AttEdit – Bricsys Support and Help Center

Edits the values and properties of attributes. This command is meant for editing attributes globally with macros, scripts, and LISP routines. For editing individual attributes, it is easier to use the dialog box of the EAttEdit command.

Accessing the Command

: attedit

Prompts you in the command bar:

Edit attributes one at a time? [Yes/No] <Yes>: (Enter Y or N)

Y (yes) - edits attributes one at a time; allows changes to values and properties
N (no) - edits attributes globally; allows changes to values only

As you change the attribute text, the program previews them:

To edit the values and all properties of attribute text one attribute at a time:

Edit attributes one at a time? <Y> (Press Enter to edit them one at a time)

Edit attributes of which blocks? <*>: (Press Enter for all, or else specify the names of specific block)

Edit attributes with these names <*>: (Press Enter for all, or else specify the individual attribute tag names)

Edit attributes with this text <*>: (Press Enter for all, or else specify specific attribute values)

Select attributes: (Select one or more attributes)

Entities in set: 1

Select attributes: (Press Enter to end entity selection)

1 attributes were selected.

[Position/Angle/Text/Style/Color/Height/Layer/Next/pRev/Quit]<Next>: (Enter an option, or else press Enter to exit the command)

To edit the values of all attributes:

Edit attributes one at a time? <Y>: (Type N)

Global edit of attribute values.

Edit only attributes visible on screen? <Y> (Type Y or N)

Edit attributes of which blocks? <*>: (Press Enter for all, or else specify the specific names of blocks)

Edit attributes with these names <*>: (Press Enter for all, or else specify specific attribute names)

Edit attributes with this text <*>: (Press Enter for all, or else specify the value)

Select attributes: (Select one or more attributes)

Entities in set: 1

Select attributes: (Press Enter to end entity selection)

1 attributes were selected.

Text to change: (Enter the name of the attribute value you wish to edit)

New text: (Enter the new value)

Command Options

Option	Description
Edit attributes of which blocks	Specifies the names of blocks; you can use wildcards to specify similarly named blocks: * refers to all characters in the block's name ? refers to individual characters
Edit attributes with these names	Specifies the names of attributes. You can use wildcards to specify similarly named tags.
Edit attributes with this text	Specifies the values of attributes. You can use wildcards to specify similarly named values.
Select attributes	Chooses the attributes to edit.
Position	Moves the attribute's insertion point: Enter text insertion point - (pick a new point, or enter coordinates.)
Angle	Changes the rotation angle of the attribute text. Prompts you: New rotation angle <0> - (enter a new angle, or pick two points to specify the angle.)
Text	Changes the value of the attribute. Prompts you: [Change/Replace]<Replace> - (type C or R): Change - searches and replaces text. Replace - new attribute text replaces the text of the currently selected attribute.
Style	Changes the text style of the attribute; the style name must exist in the drawing. (Use the Style command to create or edit text styles.) New text style or ENTER for no change <Standard> - (enter a different style name, or else press Enter to keep the style.)
Color	Changes the color of the attribute text: New color <BYLAYER> - (enter a different color name or number.)
Height	Change the height of the attribute text: New text height <0.2> - (enter a different text height, pick two points in the drawing, or else press Enter to keep the height.)
Layer	Changes the layer of the attribute; the layer name must exist in the drawing. (Use the Layer command to create layers.) New layer or ENTER for no change <0> - (enter a different layer name, or else press Enter to keep the layer.)
Next	Goes to the next attribute; if there are no more attributes to edit, exits the command.
pRev	Goes to the previous attribute, if any.
Edit only attributes visible on screen	Determines which group of attributes to edit: Y (yes) - edits only attributes visible in the current viewport. N (no) - edits all attributes in the drawing.
Text to change	Specifies the attribute value to change.
New text	Specifies the replacement value.
Quit	Exits the command.

Related Commands

AttDef - defines attributes through a dialog box.

-AttDef - defines attributes through the command bar.

AttDisp - toggles the display of attribute text.

AttRedef - redefines a block and updates associated attributes.

AttSync - synchronizes attribute definitions in all block references of a specified block definition.

BattMan - manages the attributes of a block definition.

Block and -Block - create blocks from attribute definitions and entities.

DataExtraction - exports entity properties, block attributes and drawing information to a an external file.

DdAtte - edits the values of attributes through a dialog box.

EAttEdit - edits attribute values and most properties.

Explode - reduces attributes to tags.

Insert - inserts blocks and prompts for attribute values through a dialog box.

-Insert - insert blocks and prompts for attribute values through the command bar.

Properties - edits attribute values and properties.

RefEdit - edits blocks and attributes in-place.

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Command Options

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