Adding Block Attributes

Block Attributes represent ACAD BLOCK attributes. This section shows steps that are used to add a block attribute, for example Comment in AutoCAD, and map it to Description in ENOVIA.

  1. On the AutoCAD side:

    1. Create a title block named ISO A4 and insert an attribute with the name Comment.

  2. On the ENOVIA side:

    1. In ENOVIA define an attribute called Description (string type).You can use a different name.
    2. Add the Description attribute to the relevant ENOVIA types.
    3. Map the Comment attribute in the MCADInteg-CADToMxAttribMapping attribute of the Global Configuration Object to support attribute transfer from AutoCAD to ENOVIA. In this case the mapping will be: 
      all,ISO A4:Comment|all,$$Description$$
    4. Map the Description attribute in the MCADInteg-MxToCADAttribMapping attribute of the current Global Configuration Object to support attribute transfer from ENOVIA to AutoCAD. In this case the mapping will be: 
      all,$$description$$|all,ISO A4:Comment
      Note: The mappings for System attributes must always be in lowercase on the Mx side.

    Refer to MQL commands for the ENOVIA-to-CAD attribute mapping and CAD-to-ENOVIA attribute mapping.

    To list the available GCOs with their Bus ID and revision, run the following command

    MQL>temp query bus *Global* * * select id;

    To modify a GCO attribute from a GCO, run the following command

    MQL>modify bus <busname> <attributename> "<attribute value>";

    For example, to modify GCO attributes for Connector for AutoCAD GCO with Bus ID 12345,

    MQL>modify bus 12345 MCADInteg-RenameFilesInServer True;

    Tip: For modifying attributes with multiline values, use Notepad++ or any text editor to specify the command with multi-line values on multiple lines with each value in double quotes. Copy paste the entire command to MQL command line to run the command.

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

    If the drawing has multiple instances of the same block, the user is prompted to select one of the instances of the block.

    Note: The Attributes area of ENOVIA New dialog box displays the attributes mapped in the IEF-CADToMxAttribMapping with the values stored in ENOVIA, and not on the CAD file.