Topic: reorder attributes in source dwg

[David Hall]

MP, they are somewhat columnar, but they overlap enough in the Y that I think it would be too much trouble to write that program.  My brain doesn't even want to think about it.  I think I will try the wblock version

thanks

[MP]

Pic?

Subtitle: I wouldn't mind thinking about it.

[David Hall]

ok, i fixed it, but had to explode the block in itself bc I was getting an error about referenceing itself.

MP, here is the dwg file for you to play with.

[MP]

Thanks Cmdr. 

Looks to me like you could order them based on a multi level sort, using the attribute prompts (prefix and integer part) as the sort keys.

[David Hall]

How would you deal with the atts at the top and bottem of the list though?

[MP]

You mean block number and type? Code would place them manually at the top, but the other 240 attribs could be ordered by the prompt, albeit by parsing into prefix and id (integer) and grouping.

[CADaver]

Hammer and tongs approach:
Insert Block in current file
BATTMAN to reorder attributes (and "sync")
WBLOCK block to overwrite old definition.

[David Hall]

Hammer and tongs approach:
Insert Block in current file
BATTMAN to reorder attributes (and "sync")
WBLOCK block to overwrite old definition.

I did that, and it said the block referenced itself.  I just opened the block, exploded it, saved, purged, closed.  Problem fixed

[Josh Nieman]

Hammer and tongs approach:
Insert Block in current file
BATTMAN to reorder attributes (and "sync")
WBLOCK block to overwrite old definition.

I did that, and it said the block referenced itself.  I just opened the block, exploded it, saved, purged, closed.  Problem fixed

If that is what fixes your problems, you may wanna add this little bit to the acaddoc.lsp

^C^C;_ai_selall;erase;^C^C-purge;A;;N;^C^Cqsave;

 

[David Hall]

If that is what fixes your problems, you may wanna add this little bit to the acaddoc.lsp
^C^C;_ai_selall;erase;^C^C-purge;A;;N;^C^Cqsave;
 

Cool, let me add that right now

[ronjonp]

Hammer and tongs approach:
Insert Block in current file
BATTMAN to reorder attributes (and "sync")
WBLOCK block to overwrite old definition.

I did that, and it said the block referenced itself.  I just opened the block, exploded it, saved, purged, closed.  Problem fixed

The self referencing block is created when a block is defined in a drawing that has the same same name as the drawing then inserted into another drawing.

[Josh Nieman]

If that is what fixes your problems, you may wanna add this little bit to the acaddoc.lsp
^C^C;_ai_selall;erase;^C^C-purge;A;;N;^C^Cqsave;
 

Cool, let me add that right now

I figured it's not a vicious macro since I probably screwed it up, and I didn't add a close command, so you can still undo and resave.

[CADaver]

Hammer and tongs approach:
Insert Block in current file
BATTMAN to reorder attributes (and "sync")
WBLOCK block to overwrite old definition.

I did that, and it said the block referenced itself.  I just opened the block, exploded it, saved, purged, closed.  Problem fixed

The self referencing block is created when a block is defined in a drawing that has the same same name as the drawing then inserted into another drawing.

Exactly.  When WBLOCKing use the "Block" option and select the block from the pull-down list.  DO NOT "select objects" and select the block itself from the drawing.

[Bryco]

Another way.
Explode the block (No wblock), remake the block (chose overwrite) and pick the atts one at a time in the order you want then dispalyed.
(No express tools)