Simple table for nested visibility states

[deisenbeisz]

I have 20 years' experience with AutoCAD but I am struggling with dynamic block lookup tables and visibility states.  My goal is to have a lookup table that will change the visibility states of nested blocks within a parent block.  The simple part is that all of the nested blocks will change to the same visibility state when selected.

More detail:  I have created an alphabet of pavement markings that are all dynamic blocks with three visibility states; Existing, Proposed, and Remove.  Each has a different linetype or hatch (in the case of proposed).  I want to be able to create any pavement marking (word) by using the individual letter blocks, but I can't figure out how to use a lookup table to change visibility states.  Is this possible?

I have attached a pavement marking for a bike lane that uses the individual letter blocks.  If one letter changes to "Proposed" then all of them should change to Proposed.  I realize this question has been asked before, but none of the answers seem to be useful to me, or perhaps I am just not grasping the solution.  Any help would be very much appreciated.  Thank you.

[Libbya]

With stock AutoCAD or verticals, without entering block editor, you cannot change the parameters of a nested dynamic block.  If you use nested dynamic blocks, then the workflow would be:

1.  Open host block in block editor.

2.  Select all nested dynamic blocks, go to properties, and change their visibility state simultaneously in properties.

3.  Save and close block editor.

All block insertions in model space that share the host block's definition will be updated.