Attribute Value to another

is it possible to transfer attribute value to another attribute without using lisp?

is it possible to transfer attribute value to another attribute without using lisp?

Don't know of a standard command like this. The closest I can think of is to use Properties Palette to modify multiple attributes at once (either select multiple blocks, or hold down Ctrl to select multiple individual attributes).

FIELD maybe, but I think that's been explored unsuccessfully before.

FIELD maybe, but I think that's been explored unsuccessfully before.

Yep, that's another way to get one attribute's value into another - and have it update constantly. Though you need to only edit the source attribute, if you later edit the destination attrib: that link is then broken.

 

To the OP: What reason do you have not to use Lisp? If it's because you're on LT there are some addons which allow Lisp inside LT. E.g. http://www.cad.com.au/drcauto/lt-toolkit/lt-toolkit.htm

 

And IMHO if you're using LT, you could have gone for something like BricsCAD instead at about the same price and gotten a near full ACad clone. It's a bit of a toss-up, BC has only just started implementing fields (incompletely as yet) and still doesn't have true DBs, but other than that it seems to be comparable to ACad Vanilla 2008 - though it works with AC2010 files directly. So if you have to use fields & DBs then LT is probably your cheapest option, if you need Lisp as well then the addon. If you don't mind fields & DBs, but require Lisp - then BC is the way to go.

is it (the adds on) legal? i mean supported by Autodesk?

is it (the adds on) legal? i mean supported by Autodesk?

Nope, they're not supported by ADesk. They're a 3rd party ARX file.