^C^Cattsync;select;\YES;

It's a cheaptrick but it does it's work, you can stack the macro up to a hundred or so to be sure you don't have to re-iniate the macro in the middle of attsynching.

To simply end the command press esc and the command will end, for each time you select a block it will update it's attributes.

Hope it helped

//Adam