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This is the cadett ELSA general attribute and text edit command, also accessible by typing EA.

 

The command was previously called Ddatte. In the current AutoCAD it is called Attedit. The cadett ELSA version of the command is heavily extended, so that it can be used for a wide range of purposes. In the menu it is called Ddatte/edit, since it contains both the common Ddatte command in AutoCAD (Attedit) and Ddedit.

 

Ddatte/edit combines a lot of functions in the very same command.

 

When you use Ddatte/edit on a symbol, a suitable OnLine dialogue box appears:

 

•If you select a main symbol, the OnLine Main symbol dialogue box appears.

•If you select a help symbol, the OnLine Help symbol dialogue box instead appears.

•If you select a contact mirror, the OnLine Contact Mirror dialogue box appears.

•If you select a common AutoCAD text, the usual text edit function from AutoCAD will appear.

•If you select a Mtext, the same possibilities to edit appears, as when you create a Mtext.

•Several other objects, such as Terminals, Boundary Boxes and Generic Symbols, have their own dialogue boxes.

 

The command Ddatte/edit in cadett ELSA automatically selects what method to use to edit each object.

 

It is also possible to select several objects at the same time when using this command. This is also a function that differs from plain AutoCAD.

 

The objects that you are selecting for the command Ddatte/edit can be of various kinds, for instance both symbols and texts. The object selection can for instance be made with a Window or a Crossing. One dialogue box after another will appear until all selected objects have been edited.