
Repeat steps 2 through 6 for each ArcGIS feature attribute you intend to export to your block. Click the screen to place the attribute text entity in the drawing. This setting prevents the attribute from displaying graphically when the block is inserted in the drawing. Check the Invisible check box located in the Mode group box. Type the ArcGIS attribute field name in the Tag text box located in the Attribute group box. Or click the Block and References tab on the ribbon and click Define Attributes. Type ATTEDIT at the command prompt to open the Edit Attribute dialog box. Display modes and other visual characteristics are enabled when you create the block definition. Define the attributesĪs you define an attribute, you work with it as a visible textual entity. These commands can also be called from the AutoCAD ribbon or pull-down menus. ATTEDIT edits attribute values for the selected block reference. INSERT inserts a block reference in the current drawing. BLOCK creates a block definition from a collection of entities that are selected interactively. ATTDEF creates an attribute definition.
This example requires the AutoCAD application and uses the following commands: The insertion base point you define for the block defines the center of the ArcGIS point feature and its symbology. Using the AutoCAD application, you define a block definition with attributes that correspond to the attribute fields in the ArcGIS point feature class.
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This workflow demonstrates how to prepare an AutoCAD seed file for use with the Export To CAD tool when exporting point features and attributes as block references.