Topic: questions about annotative blocks

[EagerToLearnCad]

Hello again,

I work for an engineering firm & we get our backgrounds from
different clients.

The room name & column bubbles attribute blocks of the clients
are not annotative.

When we have do create a partial plan with a certain scale,
we xref in the backgrounds but the room names & bubbles
are so larged.

Tuturials are to create an annotative block but I cant find
anything about converting an attribute block to annotative.

Is there a quick and easy why to convert these attribute blocks to
annotative? How should I go about it? Any input will be appreciated.

Thanks ..

[nivuahc]

Converting a block to Annotative is simple.

At the command prompt, type BLOCK.

Select the block from the pull-down, then check the Annotative checkbox.

Then click Okay.

[EagerToLearnCad]

Nivuahc,

Thank you! I feel a little embarrassed though. I should have been able to figured it myself.

[alanjt]

Also, if the block is a separate file, you can change by this method...

Code: [Select]

Specifies whether or not the drawing will behave as an annotative block when inserted into another drawing.

0 Nonannotative
1 Annotative

Note: The ANNOTATIVEDWG system variable becomes read-only if the drawing contains annotative objects.

[Joe Burke]

This might help?

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  ;; by Ian Bryant
  ;; Return T if ename is annotative, otherwise nil.
  (defun IsAnnotative (e)
    (and e
      (setq e (cdr (assoc 360 (entget e))))
      (setq e (dictsearch e "AcDbContextDataManager"))
      (setq e (dictsearch (cdr (assoc -1 e)) "ACDB_ANNOTATIONSCALES"))
      (assoc 350 e)
    )
  ) ;end IsAnnotative

Also note, you can use the chprop command to convert a non-annotative object to annotative.

[EagerToLearnCad]

Thanks Alanjt & Joe,

Theres much for me to learn about annotative blocks.

Now the rectangular box for the room name of the block
disappeared. I guess I have to do more reading.

Thanks again.