Well it's official...I'm on sabbatical! In the Autodesk world that means I am officially off-duty for 6 weeks. So will I continue to blog? You'll just have to continue to tune in for that answer...(does she really care about us or is she just doing it because it's her job?)...Inquiring minds want to know...
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Global Attribute Editing:
I've recently received a few emails raving about an often forgot Express Tool called GATTE. This cool tool went missing from the EXPRESS menu a couple of releases ago but it's clearly not forgotten. If you've ever wanted to quickly replace multiple instances of one attribute value with another then this command is the one to use. GATTE will quickly replace all instances for you (or you can select just the ones you want if that works better for you).
Command: GATTE
Select block or attribute [Block name]: Use an object selection method, or enter B for the block name
Known tag names for block: AutoCAD returns the attribute tags for the selected block.
Select attribute or type attribute name: Use an object selection method or enter the attribute tag name
Number of inserts in drawing = 6 Process all of them? [Yes/No] <Yes>: If no, select the block inserts to process
So there you have it! If you live in the world of attributes then this tool could potentially save you loads of time...
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