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CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: CottageCGirl on June 22, 2017, 11:36:51 AM

Title: Block attribute order
Post by: CottageCGirl on June 22, 2017, 11:36:51 AM
im running ACAD Architecture 2015

Is there still no way to permanently edit block attribute order in the base file (Like you can locally with BATTMAN)  without basically rebuilding the block from scratch?

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Title: Re: Block attribute order
Post by: Jeff H on June 22, 2017, 01:35:48 PM
BATTORDER command only works in block editor but you can,
Title: Re: Block attribute order
Post by: CottageCGirl on June 22, 2017, 01:53:27 PM
Quote from: Jeff H on June 22, 2017, 01:35:48 PM
BATTORDER command only works in block editor but you can,
  • insert block into a drawing
  • open block in block editor and use BATTORDER to update
  • WBLOCK out block as a drawing and overwrite original file

YOU DA Man!  I have been wandering around this but hadnt used Battorder.. so that worked.. YAY.   
Title: Re: Block attribute order
Post by: BIGAL on June 22, 2017, 11:09:53 PM
As an alternative you can edit an attribute by its creation order rather than by tagname. Use vla-get-property 'attributes it makes a list which you can access via (nth x lst) and change the attribute value.
Title: Re: Block attribute order
Post by: rayakmal on January 20, 2018, 02:44:02 AM
Quote from: Jeff H on June 22, 2017, 01:35:48 PM
BATTORDER command only works in block editor but you can,
  • insert block into a drawing
  • open block in block editor and use BATTORDER to update
  • WBLOCK out block as a drawing and overwrite original file

Been using AutoCAD since the very early '90, now use 2009 and 2014 version but rarely learn about new commands. Thanks for mentioning the BATTORDER, this command is really helpful.