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Technical Drafting 10
Quarter 2, Prepare Plan Using CAD
First Edition, 2020

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Quarter 2
MODULE 3
CREATING ATTRIBUTES
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Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the TLE 10 – Technical Drafting Module on Preparing

Plan Using CAD!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed
by its Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou
Concepcion A. Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig
through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized
the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential
Learning Competencies (MELC) in developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5
Cs, namely: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and
Character while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box
in the body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use

this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while
allowing them to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
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For the learner:

Welcome to the TLE 10 – Technical Drafting Module on Preparing

Plan Using CAD!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time.
You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while
being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and

skills that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the

lesson at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of

concepts and skills that you already know about a previous
lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to

perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in

the lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned

from the entire module.
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EXPECTATION

Upon completion of this lesson, you are expected to:

 enumerate the Mode panel options in the Attribute Definition dialog
box;
 identify the different step by step procedure in setting up Attribute
Definition; and
 appreciate the importance of attributes definition in a drawing.

PRE-TEST

Directions: Read each statement carefully and write on the blank TRUE if
the statement is correct, and FALSE if the statement is not correct.

______ 1. Attributes can be added to block definitions for making them more
informative.
______ 2. Attributes is like a tag or an informative text associated with a block
used for tagging drawing components.
______ 3. Attribute Definition dialog box is the place where you edit the attri-
bute definition.
______ 4. You edit an attribute value by double-clicking on the block contai-
ning the attribute.
______ 5. Enhance Attribute Editor dialog box is the place where you set up
the attribute definition.

RECAP
Directions: Kindly read each item carefully and draw a check mark (/) on the
column that corresponds to your answer.
A Not
Skills A lot
little much
I can enumerate the layer assignment used in the
Layer Properties Manager.
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I can identify the different layer assignment and

layer buttons in the Layer Properties Manager.

I know the importance of layering in creating

plans/drawings.

REMINDERS:
Remember these things before during and after you work on your computer.
 Handle computer with extra care;
 No foods or drinks near the computer;
 Keep your files in good order;
 Log off properly every after use;
 Unplug the computer when not in use;
 Always save your work from time to time.

LESSON

LO2 PREPARE PLAN USING CAD

LO2.1 SET UP DRAWINGS ACCORDING TO STANDARD DRAWING
SCALE AND PAPER SIZE

LO2.1.3 CREATING ATTRIBUTES

Attributes can be added to block definitions for making them more

informative. It is like a tag or an informative text associated with a block used
for tagging drawing components. For example, you can add an attribute to a
door or window block of a drawing indicating its manufacturer’s name, size
or description. You can also add visible as well as invisible attribute values to
the blocks. For example, the name of a manufacturer of a furniture block can
be kept hidden so that it remains invisible from drawing area to add privacy
whereas the type of furniture can be made visible so that it appears in drawing
area.
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In this lesson, you will learn the methods of making, modifying and using
Attributes in your AutoCAD drawing. Let’s start with defining attributes.

DEFINING ATTRIBUTES
Let’s make a sample of a door tag icon that will show door
number and sheet number from your floor plan as shown in the
illustration where: D1 is the door number; and A1 is the sheet
number.

To make this tag, follow the procedure below:

1. Create a circle with a horizontal line passing through its
center (a hexagon can also be used but circle is commonly used
for the door attribute and hexagon is for window attributes);
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2. Click on the Define Attributes icon on the Block Definition panel of the
Insert tab or use the shortcut command ATT and press enter. A new
Attribute Definition window will pop up. Perform the following set up.

a. Type the name of

the tag from the Tag
field of the Attribute
panel (ex. DOOR_NO).
Make sure you enter
only uppercase letters
as a tag without
special characters or
spaces.

b. In the next field,

enter the prompt
that will appear on
the Edit Attributes
window (ex. ENTER
DOOR NO.).
c. In the Default field, enter the default value, which will appear in the
absence of any input (ex. D1).
d. In the Text Settings panel, select text justification from the
Justification drop-down menu (ex. Middle Center).
e. In the Text style field, choose your preferred text style from the pre-
set Text style drop-down (ex. EDTEXT_2).
f. From the Text height field, specify the text height that you want to
assign to the attribute text.
g. Set text rotation angle in the Rotation field. Make sure the “Specify
on-screen” check box is selected from the Insertion Point panel.
h. From the Mode panel, check only the Lock position radio button.
Other Mode panel options include: Invisible, Constant, Verify, Preset,
and Multiple lines.
i. When done, click on OK button to accept the changes and close the
Attribute Definition window.
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3. Position the DOOR tag. Click at a point

approximately at the middle of the upper half of the circle
as shown in the illustration.

4. Repeat the process as explained in steps above to

insert one more attribute in the geometry in the lower half
of the circle and name it SHT_NO for the sheet number.
This time position it at the middle of the lower half of the
circle. Your output should look like the illustration as
shown.
MODIFYING ATTRIBUTES
To modify an attribute definition (ex. DOOR_NO.), double-click on it. A new
Edit Attribute Definition window will appear with all defined fields of the related
attribute, like Tag, Prompt and Default values. You can change respective
fields in this Edit Attribute Definition window, and click on OK to accept the
changed values.

ASSIGNING ATTRIBUTES TO BLOCK DEFINITION

In order to make these attribute definitions usable to the floor
plan, you need to insert them in blocks. Follow the procedure
below to convert this door tag icon and attributes into a block
as shown in the illustration.
1. To create the block, click on the Create Block icon on the Block
Definition panel of the Insert tab or use its command shortcut, B. A new
Block Definition window will pop up.

2. Name the block as DOOR_TAG.

3. Now click on the Pick point button from the Base point panel and
assign a base point for the block (ex. geometric center of the circle).

4. Then click on the Select objects button from the Objects panel and
select all objects that form the Door Tag block, including attributes.

5. When everything is done, click OK to accept the changes and close

the Block Definition window.
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INSERTING BLOCKS WITH ATTRIBUTES

You can insert blocks
containing attributes in
the same way a normal
block is inserted in the
drawing. Click on the
Insert icon on the Block
panel of the Home tab,
and select the block
attribute name
ROOM_TAG. Click at a
point in the drawing
area (door location)
where you want to insert
it.

Note: If the ATTDIA system variable is set to 1, you will see the Edit Attributes
window with all prompts as shown in the Figure; However if the ATTDIA system
variable is set to 0, the prompts will appear on the command line.

EDITING ATTRIBUTE VALUES

To edit an attribute
value, double-click on
the block containing the
attribute. A new
Enhanced Attribute
Editor window will
appear. This window
will contain a list of all
defined attributes of the
selected block. Click on
the attribute whose
value you want to
modify and then enter
its new value in the Value field. Click on OK to apply the changes and close
the Enhanced Attribute Editor window.
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EXPLODE AND BURST COMMAND FOR ATTRIBUTED BLOCKS

If you want to return your blocks containing attributes into its constituent
geometries and attributes definitions, you can use the EXPLODE command.
This command will change the defined value of the attribute to its default tag.
But if you want to explode a block containing the attribute in such a way that
its assigned values are kept intact, then use the BURST command.

The BURST command is a part of express tools, and it’s not a native AutoCAD
command. So if you don’t have express tools installed, you may need to install
it before using the BURST command.

Using EXPLODE and BURST command on blocks.

CONCLUSION

Attribute definitions are a great way of storing text information as part of

blocks in AutoCAD drawings. Using this feature, you can store user-defined
information as well as information in the form of fields. The attributes can
also be set to store invisible information in your blocks that will not appear
on your drawing but can be extracted or viewed directly from the DWG file.

ACTIVITIES

A. Directions: Aside from Lock position, what are the other 5 Mode panel
options in the Attribute Definition dialog box set up?
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
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B. Directions: Look for the hidden words below and encircle them. Words
may be written in horizontal, diagonal, downward and upward
direction.

WRAP–UP

What are the uses of Attributes in a drawing?

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

If you want to return your blocks containing attributes into its constituent
geometries and attributes definitions, these two commands can be used.

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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VALUING

Attribute is like a tag or an informative text associated with a block used for
tagging drawing components.
As a young individual, give some special traits or characteristics about
yourself that your friends and peers known about you.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

POST TEST

Directions: Below are the step by step procedure in setting up Attribute

Definition as discussed in this module. Using letters A-I, arrange these
procedure in its proper order. Write your answer on the blank provided.
_____ 1. When done, click on OK button to accept the changes and close the
Attribute Definition window.
_____ 2. In the Text style field, choose your preferred text style from the pre
set Text style drop-down.
_____ 3. In the Default field, enter the default value.
_____ 4. From the Mode panel, check only the Lock position radio button.
_____ 5. In the Text Settings panel, select text justification from the
Justification drop-down menu.
_____ 6. In the next field, enter the prompt that will appear on the Edit
Attributes window.
_____ 7. From the Text height field, specify the text height.
_____ 8. Type the name of the tag from the Tag field of the Attribute panel.
_____ 9. Set text rotation angle in the Rotation field.
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KEY TO CORRECTION

9. G
8. A
7. F
6. B lines
5. D 5. Multiple 5. FALSE
4. H 4. Preset 4. TRUE
3. C 3. Verify 3. FALSE
2. E 2. Constant 2. TRUE
1. I 1. Invisible 1. TRUE
POSTTEST ACTIVITY B PRE-TEST

REFERENCES:

AutoCAD 2018
https://www.engineering.com/DesignSoftware/DesignSoftwareArticle
s/ArticleID/12313/A-Closer-Look-at-Creating-and-Using-Attributes-
inAutoCAD.aspx#:~:text=Attribute