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Mastering AutoCAD® 2012 and AutoCAD LT® 2012
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Mastering AutoCAD® 2012 and AutoCAD LT® 2012

by George Omura
June 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1286 pages
37h 30m
English
Sybex
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Chapter 13

Using Attributes

Earlier in this book, you learned how to create blocks, which are assemblies of AutoCAD objects. Blocks enable you to form parts or symbols that can be easily reproduced. Furniture, bolts, doors, and windows are a few common items that you can create with blocks. Whole rooms and appliances can also be made into blocks. There is no limit to a block's size.

AutoCAD also offers a feature called attributes that allows you to store text information as a part of a block. For example, you can store the material specifications for a bolt or other mechanical part that you've converted into a block. If your application is architecture, you can store the material, hardware, and dimensional information for a door or window that ...

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