Topic: Attribute character...

[Andrea]

Hello,..

Doe's anyone know if we can do that...

I have a block with an attribute but when it was selected i obtain a simple grip.
(see picture1 below)

But I need to have character insertion grip without exploding the block or making multiple attribute....
is this possible ?
(see picture 2 below)

[M-dub]

[guess]

Nope

[/guess]

*shrug*

[Bob Wahr]

You can do that every bit as easily with attributes as you can with text.

[M-dub]

Yeah, but he'd have to have a separate piece of text / attribute for each one and he's trying to avoid that (if I read it right).

[Bob Wahr]

True.  I was being more obscure but agreeing with you.  An attribute is basically a text string and you can't do that with a text string in or out of a block in any way that I'm aware of in AutoCAD.  The only way I could think to do it and get close to what he wants would be to have X number of constant attributes, and an invisible atrtribute.  When the invisible attribute value was changed, the constant value would get changed to match.  It would be tedious but doable.  I know he doesn't want VBA but I'm sure it can be done in lisp if someone feels like writing it.