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Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Sidney_Barrett-redford — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:22:37 GMT

Hi all,

Im currently doing my own side project for work as a technician and id like to create an attribute block to make my life easier. Before I start learning about it, is it possible to create an attribute block and pick and choose what you want in it?

If you look at the picture attached, what I'm after is to create a block that rather than selecting 1,2,3,4,5 you can pick and choose what you want, so 1,4,5. in my case you could pick 1003A, 1023 and 1040, rather than having to pick 1003A and everything else in-between to get what you want.

is this possible to achieve within an attribute block? and if not is there any other thing in Auto CAD i could do to achieve this ? - if it is possible could you please direct me to a video or website to see how this is done.

Thank you in advance!

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Tomislav.Golubovic — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:05:38 GMT

No picture attached.

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

cadffm — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:11:00 GMT

Hi,

1. Nothing attached!?

2. Because of the missing picture, i don't understand.

Note, DWG file is better than a picture

3. Whatever you want to do: I guess it is not possible ootb.

4. The most things are possible by programming!

Share you picture/dwg

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Sidney_Barrett-redford — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:21:26 GMT

Hi Sorry about that

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Sidney_Barrett-redford — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:21:58 GMT

Hi Sorry About that

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Tomislav.Golubovic — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:28:44 GMT

So you want to have just the one block, and have different variations of symbols and attributes inside that block?

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Sidney_Barrett-redford — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:33:25 GMT

Hi , yes I’d like to have one block , and inside that block I’d like each row in the picture show as its own variation which I can pick multiple in any order - so for example I could have that image shown as a block but remove and add the rows - this is purely for time saving

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Tomislav.Golubovic — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:37:46 GMT

So you want to have a table with the different rows that are selectable according to a pickbox/pulldown?

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

cadffm — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:45:53 GMT

Thanks.

Guessing

You want to have the ability to hide some of the "rows"?

Without having blank rows.

Hide row2 and move row3 and following one row up..

Nothing to do with Autocad Block Attributes, but Dynamic Blocks!

My opinion: It would be possible with a dynamic block.

Not a project for dynamic block beginners

and I don't like this way (for this case).

I guess you have much more than just the rows in your picture?

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Sidney_Barrett-redford — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:46:58 GMT

Yeah that’s exactly what I’m looking for, as well as you can select what you want to add rather than having a linear selection

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Sidney_Barrett-redford — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:48:51 GMT

For now I’d like to start with the rows shown in the image , just as a starter - is there any way you could point me in the right direction ?

I’d like to learn how to do this even if it takes me awhile

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Tomislav.Golubovic — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:51:17 GMT

As @cadffm said you could in theory do it using Visibility States in a block, but I think that's going to leave gaps in the table and its not going to show you a thumbnail of what you want. Its just a pulldown list. Look on the AutoCAD app store, or learn coding and try it yourself.

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

Sidney_Barrett-redford — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:53:16 GMT

Thanks for your help !!

I’ll take a look at some coding and look on the App Store !

Re: Attribute Block - Is It Possible To Do?

cadffm — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:09:28 GMT

Hi,

right direction, hmm.

dyn.Blocks for this task:

>"I don't like this way (for this case)."

Because there is no function to get it work by a straight way.

So the only direction I will show:

YT: dynamic blocks

[F1] dynamic blocks

AND, see the board next door, there is a decidedly board for dynamic blocks!

I guess you get the best links and dics about dyn.blocks there.

Programming is the better choice, learn programming!

@Tomislav.Golubovic

You can set up <sorry, I don't know the right word> lockup tables?!

To to controle multiple parameter actions in one step.

This way you can set one visibility state and scale + move actions.

For few combinations okay, but if i am right,

not the best for this case here.