JTB BatchAttEdit

This batch attribute editor app for AutoCAD and BricsCAD and collects attributes in all blocks of specified name patterns in multiple drawings and display in a wide spreadsheet. Then you can edit attribute texts as easy as working with Excel. Once done, click "Apply Attribute Changes" to update values to drawings.

This makes it a great app to for example edit title block attributes across many drawings instead of having to do it one drawing at a time.

If you want to export the attributes to Excel use the "Export - Import" button. Optionally you can make modifications in Excel for example with help of functions and formulas and then import back. 

Here's an animation how it works:

With this app you can add or modify fields in attributes. Useful for example if you make a change of the title block used by Sheet Set Manager. 

Copies or clones of blocks can be created. 

Here's a user review from the Autodesk App Store:
"Number #1 app for batch attributes editions. Very easy to navigate and modify attributes. Great contact with support. HIGHLY RECOMMEND !!!" - Romek M

Download JTB_BatchAttEdit_5.1.0.zip with installer for both AutoCAD and/or BricsCAD.

Trial License will expire in 15 days after running the app for the first time. In Trial Mode, you can work with up to 10 drawings only. Support is available during the trial as well as after purchase.

JTB BatchAttEdit can be downloaded on Autodesk App Store.

If purchase has been done via Autodesk App Store the download is available on the Autodesk App Store My Downloads page. Sign in with the same account used when purchasing.

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Operating system: same as the CAD software is running on.

Compatible with AutoCAD versions (2012 and up to AutoCAD 2025). Works with all flavors/verticals based on AutoCAD like AutoCAD Architecture (ACA), AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Electrical , AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP (AMEP, ABS), AutoCAD P&ID, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Autodesk Advance Steel.

BricsCAD Pro or Platinum 15 and newer is supported. BricsCAD Lite is not supported. 

Contact us if support for other CAD software is needed.

New license: 125 USD for one license or less depending on the quantity of licenses.

Purchase directly from us. Click on Buy Now below.

Upgrade license: 60 USD for one license or less depending on the quantity of licenses. 

Once you have purchased a license, follow the instructions and email to JTB World for the license activation key. Before activated, the app will run for 15 days. See activation instructions here: JTB World Apps Licensing. 

If you have really many users that you want to give access to this software we can discuss a discounted price based on your particular situation. Educational discounts available.

The license is perpetual. Support and upgrades are included for a minimum of 2 years after purchase. If you have more than one computer and you are the only user of the application one license is enough.

Purchase JTB BatchAttEdit from the Autodesk App Store site.

If purchase has been done via Autodesk App Store the download is available on the Autodesk App Store My Downloads page. Sign in with the same account used when purchasing.

To install, run "JTB BatchAttEdit <version>.exe", preferably when the CAD application is closed.

To install unattended here's an example:
"JTB BatchAttEdit 3.3.0 P.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /SUPRESSMSGBOXES /LOG=”%TEMP%\JTB BatchAttEdit.LOG”

To install unattended and also activate a network license here's an example:
"JTB BatchAttEdit 3.3.0 P.exe" /server="myservernamehere" /port=56712 /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /SUPRESSMSGBOXES /LOG=”%TEMP%\JTB BatchAttEdit.LOG”

Once you have purchased a license, follow the instructions and email to JTB World for the license activation key. Before activated, the app will run for 15 days. See activation instructions here: JTB World Apps Licensing. 

Note: Once trial is installed, the app is running in Trial Mode, with Trial License. Trial License will expire in 15 days after running the app for the first time. In Trial Mode, you can work with up to 10 drawings only. 

Here's how to use the app:

• Run JTB_BatchAttEdit command from command line or from ribbon button on Add-ins (or Plug-ins) tab
• JTB BatchAttEdit window will show up. On the left panel, there are drawing lists and a log text box. On the right panel, there are block name wildcards, and a wide spreadsheet to display and edit attributes.
• Enter Block Name Wildcards. You can specify more than 1 wildcard by separating them with ";". E.g. *title block*; *A3*. Click the drop-down arrow button to access recent wildcards that you have entered.
• Click "Add" button to add drawings to a drawing list. This also triggers the app to scan all drawings. Firstly, it finds blocks that match the block name wildcard. Then, in each found block, attributes will be collected and shown on the spreadsheet.

• Hint: after scanning the drawings, the log text box will list all block names in all drawings. If you don't find your block in the spreadsheet, check this list and edit your block name wildcard, hit Enter key to scan drawings again
• Check or uncheck the Attribute Sync option. If Attribute Sync is checked, attributes of each found block will be synced with the block definition. Attributes that are not in definition will be deleted. Missing attributes will be created, using default attribute value
• Right click on a drawing list and/or spreadsheet to access the popup menu of commands.
• When working on the spreadsheet, you can select multiple cells, use keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+D to copy cell down; Ctrl+R to copy cell right; Ctrl+L to copy cell left; Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy and paste text. Undo and Redo features are also available via Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y keyboard shortcuts
• You can also click "Clone selected block" command button in the bottom row of the Window. New rows will be created, duplicate selected rows. Clone blocks are within each drawing only.
• Finally, click "Apply Attribute Changes"

Here's an animation how it works:

• If you want to export the attributes to Excel use the "Export - Import" button. Optionally you can make modifications in Excel for example with help of functions and formulas and then import back.
• Hide and show columns. 

• TIP: For multiline attributes Shift+Enter can be used to add a new line in a cell. This can be useful if editing multiline attributes that only contain one row and where the Edit Special Attribute dialog box is now showing up.

Options

Known issues:

• We got one report of that the parts list in AutoCAD Mechanical was broken. It did not happen all the time so it might be due to other things than JTB BatchAttEdit. 
• This app doesn't work with nested mleaders. Contact us if you have the need for this functionality. 
• In AutoCAD 2020 and possibly older versions Sheet Manager fields might be broken if the DST is missing when updating a drawing. 

If you want support for Forge, Vault, ProjectWise or anything else let us know. 

2024-11-21 - version 5.1.0 JTB_BatchAttEdit_5.1.0.zip

• Fixed bug that affects DDATTE, ATTEDIT commands after updating the attribute values using tool.
• Supports higher display text scale % values (up to 175%).

2024-10-14 - version 5.0.0 JTB_BatchAttEdit_5.0.0.zip

• Added support for AutoCAD 2025.
• Added a check box in Options window to fix the blocks that does not accept manual changes using AutoCAD ATTEDIT command.
• Filtering where attribute contains wildcard characters like # fixed.
• Request for new license key is needed. See instructions here. 

2024-03-11 - version 4.9.0 JTB_BatchAttEdit_4.9.0.zip

• Fixed error updating multiline attributes causing newlines missing

2023-04-16 - version 4.8.0 JTB_BatchAttEdit_4.8.0.zip

• Added support for AutoCAD 2024
• Fixed error in Copy and Paste non attribute cell on the spreadsheet

2022-10-20 - version 4.7.0

• Fix bug if Attribute Tag is "~" (special character)
• Fixed bug in License file version 4.7.2

2022-04-18 - version 4.6.0

• Added AutoCAD 2023 support.

2021-10-19 - version 4.5.1

• Minor improvements in options. 

2021-10-01 - version 4.5.1

• Minor improvement: added option to set up a default location for export.

2021-09-12 - version 4.5.0

• Added "Clone selected blocks" command.
• Fixed editing position error: attributes didn't move with host block.
• Enhanced multi-line attribute editing UI.

2021-08-30 - version 4.4.0

• Enhanced column filter.
• Fixed shading in highlighted modified cells.
• Fixed error when using (Ctrl + C) to copy more than one cells in a row, but (Ctrl + V) paste only the first cell.

2021-08-23 - version 4.3.1

• Export to Excel: prompt text row moved to header cell's comment (i.e. cell note)

2021-08-03 - version 4.3.0

• Exporting to Excel: format sheet as table with auto filter.
• Detect architectural length texts when sorting column.
• Fixed an overflow bug in natural sorting.
• Fixed a bug made length shown as ".5" instead of "0.5".

2021-07-27 - version 4.2.1

• Minor fix in sorting texts with more than 1 number within, like the imperial length text.

2021-07-09 - version 4.2.0

• Minor improvement in the file dialog window.
• Remove messages about uninstallation in very-silent installation mode.

2021-06-19 - version 4.1.1

• Fixed an error in working session initialization.

2021-06-13 - version 4.1.0

• Shows the list of allowed values when editing a list-type dynamic property.

2021-06-03 - version 4.0.2

• Fixed minor error

2021-05-18 - version 4.0.1

• Fixed error in the installer for BricsCAD version 19 and earlier.

2021-05-09 - version 4.0.0

• New features added: edit insertion points and dynamic block properties.
• Working session can be saved to file.
• Modified cells are highlighted.
• Fix error showing and editing multiline text attribute in BricsCAD.

2021-03-29 - version 3.6.0

• Added AutoCAD 2022 support. 
• Fixed license issue in version 3.5.

2021-02-27 - version 3.5.0

• Enhanced the display and editing of fields
• Fixed FillWeight error in spreadsheet if 650+ attribute columns is loaded.
• Added natural sorting option

2021-01-26 - version 3.4.0

• Fixed bug: attribute exported to Excel was converted to date and lost its original text value.

• Fixed bug in multiple wildcard filter.

• Sorting upgraded to detect numbers.

• Fixed bug show/hide columns setting is not saved within a session.

• Fixed error if Enter key was pressed after editing cell. 

2020-07-18 - version 3.3.0

• Fixed edit MLeader error in AutoCAD. 

• Upgraded to License 4.3.

2020-05-08 - version 3.2.2

• Minor change. 

2020-04-25 - version 3.2.1

• Upgrade the License functions.

2020-04-04 - version 3.2.0

• Added AutoCAD 2021 support.

2019-11-14 - version 3.1.1

• Fixed error when attribute can't be edited if tag contains space. 

2019-07-29 - version 3.1.0

• Under the [Add][+] menu, new "Select blocks on screen" option is added for you to edit a selection, rather than the whole drawing.

2019-06-14 - version 3.0.2

• Installing unattended via command line and activate a network license server can now be done
• Fixed a critical bug in loading the spreadsheet
• Solved an issue in the network license

2019-06-03 - version 3.0.1

• Fixed a bug in progression bar
• Fixed a bug in Block Name Wildcards
• Fixed bugs that hotkeys on the spreadsheet didn't work in BricsCAD
• Fixed a bug in BricsCAD's multiline attribute

2019-04-21 - version 3.0.0

• Added BricsCAD support.
• Added block's insertion point X, Y, Z columns.
• Added Hide/Show columns option.
• Fixed bug when pasting from Excel, an unwanted empty row is pasted at bottom of the selection.
• Fixed bug when running AttSync, it resets value of empty attribute reference.

2019-03-28 - version 2.5.4

• Added AutoCAD 2020 support.
• Upgrade of the installation.

2018-12-21 - version 2.5.3

• Fixed an unhandled error.

2018-12-14 - version 2.5.2

• Fixed an error when importing empty cells, value = null.

2018-10-22 - version 2.5.1

• Added "Options In Detail" window to clarify the process.
• Added "Fit All Columns" command button.
• Fix bug when Block Name Wildcards are multiple wildcards separated by ;.
• Minor UI enhancement

2018-08-20 - version 2.4

• Added support for MLeader's block.

2018-06-25 - version 2.3

• Added quick scan option to speed up the process in case a drawing has thousands of blocks.
• Zoom to block: including thaw its layer if layer is frozen (with a message at command prompt).
• Fixed the Open File Dialog to include link source files.
• Fixed issue in a case the [Zoom To] and [Select Block On Screen] buttons are disabled while they should be enabled.
• Fixed bug since version 2.1: can't clear attribute value.
• Other minor issues fixed.

2018-04-30 - version 2.2

• Fixed error dynamic block not shown in the list.
• Enhanced the spreadsheet to show very long attribute text.
• Removed wrong log text of Import routine.

2018-03-30 - version 2.1

• Add support for Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2019
• Add support for editing multiline attribute.
• Add support for editing field code in attribute

2018-03-09 - version 2.0

• Added Import / Export to Excel.
• Add filter for each column.
• Fix bugs in columns of attributes with similar tag.
• Find block on screen. Zoom to selected block
• Fix bug if block is on locked layer.
• Enhance performance.
• Fix bug in some automation cases.

2017-10-16 - version 1.0

• First release

The license agreement is found here.

Amazing - Dejan Cvetanovic | January 02, 2019 

"Finally one really good and usefull to rule them all. I wish I got it 2 weeks ago so to save time on last minute client change. Simply amazing as well as support. Highly recomended"

MUST HAVE !!! - Romek M | May 22, 2018

"Numder #1 app for batch attributes editions.
Very easy to navigate and modify attribs.
Great contact with support. HIGHLY RECOMMEND !!!"

"I just downloaded this one. Very nice app. I wish I knew of this 2 or 3 years ago." - Randy Long

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