Same Attribute value entered once that shows up twice

Is it possible to have the same attribute show up twice in one block. I tried having i field in another attribute that referenced the value, as well as a text that had the field. The field showed the original information but would not update if the original attribute value was changed.

I'm happy to be corrected, but not that I know of.

A couple of things that come to mind:

- If you use the GATTE command, if multiple attributes have the same tag it will update all of these to the same text string.

- You could possibly create a block within the block that contains the attribute. Though it makes editing the attribute more cumbersome.

Because you asked this question in the autolisp forum does that mean you want a lisp? It's possible to make one to change all the attributes in a block that have the same tag (like GATTE but not globally).

Have you tried doing a regen after entering the first attribute? (with the field attribute that you have). I have a vauge recolection of someone else trying this and that being the answer.

Glen

This is about the best I could do. You have to reference the block itself.

TEMP.dwg

Ya, the block is pretty much what i tried, if you make it a block and then change the first attribute the second doesn't change. Also if you regenall it still doesn't change.

Ya, the block is pretty much what i tried, if you make it a block and then change the first attribute the second doesn't change. Also if you regenall it still doesn't change.

What I posted works for for me when I regen.

I wonder if there is a setting that needs to be switched. You made that into a block and it worked? When i make it into a block and change the original it doesn't change the second one. Weird.

What if you type the command UPDATEFIELD?

Or change the value of FIELDEVAL to 31 and then REGEN?

Have you looked into MINSERTs. It will display the ATTRIB in each reference. -David