Global Attribute Edit

[Brian_FarrellFXCFE]

Hello. I am familiar with the GATTE command. I use it all the time. I do have an issue I would like to pose. I have a drawing with multiple tabs, and each tab has a titleblock in it. Each title block has fields in it. Can I use GATTE to update a field, and have that update all the fields in each tab in each titleblock?

The area in Red will be the sheet. 01, 02, 03, etc. It is a field and I have 10 sheets. How can I change the field tp update globally without updating on each tab (titleblock)?

Thanks.

[O_Eckmann]

Hi @Brian_FarrellFXCFE ,

Variable CTAB could be a solution

[ChicagoLooper]

Hi @Brian_FarrellFXCFE 

There are two AutoCAD features you need to investigate: Sheet Sets and Fields. Your uploaded image shows a gray background behind the Sheet Number attribute. That gray background indicates either info pulled from a Sheet Set OR a Field that's being inserted into an attribute. 

***Find out WHY and WHAT  that gray background represents first before making any changes.***

Set Sheet:

Open your Sheet Manager and see whether your drawing is part of a Sheet Set. If it is, then use Sheet Manager to manage you Sheet Number. If you override the Sheet Manager, other stakeholders who access the same drawings, won't be expecting your changes and will be wondering why you didn't comply with the their formatted drawing set.

Field Being Inserted to an Attribute

If your drawing is using a Field, you can use the ctab variable.

First, make your layouts numbered as though they were sheet numbers. See image below left. Then, right click directly on the attribute in your titlebock=>Edit (or Insert) Field=>Choose the variable named ctab. The sheet number attribute will automatically be populated with the ctab Field--it will be displayed exactly as it's displayed on the Layout Tab.