FS#265Block Attributes
- Type
- Feature Request
- Status
- Closed
- Resolution
- Implemented
- Category
- QCAD (main)
- Severity
- Low
- Priority
- Low
- Reported version
- 3 Beta
- Target version
- Post 3.0
- Operating system
- All
- Reported
- 2011-09-17 by andrew
- Closed
- 2014-06-17 by andrew
- Votes
- 1
- Duplicates
- FS#869
TODO:
- Ask user to enter block attribute values when inserting block
- If attribute definition changes (tag changes), update attributes accordingly (note that other CAD systems don't do this)
- Support for multiline attributes
- Control order of attributes (as shown to user in property editor, when inserting blocks)
DONE:
- Defining new block attribute definitions (constructing block attribute definition entities)
- Editing block attribute definitions (property editor)
- Synchronize attributes based on attribute definitions (position, angle, size, ...)
- Loading block attribute definitions from DXF / DWG
- Saving block attribute definitions to DXF / DWG
- Loading block attributes from DXF / DWG
- Saving block attributes to DXF / DWG
Related commands: DDATTE, ATTEDIT, ATTDEF
Comments (2)
As part of the attributes feature is it possible to have multiline attributes (\n)? Or is this a limitation of the dxf/dwg file tags?
Multiline attributes are supported in DXF/DWG 2008 and later, so it would be possible to add that feature, yes.