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Attribute block not shown

avinash00002002 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:29:31 GMT

Hi,

I have attached drawing in that drawing two drawings named dwg-1 and dwg-2. int dwg-1 not shown attricute block named *U11 is not shown.

please suggest.

Thanks,

Avinash Patil

Re: Attribute block not shown

Alfred.NESWADBA — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:52:46 GMT

Hi,

>> dwg-1 not shown attricute block

I would say there are no block-insertions at the end of the leader lines.

Why do you think that there should exist any block-insertions there?

To verify:

all layers are on and thawed
ANNOALLVISIBLE is set to 1
<CTRL><A> to select all does not show any geometry at the end of the leader lines

- alfred -

Re: Attribute block not shown

imadHabash — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:41 GMT

Hi,

>> int dwg-1 not shown attricute block named *U11 is not shown.

You have a block with annotation scale that can be turned off/on . So ( as alfred said ) "Why do you think that there should exist any block-insertions there?" [Click on below image]

A block named with an asterisk and a "U" (like *U18) in AutoCAD is known as an Anonymous Blocks. These are blocks without a user-assigned name. They are automatically generated by AutoCAD to support features like dynamic blocks, hatch patterns, tables, or associative dimensions. You normally can't use AutoCAD block editing commands with anonymous blocks.

Examples of anonymous blocks:

*U### - general anonymous blocks
*E### - anonymous blocks from non-uniformly scaled blocks - when exploded (e.g. solids, regions)
*D### - anonymous dimensions (dim blocks)
*X### - anonymous hatches (hatch blocks)
*A### - anonymous groups, DGN linetype blocks
*T### - anonymous blocks in tables
*S### - anonymous blocks of 3D views

My suggestion is to redefine the block you're using correctly. Afterward, you'll find your problem is automatically resolved.

Betreff: Attribute block not shown

illusionistNUGXG — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:32:09 GMT

Hi,

after renaming the block,

you should allways use ATTSYNC (outside of the block editor) on the block, after you changed anything inside...if the block contains an attribute. If you don't, changes usually don't apply.

Re: Attribute block not shown

rosie_lucas1 — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:13:29 GMT

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