JTB Batch Change | Objects Reference

Following is a list of available objects in JTB Batch Change. Each object has properties and commands.

For graphical objects, each object inherits all properties and commands of All Entities.

OBJECTS	VALUE LIST		DESCRIPTION
1. NON GRAPHICAL OBJECT
Drawing			You can add, modify or delete custom properties at DwgProps spreadsheet
Name			Name only. No folder path nor file extension
Title
Author
Subject
Keywords
Revision Number
Comments
Command	Purge & Audit
Block Definition
Name
Explodable	True, False
IsDynamicBlock	True, False	ReadOnly
Units	Unitless, mm, inch, cm, m		Change unit won't affect existing block references.
Command	Merge, Replace, Delete, Delete All Refs, ATTSYNC		Delete command will work only if object is not referenced. Replace command will replace all inserted blocks with new block specified at Name's new value Merge = Replace + Delete original. Delete All Refs = Delete all inserted references then delete the definition.
Xref
Name			Change this won't affect the xref drawing's path
FileName			Non case-sensitive
FolderPath			Non case-sensitive
Command	Unload, Reload, Detach
Layout
Name
Command	Delete		To delete layouts "ObjectDBX Disabled Mode" needs to be selected because layouts can't be deleted with ObjectDBX.
Layer
Name			See Xref Layer object if you want to change color, freeze layers in Xrefs
Description
LayerOn	True, False
Freeze	True, False
Lock	True, False
LineType
Lineweight	ByLayer,ByBlock,Default,0.00,0.05,0.09,0.13,0.15,0.18,0.20,0.25,0.30,0.35,0.40,0.50,0.53,0.60,0.70,0.80,0.90,1.00,1.06,1.20,1.40,1.58,2.00,2.11
Color			Value can be: "By Layer", "By Block", an integer as Acad Color Index or 3 integers of (Red, Green, Blue) (For example: (255,100,50))
Command	Merge, Replace, Delete, Delete All Refs		Delete command is working only if Layer is empty. Replace command will change layer of all entities on this layer. Merge = Replace + Delete original. Delete All Refs = Delete all entities on this layer, then delete the layer's definition.
Xref Layer
Name		ReadOnly	Xref Layer are layers in attached Xref drawings. You can change its properties locally. It won't affect the original drawing.
Description
LayerOn	True, False
Freeze	True, False
LineType
Lineweight	ByLayer,ByBlock,Default,0.00,0.05,0.09,0.13,0.15,0.18,0.20,0.25,0.30,0.35,0.40,0.50,0.53,0.60,0.70,0.80,0.90,1.00,1.06,1.20,1.40,1.58,2.00,2.11
Color			Value can be: "By Layer", "By Block", an integer as Acad Color Index or 3 integers of (Red, Green, Blue) (For example: (255,100,50))
Command
TextStyle
Name
Font			Should be the exact Font name as it appear in AutoCAD Style dialog box
BigFontFile			Should be the exact Font name as it appear in AutoCAD Style dialog box
Width
ObliqueAngle			A value from -85 to 85 degrees
Command	Merge, Replace, Delete, Delete All Refs		+ Delete command will work only if style is unused. + Replace command will change style of all reference entities + Merge = Replace + Delete original. + Delete all Refs = Delete all reference entities, then delete the definition.
DimStyle
Name
Command	Merge, Replace, Delete, Delete All Refs		+ Delete command will work only if style is unused. + Replace command will change style of all reference entities + Merge = Replace + Delete original. + Delete all Refs = Delete all reference entities, then delete the definition.
LineType
Name
Command	Merge, Replace, Delete, Delete All Refs		+ Delete command will work only if style is unused. + Replace command will change style of all reference entities + Merge = Replace + Delete original. + Delete all Refs = Delete all reference entities, then delete the definition.
UCS
Name
Command	Delete
View
Name
Command	Delete
Material
Name
Command	Merge, Replace, Delete, Delete All Refs		+ Delete command will work only if style is unused. + Replace command will change style of all reference entities + Merge = Replace + Delete original. + Delete all Refs = Delete all reference entities, then delete the definition.
Page Setup			Including each Layout's Plot Configuration
Name			ReadOnly for [Layout] object
Plot Device			Name of PC3 or Printer name. Set this to "None" to clear saved specification.
Command	Delete
Plot Device			This will change Plot Device of pagesetups and layouts
Name			Name of PC3 or Printer name. Set this to "None" to clear saved specification.
Command
GRAPHICAL OBJECTS (entities and nested entities)
All Entities			Shared common properties to all others
Color			Value can be: "By Layer", "By Block", an integer as Acad Color Index or 3 integers of (Red, Green, Blue) (For example: (255,100,50))
Layer			Will add new layer if new layer's name doesn't exist.
LineType
LineTypeScale
Lineweight	ByLayer,ByBlock,Default,0.00,0.05,0.09,0.13,0.15,0.18,0.20,0.25,0.30,0.35,0.40,0.50,0.53,0.60,0.70,0.80,0.90,1.00,1.06,1.20,1.40,1.58,2.00,2.11
Material
Thickness
Visible	True, False
Owner Name		ReadOnly	Available values are: ""Model"", or ""Layout"" (for any Paper Space), or a block name where this object resides, or a Layout's name If this is an Attribute Reference, Owner Name is the container block's name.
Command	Flatten, Delete		Command Flatten will turn all Z Coordinate to 0 and Normal Vector to WCS (0,0,1)
Arc
Radius
Length		ReadOnly	To delete Zero Arc, put Find Value = < 0.00001, then set Command to Delete
Circle
Radius
Length		ReadOnly
Point
Line
Length		ReadOnly	To delete Zero Arc, put Find Value = < 0.00001, then set Command to Delete
Polyline			Included Polyline, LWPolyline, 3D Poly
Length		ReadOnly	To delete Zero Arc, put Find Value = < 0.00001, then set Command to Delete
Ellipse
Spline
Hatch
PatternName
PatternScale
PatternAngle
Attribute
Text
Height
Rotation
Width Factor
ObliqueAngle			A value from -85 to 85 degrees
StyleName
Tag			Tag should not contain space. Otherwise, spaces will be automatically converted to "_"
Prompt
AttributeRef
Text
Height
Rotation
Width Factor
ObliqueAngle			A value from -85 to 85 degrees
StyleName
Tag			Tag should not contain space. Otherwise, spaces will be automatically converted to "_"
Command	Convert To Text
Text
Text
Height
Rotation
Width Factor
ObliqueAngle			A value from -85 to 85 degrees
StyleName
Mtext
Text
Height
Rotation
StyleName
Dimension
StyleName
ScaleFactor
LinearScaleFactor
Text			This is the Text Override value.
TextStyle
Leader
StyleName
ScaleFactor
Table
StyleName			(Table Style Name)
TextStyle			Cell's text style
Text			Cell's text
BlockRef			Including MInsertBlock, BlockReference
Name			Change block name to will replace all inserted block of Find Value with new inserted block of specified New Value. (Similar to Replace command in Block Defininition)
Rotation			In Degree
Command	Uniformalize, ConvertToStatic, ConvertToAnony		+ Uniformalize: set absolute values of X, Y, Z scales equal. This is helpful especially to fix "inactive" dynamic blocks. + ConvertToStatic convert dynamic block to normal block. + ConvertToAnony convert block to unnamed block.

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