Addition of Attributes from one drawing to another for same block name

[Anonymous]

Hello.. I have a set of attributes added to a block and the similar block(with same attributes) is used in another drawing.

I now added extra attributes to the block in one drawing and want those attributes to be reflected for the block in another drawing as well.

Is that really possible to do so in AutoCAD 2016?

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

You can do this quite easily via DesignCenter. Open the drawing where the block needs the attributes to be added. Open DesignCenter and browse to the drawing with the corrected blocks. open the block in that drawing, select the block you want and then rt-click and pick Re-Define Only.

After re-defining the block you might need to also run ATTSYNC or BATTMAN to get the attributes to refresh.

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

[Anonymous]

Thank you @john.vellek

Is there a way to do it easily for multiple files (greater than 20) at a time?

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

It can be done with a utility such as ScriptPro. You would use a command line block substitution. -Insert, block=block.

Sound easy but by the time you do this it is probably easier to just do each one manually.

[Anonymous]

Thank you Sir @john.vellek

I will try this today and see if I can do a scriptpro thing.