I'm sure I've seen it here before and have probaly forgotten how to do something that is simple although how do I change an inserted block (A) into block B? i.e. if I select 1000 instances of Block_A I want them to all be converted into Block_B (without editing Block_A) where Block_b is already defined in the CAD file.
View 1 RepliesI was wondering if there exists an Autocad command that would allow the user to click an object, and then "highlight" all instances of the object. Refer to the attached pdf -hopefully it can convey what my words cannot.
For example:
The block name is "resistor" and there are 10 instances of this block. When I click the block "resistor", a dialog box will open, displaying the 10 "resistor" blocks.
When I select one of the ten "resister" blocks, that block will become highlighted. The reason for this is that I am building a very large electrical drawing, and this feature would make it infinitely easier to navigate. I know this feature exists in Matlab and I was wondering if Autocad allows for this kind of command.
I have a block with an attribute and need to change the first three characters of each to a different two characters. I recall my instructor once showing me how i could do this easily without having to click on each block to change the attribute.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a part called "bracket" which has a multi-value parameter "mass" which can be 100, 200, 300, or 400 and controls the width of the bracket.I have an assembly into which I have placed thee brackets.
How do I set different parameters for each of the instances of "bracket"?I want one bracket with mass = 100, one with mass = 200, and one with mass = 300, such that I have three brackets of different widths.
I must not be searching on the right text in Google because I find only ways to change the value of the parameter within the core component (such that all brackets change and end up the same width).
I'm having difficulty making a change to multiple texts. I received a drawing from another firm that uses different text styles than my firm. I can change all the text styles to mine, but they all hold onto their original fonts. How to change the fonts in multiple instances.
View 3 Replies View RelatedIn a group of mixed objects, would like to change all instances of color X to color Y, including colors of drop shadows.
"Recolor Artwork" isn't working.
I have created a dynamic block with a stretch, flip and rotate. Everything works great in its file. When I insert it in another file, the grips move but the block does not change.
AutoCAD 2014
When the block is in a drawing and I click it, it takes me to block editor.
However if I go to it in block editor and test block it allows me to change the attributes.
Why does clicking the block go to block editor and not allow me to change its attributes as it does when I test block.
i have tons of column tags but wants to change the distance between column size and the circle and make the font smaller. I can do this individually but can't do one by one..... is there any way i can adjust all by one command or one magic touch?
View 3 Replies View Relatedselect all blocks on certain layers in a drawing, check attribute CIRCUIT in each block if it starts with MS then attribute CONTROL = switched. I hope thats clear enough the way
(defun c:control()
(graphscr)
(Setq sc (ssget "X" '((0 . "INSERT")
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How Can I Get All Block Attributes and change it
View 9 Replies View RelatedHow to access the BTR, read and write BRef, attDef, AttRef etc. But this has me stumped. There are a few different examples but can’t find anything that works and don't know why.
I have inserted a block in modelspace, I have the BlockRefID and now want to change its attribute values. This finds the attributes tags but doesn’t write the sValue. Why it isn’t writing the value to the block.
Public Sub ChangeAttributeValue(ByVal BlockRefID As ObjectId, ByVal sTagName As String, ByVal sValue As String)
Dim doc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
Dim db As Database = doc.Database
Dim tr As Transaction = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Dim br As BlockReference = DirectCast(tr.GetObject(BlockRefID, OpenMode.ForWrite), BlockReference)
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I recently changed a block that i then re-saved to a different palette on my tool palette. i deleted the old block out of a current drawing and when i go to insert it i get the old block back and not the new one. if i open up another drawing and insert the block its the new one.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi have a title block in the layout tab which i use for all new docs. when starting a new drawing i open my old one, delete the drawings and save it with a new name - this way i always have my title block how i want it in the Layout 1 tab. this has worked for me so far. but now I need to create an A3 print out.
i have created the picture that i need in modelspace but when i click in the viewport within the layout and select the scale that I have been asked to use, the pic becomes too big for the page.
when i go into page setup i can select a3 and preview this but it just shows my a4 page in the middle of an a3 page. so how to i make the titleblock and viewport bigger (to fit a3)?
How is possible to change the name the block? I tried to do that through the properties window and it was not possible.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have revived an old project that was started about 2 years ago. I went to attach my title block in paper space and the drawing was itty bitty.
Seemed unusual because in another layout the title block is there with the same page setups etc.
Then I looked at the block units and they were set to mm. Can it be changed? If so how? Or am I completely hooped?
ACA2011
Win7 64
I try to place a block on top of another one, and make the new placed block the same same size as the other one. But the block scalefactors doesn't change.
Public Function FixtureConditionOverLayTest(objID as objectID) As Boolean Dim db As Database = acApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Database Dim trans As Transaction = acApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Database.TransactionManager.StartTransaction Try
'--Get Block Ref
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But I use the same block "5dPlano" through COM, it works fine
Set objBlockRef = g_objDrawing.ModelSpace.InsertBlock(InsertionPoint:=varPoint, _ Name:=BlockName,
_ xscale:=IIf(BlockName = STR_BLOCK_PLANO, dblLength, 1),
_ yscale:=IIf(BlockName = STR_BLOCK_PLANO, dblDepth, 1),
_ zscale:=1, _ Rotation:=Rotation)
How come the .Net method doesn't work?
I've inserted a block into my drawing with this
....
Dim tmpDb As New Database(False, True)
tmpDb.ReadDwgFile(nombrebloque, System.IO.FileShare.Read, True, "")
Dim Transform As Matrix3d = Matrix3d _
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and I would like to change some properties (layer, color,...) of the entities. (without modify the original block)
How can I access to these entities?
I have an issue regarding nested entity.
I have a nested entity block reference. In this entity I have three blocks. if I change any of the block reference attribute definition in the nested block reference then it is changing the original block itself.
Actually I am getting the handle of the selected block reference in the nested Entity. and change the attribute reference later. but it is making change in the block itself and other block reference too.
Here is my
static public void CONTACTS()
{
Document doc = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Editor ed = doc.Editor;
string contactName = string.Empty;//to hold contact name, from xdata
[code].......
I have a problem: There are a lot blocks in my DWG with 3-5 Attributes. I change the Values of the attributes in the .Text String but they aren't set as default values of the block attribute. Now i want to set the actual value as default / initialize value of the attribute without entering every time in the block editor
with the following code its possible to change the text string. I can set the attribut.textstring as default value?
Public Sub changedefault()
Count = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.Block.Count
For Index = 0 To Count - 1
Blockstring = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.Block(Index).ObjectName
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For some reason the line type scale is way out to lunch on one of the lines in a block i use, so i was wondering if you can change that LTS without exploding the block, or if i can change the LTS for the layer that specific line is on without exploding the block
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a BLOCK, contains object & Blocks, that Blocks also contains objects and blocks and so on..
ex.
BLOCK
|
|—Objects
|—Block|
I want to change the text "A" in my dynamic block to "B,C,D,E,..." When i click on a blue arrow. and the text "16 A" to "20 A , 25 A, ..." When i click on another blue arrow. Text Dynamic Block.jpg
View 9 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to change a title block? After finishing all the dimensioning and details I realized I used the wrong title block.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI need to connect to specific instances of AutoCAD and Plant3D. The Running Object Table (ROT) only holds one instance so GetObject wont work.
I've tried getting the correct instance using the hwnd with the AccessibleObjectFromWindow function. I'am thinking the easiest way is to autoload a plugin to communicate with, maybe through a service.
I need to get all Autocad applications objects, not only active one.
I'm writing a program which is checking if XREFS attached to current drawing are not opened in another Autocad instance.
Normaly I can get document collection as follow:
Dim docCol As DocumentCollection = Application.DocumentManager
Is there a way to get an Application object from another Autocad process (acad.exe)?
I wonder if there is something like this:
Spoiler (Highlight to read)Spoiler (Highlight to read)Dim app As Application = GetApplicationFromProcess()
I can find which images are attached to my current drawing with the following code. However, I don't know how to find out how many times they are attached.
Using tr As Transaction = db.TransactionManager.StartTransactionTryDim nod As DBDictionaryDim imageDict As DBDictionaryConsole.WriteLine("Getting ACAD_IMAGE_DICT DB dictionary")nod = CType(tr.GetObject(db.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForRead, False), DBDictionary)imageDict =
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using ACadLT 2008. i'm creating a frame sheet for my firm. i created attributes inside a block. when double clicking, the attribute dialog will lunch and i can type the info, but...
i need instances of the same attribute among the sheet so for example the "date of submission" and the date i keep in the "history" are always the same, i don't want to enter twice the same date.
I have lots of block in a file in different places. How to change the base point of that block with out changing the position of that?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a block in which the line weight is 0.20mm...how do i change the block lines weight to 0.50mm & 0.75mm.
View 1 Replies View RelatedHow do i change color inside blocks on my xref? (much of the orginal file is builded in blocks). I need to have everything in color 8 (grey).
On attached pictures
The red, cyan and green is blocks on the orginal file.