All Blog Posts Tagged 'attributes' (2)

I've added my first-ever screen-capture video on our network, you can find it at G:/Shared/JohnDavis/Vlog Videos/1 refedit_vs_bedit.avi. In it I give a brief glimpse of the "Open Glazing Project"... an expansive duty of updating the details used in the EDL (Electronic Detail Library) focused on a more generic representation of glazed units within the standard detail blocks. I should mention that my observations concerning RefEdit vs. BEdit are only an early exploration of both commands, which ar… Continue

Working with AutoCAD "attributes" with the goal of not exploding blocks... Blocks are "updatable" (with the INSERT command) while the exploded resulting polylines and floating attribute definition disable this ability. BURST, an Express Tool, can be used to EXPLODE blocks with attributes. The attributes in the exploded block will take on the original attribute definition’s layer and color. Bursting may not replace exploding to gain access to the linework contained in a block but attributes wil… Continue