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Blocks: Using the Block Attribute Manager (BATTMAN); no cape needed!

Blocks: Using the Block Attribute Manager (BATTMAN); no cape needed! - AutoCAD Tutorial

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Blocks: Using the Block Attribute Manager (BATTMAN); no cape needed!

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- [Narrator] Welcome to another tip and trick for AutoCAD. We're going to be looking at a really cool command in AutoCAD this time round, and it's called Battman. Now, I don't mean Battman with the cape and the mask, and you don't actually need to be a superhero to use the command either. I'm talking Batman as in B-A-T-T-M-A-N, which stands for block attribute manager. And the block attribute manager allows you to work with your blocks, with attributes in your AutoCAD drawings. So, speaking of drawings, we've got a new drawing for you in the library to follow along with this particular tip and trick. It's called workstation.dwg. When you open it up, you should be on the A Furniture Layer, like so. Make sure you're on the A Furniture Layer. And also you'll notice that we've got a block with attributes in the drawing already. Saying, see, it's got three attributes, employee name, employee phone number, and their department.…

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