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CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: Jeff H on May 15, 2019, 05:18:11 PM

Title: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: Jeff H on May 15, 2019, 05:18:11 PM

Here is something I just tried and it worked, we had a bunch of drawings that had mleaders that called out “CAT 6 in ¾” CONDUIT” and needed to remove the “in ¾” CONDUIT”.
I did the following
 

• Open new empty drawing
• Used XA(XREF ATTCH) command(you can attach more than one drawing at a time)
• Selected all 60 sheets
• Unchecked all “Specify On-Screen” checkboxes so it would not prompt me for insertion point, etc… for each drawing.
• Used FIND command(Made sure I had search xrefs option checked)
• Did a Replace and it updated text and saved drawings.
• Charged job 4 hours
• Plan on spending next 4 hours watching cat videos on you tube

Title: Re: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: ronjonp on May 16, 2019, 09:36:24 AM

Nice .. glad it worked for you :) .. I've had CAD crash more often than not when doing a find and replace within xrefs.

Title: Re: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: Mark on May 16, 2019, 11:33:43 AM

I would have never tried that. Thanks Jeff. :)  And definitely no cat videos. LOL

Title: Re: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: MSTG007 on May 16, 2019, 12:13:57 PM

DUDE!

That is a great trick! gotta try it.

Title: Re: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: densan on June 12, 2019, 01:28:38 PM

I am creating a file just to try it, great tip.
Thank you for sharing.  :-D

Title: Re: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: tedg on June 12, 2019, 01:48:18 PM

Wow that is a cool trick I would never have thought of, thanks!

Title: Re: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: JohnK on June 12, 2019, 02:52:27 PM

lol ...Nice!

Title: Re: Updating text in multiple drawings using FIND
Post by: Lee Mac on June 12, 2019, 05:20:27 PM

Excellent idea Jeff!