BelCAD Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) Looks like my point param. isn't linked with my attribute. Point moves along and attrib. stays on it's place. If it would be possible, can you go true the creating process step by step. Sorry for this, but thnx in advance. Edited July 4, 2011 by BelCAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) What I would do is...... Draw all the elements in ModelSpace including the ATTDEF. Use BLOCK to make them into one block and then BEDIT them to get access to the dynamic actions. The block editor can be openned directly from BLOCK but I usually forget this bit. add Rotation parmeter at base point and point parameter at insert point of attribute. add Rotate action selecting all bits except attribute add move action to Position parameter selecting just the attribute select the Point parameter and ensure "Chain Action" is set to yes edit-------------------- I also set the point parameter to have 0 grips. end edit --------------- exit block editor and test block Edited July 6, 2011 by dbroada thought of something else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelCAD Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yes! That does it. No it works like it should. Thanks again for the explaining reply and the effort!! Now just need to make sure the attribute stays out of the symbol when rotating and it's perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarguy1685 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I don't use this phase often but that was brilliant! Perfect example of thinking outside the box lolol I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shemiere Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 old thread，but I have to say the block is a great painkiller！ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resullins Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Old thread, I realize... but am bumping again! First off, you're awesome! Thank you for the instructions! I now have a working compass. However, I tried to do this with all four cardinal directions moving, N, S, E, and W. I can only ever get one to go at a time. Fine for now, I just stuck with North. But is there a way to get them all to go? I did four SEPARATE point and move commands all the exact same way, and only the N moves. Just curious as to if anyone knows why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Taylor Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) Did you make sure all your paramter have the chain actions checked? See attachment. North_Arrow_3.dwg Edited October 25, 2012 by Mike_Taylor Added attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resullins Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I did. It may just be time to restart my AutoCAD though... my crosshairs and pick box disappeared , too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsteel Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Sorry for re-erecting an old thread but this is an awesome resolution. I had found another way that I have been using by defining a new text style and setting it to annotative and match text orientation to layout but you need to have annotative set and that can cause issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deodar311 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I spent hours trying to figure this out! NICE WORK, unfortunately it doesn't work with ATTDEF (variable text), however using your dwg, I was able to rotate the other elements of the block and the variable text is static. YAY! Now I need to figure out how to multiply the ATTDEF and get it to spit out a different number! LOL Thanks Dbroada! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 It should work with ATTDEFs - have you locked their positiom? It won't work if you haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deodar311 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I don't think they're locked. I'll try locking them and see what happens. Thanks for the tip! On a side note I managed to tweak the dynamic blocks to produce the results I needed using the "Block Table" to proudce the data. Pity you can't have more than one block table. Thanks again dbroada! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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