LinceCAD -ATTEDIT — Edit Attributes (command line)
Changes attributes one at a time or in the whole drawing, like AutoCAD -ATTEDIT.
- Command:
-ATTEDIT· Global name:_-ATTEDIT· Alias:-ATE,ATTE
Changes block attributes on the command line, with the AutoCAD 2027 -ATTEDIT prompts: one at a time (value, position, height, angle, style, layer and color) or with a global edit of the values.
Usage
- Enter -ATTEDIT (or -ATE) and choose whether to edit them one at a time.
Edit attributes one at a time? [Yes/No] <Y>:
- In global editing, choose whether only visible attributes are changed (you select them) or all in the drawing.
Edit only attributes visible on screen? [Yes/No] <Y>:
- Enter the block name, tag and value specifications: with wildcards (
*,?,#,@,~and several separated by commas); Enter leaves*. The value specification\picks empty attributes.
Enter block name specification <…>:
- Select the attributes (a click picks the nearest attribute; a window, those fully inside) and press Enter.
Select Attributes:
- One at a time, choose what to change for each attribute; Next (or Enter) goes to the next one.
Enter an option [Value/Position/Height/Angle/Style/Layer/Color/Next] <N>:
- In global editing, enter the string to change and the new one: it is changed in every value that contains it.
Enter string to change:
Options
- Value: Replace sets a new value; Change replaces a string of the value with another.
Enter type of value modification [Change/Replace] <R>:
- Position: moves the attribute text to the given point.
- Height and Angle: the text height and rotation (in degrees).
- Style, Layer and Color: the text style, the layer (which must exist) and the color (number, name, R,G,B, ByLayer or ByBlock).
Notes
- Attribute selection uses an approximate text box (without the font metrics).