The attributes of a title block can contain project data, revision histories and anything else that might be important to a reader of the document. A program can then read the tags of the project block and create a report for a drawing information system. In fact, at a recent Autodesk University an attendee asked me about manipulating the tags that are found in attributes for just this purpose. As a consequence, this month we'll explore some very useful utilities that facilitate that sort of activity in a drawing. Stored First, it's important to understand how attributes are stored in a drawing.
Attributes exist at two levels in a drawing.
Attributes are defined when you create the graphics that will comprise a block. When defined in a drawing, the attributes are drawn using the tag name where the text will appear relative to the block being constructed. Use whatever text values you desire for the prompt, default and tag values. The text used for the prompt string will be displayed along with the default value for each attribute defined in the block. This means that attribute objects follow the insert object.