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Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

JamesPowell7164 — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:09:22 GMT

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen

I have produced a titleblock in a drawing and put some attributes in a block so that I can automate the filling in of the project information. I wish to change the colour of the attributes as they are on the wrong layer.

Do I have to explode the blocks and then re-establish the attributes or is there a way in which I can change the layer of the block and attributes so that they are on the correct layer without exploding them?

I have attached my drawing for interested parties to view.

Thanks in anticipation.

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

h_s_walker — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:35:19 GMT

I haven't opened up your drawing, but which layer should your attributes be on?

Just edit the block and change the layer of the attributes to the correct one.

Or if you want just select the attributes and change the colour to the correct one

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

pendean — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:58:59 GMT

You can also use BATTMAN command to fix the properties of the attributes in your block.

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

JamesPowell7164 — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:08:32 GMT

Gentlemen

I have managed to change the colour of the attributes but the colour of the block that the attributes are in wont change. Currently it is blue. I have changed the layer that the block is in to red but the actual block still shows as blue.

I have attached the revised drawing - what am I doing wrong????? Numb Nuts or what

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

h_s_walker — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:36:33 GMT

I shall be polite and not call you Numb Nuts.

I opened up your drawing selected all the elements and changed the colour from Blue to BY LAYER

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

JamesPowell7164 — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:18:24 GMT

This is where you become unpolite lol

The text "Title" should change to the bylayer colour as well but when I created the block it was blue. Even after you have changed the colour to Byplayer the text remains as blue - even though the layer that it is on is red.

Am I being a little dense - and please don't feel you have to be polite!

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

pendean — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:39:01 GMT

Set that object's color to BYLAYER if you want it to follow the layer color: that also applies to the attributes inside the block, for which BATTMAN command can also help.

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

JamesPowell7164 — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:49:41 GMT

I have done that Dean but for some reason the "host" block (the block in which the attributes reside) doesn't change - it stays as blue.

Have a look at the drawing - it is hard for me to explain.

Sorry for being a clutz.

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

h_s_walker — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:34:11 GMT

It's Christmas. I'm too polite to say klutz

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

JamesPowell7164 — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:55:51 GMT

What was I doing wrong - please, its killing me!!!!!

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

JamesPowell7164 — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:14:26 GMT

Heres what I think you did:

1) change block to layer 0 and colour to bylayer in block editor

2) change colour of required layer to desired colour

3) change attributes layer to required layer and colour to bylayer

4) put block in desired layer

Is that correct?

Yes - Klutz with a capitol ejit!!!!!!

Thanks for your help gentlemen - and a very Merry Christmas to you.

Re: Changing colour (line thickness) of attribute in a block

h_s_walker — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 09:21:40 GMT

All I did was change the objects colour outside the block and inside the "title" block to by layer. You were almost there yourself.