About Block Attributes

This feature allows you to synchronize the attributes of a "block reference" or INSERT entities and the syntax and conditions for mapping block attributes.

Usually it is used to synchronize the attributes of the "Title Block" inserted in the drawing/layouts of the drawing. Unlike the App feature "Synch Attributes" which synchronizes the file properties, this feature synchronizes the "block" attributes (attributes set by the user on the block entity).

  • To see the menus in the AutoCAD's ENOVIA menu of the integration, ensure that the entry showblockattributesmenu is set to true in the settings.ini file.
  • For the integration to understand which block is to be synchronized, the syntax of the attribute mapping in GCO must be changed.

GCO Mapping for Block Attributes

Block Attributes of XRefs are not transferred to ENOVIA. Hence, Attribute Synch is not possible on XRefs except after explicitly opening the XRefs in the editor.

Block names are case-sensitive. But Block Attribute Names must be put in UpperCase in GCO Mapping.

For example, consider a title block named "ISO A4" inserted with an attribute named "Comment". This is to be synchronized with the ENOVIA system attribute named "Description". The GCO mapping entry will be as follows:

all,$$description$$|all,ISO A4:Comment

From the mapping, the integration knows which block is to be read for attributes. This allows the user to synchronize the block attributes automatically, without the involvement of user interaction.

In case the drawing has multiple instances of the same block, the user will be prompted to select one of the instances of the block.