https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14126507#M363977 <P>When you copy the table downward, the field is still linked to the attributes from the original block above. You have to either relink it, or create a new one that is linked to the new block below.</P> Tue, 12 May 2026 14:33:12 GMT Blue_Mojito 2026-05-12T14:33:12Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14126478#M363976 <P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6395328364112w960h540r490" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6395328364112" data-account="6057940548001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057940548001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6395328364112w960h540r490'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6395328364112">(view in My Videos)</a></div><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="d600f16e566b2a3607aa1faedb843811.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1639313i1C435B0DA32AF188/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="d600f16e566b2a3607aa1faedb843811.png" alt="d600f16e566b2a3607aa1faedb843811.png" /></span></P> Tue, 12 May 2026 14:15:57 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14126478#M363976 635641449 2026-05-12T14:15:57Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14126507#M363977 <P>When you copy the table downward, the field is still linked to the attributes from the original block above. You have to either relink it, or create a new one that is linked to the new block below.</P> Tue, 12 May 2026 14:33:12 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14126507#M363977 Blue_Mojito 2026-05-12T14:33:12Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14126820#M363986 <P>Try using BATTMAN on your new block. Maybe needs to be re-synced up.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks, JRR!</P> Tue, 12 May 2026 18:55:35 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14126820#M363986 jreidKVSUZ 2026-05-12T18:55:35Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127030#M363997 <P class="lia-align-left">I am thinking the same as <a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/15859482">@Blue_Mojito</a>&nbsp;, your field is still linked to the original entity, you would need to update the object ID.</P> Tue, 12 May 2026 22:11:55 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127030#M363997 chriscowgill7373 2026-05-12T22:11:55Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127142#M364001 <P>What I need is to <STRONG>automatically link to the attributes of the copied block</STRONG>, instead of remaining associated with the attributes of the original block.</P><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><P>Just like when an attribute block is set with fields and then copied into a new block, the fields can update and correspond to the new block.</P> Wed, 13 May 2026 00:31:04 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127142#M364001 635641449 2026-05-13T00:31:04Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127148#M364002 <P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6395372466112w1002h540r234" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6395372466112" data-account="6057940548001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057940548001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6395372466112w1002h540r234'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6395372466112">(view in My Videos)</a></div>My requirement is that the original table updates synchronously with the original block, and the newly copied table updates synchronously with the newly copied block. This works just like the fields set in an attribute block: after copying, they will update in conjunction with the new attribute block automatically.</P> Wed, 13 May 2026 00:39:08 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127148#M364002 635641449 2026-05-13T00:39:08Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127150#M364003 <P>Is this a bug?</P> Wed, 13 May 2026 00:40:23 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127150#M364003 635641449 2026-05-13T00:40:23Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127157#M364005 <P>The <STRONG>TABLE entity</STRONG> cannot be managed with <STRONG>BATTMAN</STRONG>, so this command has no effect on TABLE tables.</P> Wed, 13 May 2026 00:45:12 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127157#M364005 635641449 2026-05-13T00:45:12Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127160#M364006 <P>Hope Autodesk improves the field function of tables, so that fields in TABLE can automatically synchronize and update with newly copied blocks, and the original table and new copied tables do not interfere with each other.</P> Wed, 13 May 2026 00:47:22 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127160#M364006 635641449 2026-05-13T00:47:22Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127202#M364007 <P>Not sure if it is a bug.&nbsp; What happens if you create a piece of text that links to the block. Then copy the block and the text and update the block?&nbsp; I almost expect that it will update, and if that is the case, I would think that maybe the field in the table doesnt update the same way a piece of text updates.</P> Wed, 13 May 2026 01:58:20 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127202#M364007 chriscowgill7373 2026-05-13T01:58:20Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127626#M364017 <P>Hi, is it an option to make a block containing the table and the target of the field?</P><P>Also have you already looked into using DATAEXTRACTION?</P> Wed, 13 May 2026 09:26:50 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/the-field-will-not-update-to-the-new-content-why/m-p/14127626#M364017 will_young 2026-05-13T09:26:50Z