Quick Select a block reference across all layouts

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I had tried before and thought quick select selected all of a block reference I chose across my entire AutoCAD file (multiple tabs/layouts/sheets). It does not seem to be selecting everything today though, only the items on the sheet that I am on. Can anyone help me with this? Do I require a lisp or am I missing something?

My end goal is I'd like to pick and choose which block attributes to export for modification (ATTOUT) and then import back in (ATTIN) to update across the file.

[S.Faris]

Did you try quick select from the model tab? Is any of your attributes in paperspace?

However once on the quickselect window, rather than going for ENTIRE DRAWING, click on the SELECT OBJECT crosshair icon. now intead of picking 2 point window, type ALL and then enter. it will select every instance in the REAL ENTIRE DRAWING(even in paperspace).

[cadffm]

Are you want ALL inserts or only all inserts of some blocks?

Because when attout ask for object selection you can select ALL objects by using object selection method: ALL 😉

If QSELECT or FILTER, the apply ALL is the important part.

(note: For Attout it will work, but 99% of other commands don't allow to select objects from other spaces)

[Anonymous]

So quick select from the model tab does not show the block I am trying to select under the block reference list - could this be quick select saying that it only picks from the sheet it is on? Your suggestion to type "all" does indeed select anything and everything, but that's far more than I am looking for. I only want to select all of one block in my drawing file. I am also naming the blocks such that a wildcard search will select those that I need when I need certain block types grouped, but again it is only working on the sheet I have open.

[S.Faris · Accepted solution]

You need to re configure the "EQUAL" & "block name" in the quickselect window after typing ALL(enter). I tried it on my PC and it seems to work fine.

It selected my block in Modelspace, and 2 others in 2 different paperspaces too (every instance in drawing).

[Anonymous]

I may have misread your posts. I successfully selected everything with "all" and then sorted to only my block(s) using the filters. Worked like a charm, thank you!

[alfredo.cortes]

Hello,

I want to do exactly the same thing but in several drawings. Have you got something? Thank you

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@S.Faris wrote:

You need to re configure the "EQUAL" & "block name" in the quickselect window after typing ALL(enter). I tried it on my PC and it seems to work fine.

It selected my block in Modelspace, and 2 others in 2 different paperspaces too (every instance in drawing).

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[Anonymous]

Hi! Try the DATAEXTRACTION command. The easiest solution for me

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2018/ENU/AutoC...

[cadffm]

Hi & sorry,

if this is the easiest solution for you, you doesn't have the same mission (your post is offtopic),

Onced exported by dataextraction, you are not able to manipulate and import these data back to the file

and this was the topic, 2 years ago: Export AND IMPORT Attribute values.

😊

The right solution (for this topic)  you can read in Post#3 and other replies above, command FILTER is the key for attout/attin across all layouts.

[Anonymous]

Ok. What can I do that it doesn't work for me? I type SELECT then ALL and can't go to QSELECT as if SELECT is still active. If I click on the model/layout, it selects only objects from this model/layout, not the entire drawing 😕

[cadffm]

Hi,

in Post#3 i wrote qselect or filter, but it works only with FILTER

Or 

Command: (ssget "_X" '((0 . "INSERT")))

And in ATTOUT you can use object selection P / previous

Should i post a click by click explanation?

(I am away from ACAD in this moment)

[drew.munoz]

A Click by Click post would be great and helpful. 

Thank you.

Drew

[cadffm]

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@drew.munoz  schrieb:

A Click by Click post would be great and helpful. 

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What?

Not for all blockreference, but for all (unnested) blockreference of one block, in my sample Block "BBB"

1a. Lisp: type in (ssget "_X" '((0 . "INSERT")(2 . "BBB"))) followed by <enter>hit

 OR

1b.Filter: type in FILTER followed by <enter>hit

    In OBJECT SELECTION FILTER dialog,

    select: BLOCKNAME

    and add your Blockname BBB

    and push the [ADD TO LIST] button,

    followed by [APPLY]

    Now, Acad ask for object selection and you type in: ALL, followed by <enter>

    and stop the object selection by right mouse click or just another <enter> hit.

What we did: We created a new "previous selection set".

2. Start ATTOUT command, while in file dialog, input your filename/location and press [save]

dependend  your settings: If Attout asking vor objects, answer it by type in: P followed by <enter>hit

[engsothyvann]

hello, this is what you want. its worth it. https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=5977153548134795089&appLang=en&os=Win32_64 . Layout Manager app

[acoberg]

Afternoon!! Could you possibly explain how to do this reconfiguring exactly? Or possibly link a resource explaining how? Thanks!!

[makourani]

Use command: "ATTOUT" then when it asks for selection type "ALL" only in this case you can select all attributes in the whole drawing even those in the layout sheets.

[AEC4_EngineeringUser]

Thank you so much for the sharing. May God bless you.