CAD tip # 5319:

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How to set two attributes in a block always to the same value?

For linking attributes you can use a dynamic field for lookup values. In the BEDIT block editor set the attribute preset value for both attributes to a field Block placeholder > Lookup, in the lookup table set the predefined values.

After you insert such block and select its predefined values (blue triangle), both attributes are set to identical values. See an example of such block - AutoAtt in Blocks library > Popisky/Labels (this sample block also automatically displays the name of the layer it is inserted into).

You can also make use of the dynamic linking in the CADstudio LiveLabel utility.

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See also:
Tip 13740:	Dynamic label with filesize of the current DWG file.
Tip 13599:	How to read iProperties from Inventor models and drawings in AutoCAD DWGs?
Tip 13522:	LookupXLS - populating DWG texts from Excel spreadsheets.
Tip 13000:	Labels of dimensional parameter values in dynamic blocks (parameters->attributes)
Tip 12685:	ReLinkField - re-link fields to source objects.

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