Attribute position problem on mirrored blocks

[kostastomp]

Hi everyone,

I have created a dynamic block with attributes in it.

It works ok except for one thing.

When I mirror it, it mirrors as expected, but I make any minor change, such as changing the color of the lines in the block, then the attribute changes position. This happens also if you simply use the attsync command, instead of making some small change to the block. I have tried quite a few things but none seems to work. Any ideas?

I had created a flip option, but that didn't work really well for me in certain cases, as I prefer the mirroring the whole block in order to mirror the justification of the attribute.

I found this topic but it didn't seem to solve the problem.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Text-i...

Thanks in advance for your help.

[daniem]

Hi @kostastomp,

The issue is with the mirror itself, when you do an ATTSYNC after mirror the text will jump as well, as the base/justify point has not been mirrored.

I would suggest to rather using a flip action for your block.

Attached is an updated with the flipped action, I included everything to mimic your mirror function, but will say exclude the circle to make all of the block look the same

[kostastomp]

Hi Danie,

thanks for taking the time to help me.

As mentioned in my first post, I tried using the Flip action, however there is a problem that I encounter very often.

After having flipped the block, if I try to increase the length of the landing line in order to type a longer text, the text gets our of position. If I could somehow resolve this issue, I would definitely prefer the flip action instead of having to mirror the block.

[daniem · Accepted solution]

Apologies, I missed that line.

there is a work around to make the flip work, I don't like it but if you change the attribute text misc property Multiple Lines to yes that will work.
Otherwise we'll have to play around with points...

[kostastomp]

Thanks again Danie.

Actually, I had read that already somewhere else on the forums and tried it but for some reason I couldn't make it work.

I tried it now once again and now it's working fine! Thank you so much!