Attribute Object (ActiveX)

An object appearing as a text string that describes the characteristics of an attribute reference.

Supported Platforms: Windows only

Class Information

Class Name

AcadAttribute

Object Inheritance

Object
   AcadObject
      AcadEntity
         AcadAttribute

Create Using

VBA

ModelSpace.AddAttribute
PaperSpace.AddAttribute
Block.AddAttribute 

Access Via

VBA

ModelSpace.Item
PaperSpace.Item
Block.Item
SelectionSet.Item
Group.Item

Members

These members are part of this object:

Methods	Properties	Events
ArrayPolar ArrayRectangular Copy Delete GetBoundingBox GetExtensionDictionary GetXData Highlight IntersectWith Mirror Mirror3D Move Rotate Rotate3D ScaleEntity SetXData TransformBy Update UpdateMTextAttribute	Alignment Application Backward Constant Document EntityTransparency FieldLength Handle HasExtensionDictionary Height Hyperlinks InsertionPoint Invisible Layer Linetype LinetypeScale Lineweight LockPosition Material Mode MTextAttribute MTextAttributeContent MTextBoundaryWidth MTextDrawingDirection Normal ObjectID ObjectName ObliqueAngle OwnerID PlotStyleName Preset PromptString Rotation ScaleFactor StyleName TagString TextAlignmentPoint TextGenerationFlag TextString Thickness TrueColor UpsideDown Verify Visible	Modified

Remarks

In AutoCAD, this object is called an attribute definition.

To create an attribute (or attribute definition), use the AddAttribute method.