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Change Element Attributes

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Used to change selected attributes of an element(s). Change Element Attributes tool settings are used to specify the new attribute settings.

The Change Element Attributes tool is efficient for changing the level of an element to a level that is currently turned off (the effect of “sending” an element to another level) without changing the active attributes. Also, since it allows you to match and change attributes using the same tool, Change Element Attributes is very useful when you are doing repetitive changes to many different elements (like going though an entire drawing cleaning up line weights).

Tool SettingEffect
Method

Sets whether you want to change or match and change selected element attributes.

  • Change
    • — Changes selected attributes of an element.
  • Match / Change
    • — If Use Active Attributes is on, first matches the active element attributes to the attributes of the selected element, then changes the next element you select to match the newly changed active element attributes.

    If Use Active Attributes is off, first matches an element's attributes to the next selected element's attributes, then changes still the next selected element to match the newly changed element's attributes.

Use Active Attributes

If on, the active attributes are affected when you change or match attribute settings.

If off (the default), the active attributes are not affected when you change or match attribute settings.

Level

Active Level, if Use Active Attributes is on.

Color

Active Color, if Use Active Attributes is on.

Style

Active Line Style (and any active line style modifiers), if Use Active Attributes is on.

Weight

Active Line Weight, if Use Active Attributes is on.

Class

Active Class — Primary or Construction, if Use Active Attributes is on.

Use Fence

If on, the selected attributes of the fence contents are changed.

To change an element's attributes (those that are set to on)
  1. Select the Change Element Attributes tool.

  2. Set Method to Change.

  3. Turn on Use Active Attributes to change an element's attributes to match the active element attribute settings.
    or
    Turn off Use Active Attributes to change an element's attributes without using or affecting the active element attribute settings.

  4. Identify the element.

  5. Accept the change.

To set the active element attributes so they match those of an element in the design, then change another elementīs attributes based on the active element attributes
  1. Select the Change Element Attributes tool.

  2. Set Method to Match / Change.

  3. Turn on Use Active Attributes.

  4. Identify the element to match.

  5. Turn on the attributes you want to change in the next element(s) selected.

  6. Select or fence the element(s).

  7. Accept the change.

To match the element without affecting the active element attributes to an element in the design, then change another elementīs attributes based on the active element attributes
  1. Select the Change Element Attributes tool.

  2. Set Method to Match / Change.

  3. Turn on Use Active Attributes.

  4. Identify the element to match.

  5. Turn on the attributes you want to change in the next element(s) selected.

  6. Select or fence the element(s).

  7. Accept the change.

Key-in: CHANGE element extended


or

Key-in: [FENCE] CHANGE <CLASS | COLOR | LEVEL | STYLE | WEIGHT>

To change the Active Color, Active Line Style, or Active Line Weight and the corresponding attribute of the selected element(s) in one step, use the controls in the Attributes tool box.

For more information on changing element attributes, see the Attributes tool box.

To set the active element attributes so they match those of an element in the design, you can also use the Match Element Attributes tool.

For more information on matching element attributes, see the Match Element Attributes tool.