Change multiple block attribute values in one click

[toolbox2]

I have a lot of drawings, each with one or more title blocks with attributes. I need to update the attribute values with some predefined values. The same values will be used in whichever title block I select within the drawing. The title blocks are dynamic blocks.

Since the attribute and values will always be the same I thought I could customise a button to make this a one-click job for each title block that I select. Initially, I thought this could be accomplished with Lisp but then thought there must surely be an AutoCAD command I could use for this. But...I haven't found it.

The Express Tools command ATTIN looked hopeful. Put the tags and values in a text file and run the command. But how to execute this in one click? Need to pass the text file location and select the block without dialogue boxes.

I'm just not sure which way to go with this. Standard AutoCAD commands or Lisp. I'm unable to use scripts since  SCR files are prohibited on our locked down machines.

Any help would be gratefully received.

[vinodkl]

Hi @toolbox2 

Have you tried the command "GATTE" (Global ATTribute Editor)? Using this command you can set a new value of the attribute globally inside the drawing 🙂

[toolbox2]

GATTE doesn't work with Dynamic Blocks, unfortunately.

[murray-clack]

If you are looking for "one click" solutions to change global title-block info (i.e. project name, client name, project number, etc.) then using the Sheet Set Manager is your best bet.

[toolbox2]

It would, wouldn't it? But not for this task facing me now.

[JTBWorld]

Maybe our attribute editor app JTB BatchAttEdit can help. 

[RobDraw]

I would use an XREF for identical information shared across multiple files.

[maratovich]

Try using this - AutoReplaceCAD 

[toolbox2]

Thanks but the attribute values won't necessarily change for EVERY instance of a block, only the ones I select.

It's looking like an AutoCAD command solution isn't out there.

I found a modified GATTE command, GATTE2, on CadTutor.net. With some modification this looks hopeful.

[RobDraw]

As much as some people think, AutoCAD cannot read minds. Any one click solution would require an amount of coding that might take much longer to write and troubleshoot than it would be to do the task manually.