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Title: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: DIW_CADtech on September 16, 2015, 05:44:08 PM

How do you set the order of the attributes in the properties pallet. 

I just created a terminal block with 48 terminals and a ATTDEF for the left color and number description and right color and number, and when i create the block, all the atributes are in the opposite order in the properties pallet.  Any idea how to set the order?

I created the block from the top down,, If I have to start over I may have to shoot myself.

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: Jeff H on September 16, 2015, 06:08:04 PM

Whatever you do, do not open block in block editor and run BATTORDER command and reorder the attributes how you want them.

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: Kerry on September 16, 2015, 06:10:18 PM

How did you select the attributes for the block ??

Did you do a crossing selection
or did you select the Attributes in Order ??

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: DIW_CADtech on September 16, 2015, 06:51:22 PM

I tried twice with a crossing window.. bottom left to upper right.. and upper right to bottom left.

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: DIW_CADtech on September 16, 2015, 06:52:52 PM

Ya.. BATTORDER did nothing for the properties dialog box..  uhhhhggg that took forever.

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: Jeff H on September 16, 2015, 06:54:02 PM

battorder does work you might have to attsync if already inserted.

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: DIW_CADtech on September 16, 2015, 06:55:26 PM

PHEW.. man thought I wasted that whole time..
I re-inserted the block and all is well...
man hope I never have to do that again.

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: Kerry on September 16, 2015, 07:06:46 PM

Quote from: DIW_CADtech on September 16, 2015, 06:51:22 PM

I tried twice with a crossing window.. bottom left to upper right.. and upper right to bottom left.

You may find that selecting the attributes in order will solve the issue.
I usually select attributes first then do a crossing to select the balance of items.

Title: Re: Block Attributes - order in property pallet
Post by: DIW_CADtech on September 16, 2015, 07:17:54 PM

This was 1 of 9 once I had this one created the others took almost no time.

See final block...

FYI this is what the client wanted.... I would never use this block if I could avoid it.

The idea is you drag in the block.. select the one you want then explode and start adding values.

one block.. to rule them all...  LOL