DDATTE command

Edits the values of attributes through a dialog box. This command is superseded by the BATTMAN command.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

Description

Opens the Edit Attributes dialog.

The Edit Attributes dialog box allows you to edit the values of attributes.

  1. Block name
  2. Tag
  3. Prompt
  4. Value
  5. Value
  6. Text Formatting

Block name

Displays the name of the selected block.

Tag

Specifies the name of the attribute.
Note: This is the name by which BricsCAD identifies the attribute. You can use up to 255 letters, numbers, and punctuation.

Prompt

Specifies the user prompt.

Note: This is displayed at the command prompt when the attribute is later inserted in the drawing. You can leave this field blank, BricsCAD uses the tag as the prompt during attribute insertion.

Value

Displays the value that belongs to a certain attribute.

… Text Formatting

Changes the value of the attribute text.

Note: To be able to use this option, the Multiple lines attribute flag must be selected, in the Define Attribute dialog box, when defining an attribute.