Attribute Manager

The Attribute Manager command (Options menu) allows you to copy (append, overwrite) attributes (Layers, Layer Combinations, Pens & Colors, Line Types, Fill Types, Composite Structures, Materials, Zone Categories and Cities) between two opened files. It can also duplicate or delete attributes in either of the two files.

On choosing the Attribute Manager… command, the following dialog box appears (since it has to list all the attributes of the project, displaying the dialog box might take some time):

On the left, the attributes of the currently opened ArchiCAD file are shown.

On the right another file's attributes are shown. Here you can either open a second ArchiCAD file (Project, Archive or Module) or create a new one in a special format that belongs to Attribute Manager.

The buttons between the two parts of the dialog box allow you to copy attributes in either direction, delete, append or overwrite them.

• Appending an attribute will add it to the list of the other file under a new index.

• Overwriting an attribute will replace it with another attribute from the other file that has the same index number.

On top of the dialog box, the attribute types' icons represent tab pages that display one type of attribute at a time. The last tab shows all types of attributes in a single list.

At the bottom of the dialog box a number of buttons allow you to perform different operations on the files:

• The Purge Unused button deletes all attributes of the selected type that are not used by any element of the Project.
  Note : This only checks attributes that can actually be set by the user. Unused attributes referred to in GDL Scripts of Library Parts are considered unused and will be purged.
• The Revert button restores the attributes to their previous state. (The Cancel button has the same effect, but also closes the dialog box.)
• The Apply button applies the changes you have made without closing the dialog box.

In addition, you can sort the list of attributes according to various criteria. For example, you can display pens by line width or cities by latitude.

In the row below the list, it is possible to partly edit the attribute that is selected in the list.

• Layers : You can modify the visibility and locking state as well as the name of the selected layer.
• Layer Combinations : You can rename the selected layer combination.
• Pens & Colors : You can modify the color, the RGB components and the line width of the selected pen.
• Line Types : You can modify the name and the scale factor of the selected type.
• Fills and Composite Structures: You can modify the name of the selected item as well as its availability for different element types.
• Materials : You can modify the color, name and texture assignment of the selected material.
• Zone Categories : You can modify the code, color, name and zone stamp assignment of the selected item.
• Cities : You can modify the name, latitude and longitude values and time zone settings of the selected location.
• All : You can display all the attribute types of the current project and sort them by types, numbers and names, or edit the attribute that is selected in the list.

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