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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
Create and Insert Symbols (Blocks) | 335
If you specify a block that does not exist, or if the block exists but does not
contain attributes, an error message is displayed.
Modify II toolbar
Command line
ATTSYNC
Alternate
1 From the Modify menu, choose Object ➤ Attribute ➤ Single.
2 In the drawing area, select the block you want to edit.
3 In the Enhanced Attribute Editor, select the attribute you want to edit. You
can change the attribute value or choose another tab and edit other
attribute properties.
4 Make the attribute changes you want, and then do one of the following:
■ Choose Apply to save your changes. The Enhanced Attribute Editor
remains open.
If you choose Cancel later to exit the Enhanced Attribute Editor,
attribute changes you made prior to choosing Apply are not reversed.
■ Choose OK to save your changes and close the Enhanced Attribute
Editor.
■ Choose Select Block to edit the attributes of a different block. If you
made changes to the current block, but have not saved them, you are
prompted to do so before selecting a new block.
Modify II toolbar
Command line
EATTEDIT
Change the Color and Linetype in a Block
You can change the color and linetype of the objects within a block only if
the objects in that block were created with floating properties. Blocks con-
taining objects with floating properties inherit their color and linetype from
the layer on which they are inserted. Depending on how the objects in the
block were created, blocks can also inherit floating color and linetype prop-
erties from the current explicit color and linetype that you set to override the
layer settings.