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Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:45:15 GMT

Hi,

I have a block with an attribute embedded and text and I'm trying to create it so that when I mirror it, the text does not flip and it also remains justified bottom right like when it is not mirrored. Essentially, I want the whole block to look the same when I mirror it in the Y-axis. (This is for mirrored floor plans)

I've attached the dwg file. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Thank you!

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:01:38 GMT

MIRRTEXT=1

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:30:54 GMT

Hey thanks for your reply, but Mirrtext=1 doesn't do the trick. I attached the file in my previous post so you can open it and investigate further.

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

imadHabash — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 06:35:52 GMT

Hi,

I suggest to read this good AKN article.the story is more than Mirrtext system variable especially when you treat with attributes.

Regards,

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

Edwin.Saez — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 13:27:12 GMT

HERE I AM ATTACHED THE MODIFIED BLOCK.
Change the text by an attribute.

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

john.vellek — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:51:36 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

Your block is a dynamic one with visibility states but I only see one state. Can you give me some background on what you are trying to create?

As others have pointed out, an attribute with a constant value checked when creating it will behave this way. Are you trying to provide a light switch with different heights? Is there a reason each height can't be a simple piece of text with each assigned to it's own visibility state? Or perhaps you are trying to do something else here.

I see that you have escalated this issue three times. Is this intentional? You don't actually need to start a post in order to do this so I am a bit confused but I am here to help if you would like to work through this issue in this thread.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:07:53 GMT

Hey thanks for the reply. Perhaps I was a little unclear with explaining. Essentially I am working on a townhouse, with mirrored floor plans and want to create a block for a light switch with text to indicate heights justified on the bottom right. When I mirror the floor plan, the text justifies to the left of the switch symbol, whereas I want it to be on the right, so the block looks exactly the same when it's in its mirrored state as its regular state.

Sorry about escalating the issue, that was an accident.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

john.vellek — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:40:43 GMT

HI @Anonymous,

Text in a block is going to mirror. The way to avoid this is to make the text an Attribute. If you want to have "fixed" values to choose from you might consider using multiple attributes or perhaps a Lookup.

One option to discourage users from editing the attributes is to make them Preset, and locked and then to assign each one to its own visibility state.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 23:32:15 GMT

I dunno man, while they don't mirror right in a block, text and mtext "flip" just fine here with the right MIRRTEXT setting.

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

lanceX2G2C — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:01:13 GMT

This just saved me. Thank you!

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

fmtampos — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:50:51 GMT

Good sample file but how to make it, was not explain. 🙂

Re: Mirroring blocks with attributes and text

vinodkl — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:10:40 GMT

Hello @fmtampos

Kindly share your sample drawing, and I will guide you on how to achieve the desired outcome.