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Have you tried "CT*" when asked for block name in Lee's code. I don't have say multiple dwgs to test on. I don't see any real problem get all "INSERT"' then look for tag name if exist, change textstring. It's more about selecting dwg's to check. Will have a think about it.

I guess that would be what I'm calling the unique identifier. with out seeing the block you might be able to hard code some of the push values. but I'm just using getstring. Push values to update blockname, attribute name, "CT-1", attribute name to update, updated value. in the first drawing. open second drawing or all drawings you want to update. Use command in first drawing to pass values to 2nd drawing. (vl-propagate) use update command in 2nd drawing to update value. (defun C:PushValues() (if (setq Blkname (getstring "Blkname: " T)) (vl-propagate 'blkname) ) (if (setq tag1 (getstring "TagName: " T)) (vl-propagate 'tag1) ) (if (setq tv1 (getstring "TagValue: " T)) (vl-propagate 'tv1) ) (if (setq tag2 (getstring "TagName: " T)) (vl-propagate 'tag2) ) (if (setq tv2 (getstring "Update String: " T)) (vl-propagate 'tv2) ) (princ) ) ;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------;; ;; Update Block's Attributes (defun c:SyncBlocks (/ SS) (if (and blkname tag1 tag2 tv1 tv2) (progn (if (setq SS (ssget "_X" (list (0 . "INSERT") (cons 2 blkname)))) (foreach blk (mapcar 'cadr (ssnamex ss)) (setq result 'getpropertyvalue (list blk tag1)) (if (eq result tv1) (setpropertyvalue blk tag2 tv2) ) ) ) ) (progn (princ "\nRun Push Values on master file") (princ "\nMissing Values") ) ) (princ) )

I'm beginning to understand that this is not a quick fix. Instead of using handles and entity names, is there a way to use the component tag? I don't really care what block I'm editing, I need to edit all of them that contain the same tag. I will see about getting a sample drawing set made up and post it here soon. To explain how it is setup in the mean time: Multiple drawings are used in one package, and use some of the same blocks, some different ones to represent the same physical component. (I didn't make the templates). Regardless, these components are unique in position, and are numbered as such. They all use the same/similar blocks. Say it is a current transformer, I could have CT-1 through CT-30 in one drawing. All of them would appear in multiple drawing files with different blocks, meaning every instance has a different handle. The current setup uses ACADE's native component linking through PTags, so that when I change an attribute of a block with the tag CT-1 in one drawing, it prompts me to update all other drawings in which that tag (not block) appears, or to add this update to the task list. This results in needing to edit the same information 30 times to update it, or a similar amount for each drawing using attout-attin. The goal is something much like attout, but done based on the component's tag, not on the handle. I may have a look at attout's code to see how it works, but I am very new to coding and am probably in over my head with this. Thank you for the help!

I don't think their is a quick fix for this. handles and entity names are created when you open the drawing and are never the same between drawings. this is what attout and attin use when updating block attributes. You essentially need to create a unique identifier attribute between drawings that link the same blocks. this would allow you to sync/update one type of block and one attribute at a time. or do it all in excel using one attout as the master list to pull from. attout all other drawings using xlookup back to the master. still would need a unique identifier attribute. would need to see a sample drawing and blocks you want to sync.

There are several LISP programs around for stripping MTEXT. Solved: strip mtext formatting - Autodesk Community Re: StripMText Issue - Autodesk Community In the MText Editor there is a down arrow on the top right, scroll down to Remove Formatting.

I'm unsure how to do this as of now, but I will be looking into it. After playing with the program in ACADE, the way it works is what I want, it just doesn't do it as specifically as I'd like. I've got some learning to do, but I will be trying to adjust the code to work for me. I'm new to coding of any sort, so any advice on how to go about this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for the pointer.

Hello All I keep hitting a problem with text formatting which I just can't solve. When I double click on any MTEXT, it will show the text style as (for example) STANDARD, but when I change that in the properties dialog to (for example) ARIAL, nothing changes in the text style. I've found the only way to change it to the font you want is to go to the text formatting palette and manually change it there for each text item. See example below: You can see that in example2 I've changed the text style to ARIAL but the text remains as SIMPLEX. The only way I can change it is to double click then change it in the text formatting palette to ARIAL as shown in example1. This makes changing the text very cumbersome across a drawing. Please note, the example here happens to be in a table, but it happens outside of tables too. Surely there is a way to stop this happening and make the text change to what you want it to be? Any help greatly appreciated. GrahamT

Once you find out what AutoCAD software you need for the type of work you do you need to check what System requirements that software needs: https://www.autodesk.com/support/system-requirements/overview You'll get more useful responses if you tell us what type of work you're trying to learn how to do and what educational and professional background you have. My experience is with Land Surveying and Civil Engineering. If you're in a different field I'm sure someone in your field would respond.

We used AutoTurn by Transoft for years as an AutoCAD plugin years before Vehicle Tracking or even Civil 2D was added to AutoCAD. It was a company in England at the time but it's worldwide now and no longer a simple AutoCAD plugin!

As Lee's code is open you could look at what is going on, to see if it is possible to say do a block name "*" with tagname "Material". I did find this in Lee's code give it a try. "Please Enter a Block Name.\n\n" "Note: Block names are not case-sensitive and may use wildcard patterns" " to match multiple blocks containing the same attribute tag."

Just remember with say a semi you have to turn outward before turning in the direction you want for tight corners, same with exit oversteer corner. It normally took say 3+ goes to get a smooth path. Followed a road train go through multiple roundabouts in Darwin, a road train is 3 x 19m trailers 66 ton. The driver would go left and right crossing 3 lanes but did not go slow, What was that bump ?

I don't understand what you are trying to do. I used the configuration below, with wildcard for any block named with "light", and set all attributes named with a tag of "MATERIAL" to have a value of "TEST". Worked perfectly on multiple drawings.

Thanks Tombu, played a little this morning and demolished some of a virtual London, not the software, my driving skills... but your links look handy

Lot of useful tutorials for Vehicle Tracking on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=autodesk+vehicle+tracking Used it a lot before I retired. For commercial projects besides entrances access to dumpsters and delivery locations was important. Curves in access roads need to be checked for the longest vehicles that uses them as parts of the vehicle shift inside.

Thanks for the recommendation. The (repeart (setq x) snippet has been added to the vs code extension. Snippet is fun-loopsel Please let me know if there is anything else I should add? I did add doc-header doc-section to make commenting easier.

Yes, got vehicle tracking as Civ3D - AutoTurn is a separate thing as far as I can tell Never got chance to look at it properly last week, will see how east the vehicle tracking is to use once I get into it

I think Vehicle tracking was part of the CIV3D bundle so was included could be wrong.

I use a block with mask/wipeout, scaled up, then xclipped to trim the extent of lines. Allows easy moving and 'breaking' of hatch patterns without actually breaking anything. sym-breakline-mask.dwg

After playing with it, this program works, kind-of. It edits the attributes on a block basis, not a tag basis. I need something to edit an attribute for every component with that specific tag, so that all like-tagged components have the same data. ACADE does this natively one at a time. I would like to be able to edit multiple at once.

What error message(s) do you receive, if any?

Not sure if this will work the way you want. I created a dummy drawing with a dummy block and a dummy attribute. When you set the attribute to Invisible, you can't see it any more, but you can edit it. I know, that's not what you want. I include it so you don't waste time trying it for yourself. When you set the attribute to Constant, you can't edit it at all. It no longer shows up in the Properties, and it doesn't show up in the block. If you change the attribute back to not constant, you can insert a new block and give it a different value, but it's still invisible and it does show up in Properties. Could be a bug? Or the way I handled it.

Thanks, looked at this before but CADtools are a special request for us, probably needs signing off by some deity or other

Thanks BigAl, I was mistaken yesterday, thought AutoTurn had been taken on by AutoCAD so didn't look more into it... but it is a 3rd party add on - looks good and a minimal cost... but for this not sure 'IT' would let me have it... but I'll put in a request... you never know and always good to have new toys to play with

Since this is unrelated to the original post updating the AISC Steel Shapes, I have created a new thread AL's Steel Mill not working on BricsCAD in the AutoLISP, Visual LISP & DCL Forum.

I use the one in CadTools and it has window that opens and you can adjust the parameters and create a custom vehicle.