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date of the last modification, and any special instructions or conventions.
This creates a visual index of the blocks in the block library drawing.
Use the Content palette to view and insert block definitions from the current
or an existing drawing. Insert a block from the Content palette does not
overwrite an existing block definition in a drawing with one that comes from
another drawing.
Attach Data to Blocks (Block Attributes)
You can attach information to blocks and later extract the information to
create a bill of materials or other report.
Overview of Block Attributes
An attribute is a label or tag that attaches data to a block. Examples of data
that might be contained in an attribute are part numbers, prices, comments,
and owners' names. The tag is equivalent to a column name in a database
table. The following illustration shows a block with four attributes: type,
manufacturer, model, and cost.
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