This function allows you to modify the properties of multiple
point attributes at the same time. This command gives you complete
control over the Carlson point attributes that are present in the
drawing. Changes can be made to each attribute -- the point number,
elevation,
description or symbol -- all in one motion. For example,
you could rotate the elevation text of some points to 45 degrees,
change the height of the
description text for all the points in the drawing, or change the layer
for a particular attribute. Once this command is chosen, the entry Edit
Multiple Points dialog, a smaller box, appears. Here you can determine
your point selection method. There is also an option for description
matching.
After the selection of the points to change, click OK, and the subsequent, larger Edit Multiple Points dialog boxes will appear. The number of points selected will be shown at the top of the dialog boxes.
Edit Multiple Points dialog
For each attribute, you
can change any number of the properties, including the layer, height
and rotation. These dialogs will reflect the current status of each
attributes
properties. If, for example, you select 10 points,
and 5 of them have the elevation rotation set at 45 degrees, and the
other 5 are set at 0 (zero)
degrees, then the rotation edit field will say *varies* to let you know
that
the properties of the points you selected are not the same. Here is an
example of the dialog box.
The X location refers to the distance in the X direction from the center (or insertion point) of the point symbol. The Y location refers to the distance in the Y direction from the center (or insertion point) of the point symbol.
The Layer refers to the layer of the individual attribute, not the entire attribute block. To change the layer of the entire attribute block, use the Attribute Block Layer option. The Height is expressed in real units (generally feet or meters), not plotted size. The Rotation angle is expressed in absolute decimal degrees. The Point Entity Layer refers to the layer that the node of the point resides. The required layers can either be typed in manually, or the Select button can be used to pick from the existing layers in the drawing. If a new layer is desired, simply type in the name of the new layer and it will be created automatically. Use the layer property manager to edit the properties of this new layer, if required.
To change a point
symbol, check on the Symbol
option
and use the select button to choose the desired symbol. The Attribute Layout ID
refers to the attribute layout style defined in Point Defaults or Field
to Finish code definitions. This option allows you to change the
particular layout with one of the other available styles or to a
customized style if defined. The Pick buttons allow you to pick two
points to define a distance
(or angle in the case
of Rotation). If you want to select a line to define a distance or
angle, select two points on the
line with the appropriate OSNAP.
Each change
to an attribute is defined separately. Select the attribute to
edit, make the necessary changes to this attribute and then move on to
the next attribute if required. Changes made to the attributes
are remember individually, which allows for switching back and forth
though the attributes until the command is completed. After
completion the new settings for the point attributes will be retained
until changed or redrawn on the screen.
Edit Multiple Points dialog
Again, the number of points selected will be shown in the dialog title. Let's now define the changes for each attribute individually. In the following example, suppose we want to rotate the elevation text to a 45 degree angle, move the description to the right and change the symbol. First, click on the Elevation for the Attribute to Edit. Now, select the Rotation option and type in 45. The dialog box should be as below.
Now, select the Description option for the Attribute to Edit. Select
the X location from the Items to Change. Enter 1.50 in the
box. This value makes the description line up better with the
rotated elevation. The dialog should be as below:
Now, for the final change, select the Symbol for the Attribute
to Edit. We want to actually change the point symbol. To do
this, toggle on the option to change the symbol by clicking in the box
beside the word Symbol. Next, press the Select button and select
symbol SPT5. The dialog should be as below:
At this point we are ready to select the OK button to perform the changes. The following image shows the points before and after the changes.
Before and After Changes |
Pulldown Menu Location: Points
Keyboard Command: modpnts
Prerequisite: Points drawn on
the screen
File Name: \lsp\crdutil.arx