Got attributes in an xref - Can't get rid of it now...

[Kevin]

Didn't realize you can get an attribute into an xref with express tools but
now that I have it in, I can;t get rid of it.

Here's how I did it.
create an an attribute in a drawing,
bmake it to a block
make a few copies of the block
use the convert block to xref function in express tools

now you can edit each of your xref attributes - BUT... how do you delete
them now ( the attribute doesn't show up in the xref file and when you try
to refedit, it won't let you select the attrribute to edit it (obviously the
attribute data is not stored in the xref file so how do you get to it?

Kevin

[Michael Bulatovich]

OUCH. I guess you won't be doing THAT again.

Is the original BLOCK still defined in the drawing? If so,
depending on how many XREFs you have, you could try purging first, then
detaching and reattaching.
(That's just a guess.)

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MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.com

"Kevin" <kevin@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:6_fld.149401$df2.97739@edtnps89... Didn't realize you can get an attribute into an xref with express tools
but now that I have it in, I can;t get rid of it. Here's how I did it. create an an attribute in a drawing, bmake it to a block make a few copies of the block use the convert block to xref function in express tools now you can edit each of your xref attributes - BUT... how do you delete them now ( the attribute doesn't show up in the xref file and when you try to refedit, it won't let you select the attrribute to edit it (obviously
the attribute data is not stored in the xref file so how do you get to it? Kevin

[Kevin]

Tried everything... Does anybody no of any attribute editing tools - I at
least need to put on defpoints.

Kevin


"Michael Bulatovich" <Please@dont.try> wrote in message
news:9Anld.47150$Z7.1390116@news20.bellglobal.com... OUCH. I guess you won't be doing THAT again. Is the original BLOCK still defined in the drawing? If so, depending on how many XREFs you have, you could try purging first, then detaching and reattaching. (That's just a guess.) -- MichaelB www.michaelbulatovich.com "Kevin" <kevin@nospam.com> wrote in message news:6_fld.149401$df2.97739@edtnps89... Didn't realize you can get an attribute into an xref with express tools but now that I have it in, I can;t get rid of it. Here's how I did it. create an an attribute in a drawing, bmake it to a block make a few copies of the block use the convert block to xref function in express tools now you can edit each of your xref attributes - BUT... how do you delete them now ( the attribute doesn't show up in the xref file and when you try to refedit, it won't let you select the attrribute to edit it (obviously the attribute data is not stored in the xref file so how do you get to it? Kevin

[Michael Bulatovich]

In the worst case, you always could BIND and EXPLODE it.
A real mess!
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MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.com

"Kevin" <kevin@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:F%sld.168087$9b.54271@edtnps84... Tried everything... Does anybody no of any attribute editing tools - I at least need to put on defpoints. Kevin "Michael Bulatovich" <Please@dont.try> wrote in message news:9Anld.47150$Z7.1390116@news20.bellglobal.com... OUCH. I guess you won't be doing THAT again. Is the original BLOCK still defined in the drawing? If so, depending on how many XREFs you have, you could try purging first, then detaching and reattaching. (That's just a guess.) -- MichaelB www.michaelbulatovich.com "Kevin" <kevin@nospam.com> wrote in message news:6_fld.149401$df2.97739@edtnps89... Didn't realize you can get an attribute into an xref with express tools but now that I have it in, I can;t get rid of it. Here's how I did it. create an an attribute in a drawing, bmake it to a block make a few copies of the block use the convert block to xref function in express tools now you can edit each of your xref attributes - BUT... how do you
delete them now ( the attribute doesn't show up in the xref file and when you try to refedit, it won't let you select the attrribute to edit it
(obviously the attribute data is not stored in the xref file so how do you get to it? Kevin