Attribute Definition Question

[ztaylor10]

What does INVISIBLE, CONSTANT, VERIFY & PRESET mode mean?

[rkmcswain]

Invisible
Specifies that attribute values are displayed when you insert the block. ATTDISP overrides Invisible mode.

Constant
Gives attributes a fixed value for block insertions.

Verify
Prompts for verification that the attribute value is correct when you insert the block.

Preset
Sets the attribute to its default value when you insert a block containing a preset attribute.

This is all in the HELP file.

[ztaylor10]

Thanks for the help. I would have checked the help file, but for some reason, it is not loaded (or at least doesn't work) in my company's version of AutoCAD 2002

[fuccaro]

If you set an attribute to be invisible it will not appear in the drawing, nor in the plotted document but it is saved in the database. I use this to link informations to blocks. With Lisp routines I can access those data and I have the some fields in BOM completed automatically.

A constant attribute can not be changed. It is ... constant.

Use the Preset option if an attribute is set on the same value in almost all the cases. All your drawings hold your name in the title data block. So it is possible to make your templates preset with your names.

Verify it is like preset, but you must confirm the value each time you insert a block

[BITDRAUGHTY]

hi i have a problem regarding attributes.I have a door block with the door type /number /and finish. the finish varies between v and p.The problem is that i have redefined a block and they all go back to the default setting?This strange as the numbers still remain as they were ie 1-2-3-4.

Is there a way to rectify this easily?

thank you

BD

[fuccaro]

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