BattMan

Manages the attributes of a block definition. Short for Block Attribute Manager.

Accessing the Command

command bar: battman

menu bar: Tools | Attributes | Block Attributes Manager

toolbar: Attributes |

: battman

Displays a dialog box.

If the current drawing does not contain attributes a message displays in the command bar.

Command Options

Option	Description
Block	Do one of the following: Click the Block list button, then select a block in the list. Click the Select Block button (). The Block Attribute Manager dialog box temporarily closes to let you select a block in the drawing.
	Select an attribute in the Attribute list.
	Deletes the selected attribute.

Attribute	Click the Attribute tab. The definition of the selected attribute displays. Click a field to edit or check/uncheck an attribute flag.
Properties	Click the Properties tab. The properties of the selected attribute display.
Text Options	Click the Text Options tab. The text settings of the selected attribute display.

	Applies the changes to the block definition
	Applies the changes to all block instances in the drawing.
	Saves all changes and closes the Block Attribute Manager dialog box.
	Undoes all changes and closes the Block Attribute Manager dialog box.

Related Commands

AttDef - defines attributes through a dialog box.

-AttDef - defines how a block's attributes will be created at the command prompt.

AttDisp - toggles the display of attribute text.

AttEdit - edits attribute values and properties.

AttExt - extracts attributes from drawings to data files through a dialog box.

-AttExt - extracts attributes from drawings to data files through the command bar.

AttRedef - redefines a block and updates associated attributes.

AttSync - synchronizes attribute definitions in all block references of a specified block definition.

Block and -Block - create blocks from attribute definitions and entities.

EAttEdit - edits attribute values and most properties.

Explode - reduces attributes to tags.

Insert - inserts blocks and prompts for attribute values through a dialog box.

-Insert - insert blocks and prompts for attribute values through the command bar.

InsertAligned - inserts blocks repeatedly, and inserts mirrored blocks.

Properties - edits attribute values and properties.