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Question added by Muhammad Shakeel , CAD Design Manager , M/S zeeruk Intl.
Date Posted: 2015/01/27
Muhammad Shakeel
by Muhammad Shakeel , CAD Design Manager , M/S zeeruk Intl.

In general, an attribute is a property or characteristic, In computing, an attribute is a specification that defines a property of an object, element, or file. It may also refer to or set the specific value for a given instance of such. For clarity, attributes should more correctly be considered metadata. An attribute is frequently and generally a property of a property. However, in actual usage, the term attribute can and is often treated as equivalent to a property depending on the technology being discussed. An attribute of an object usually consists of a name and a value; of an element, a type or class name; of a file, a name and extension.

 

In AutoCAD  Attributes are tags, or labels, for blocks. You can use attributes to add any text to a block. For example, attributes are often used to fill in the text in a title block. By placing the attributes where you want them in the title block, you can facilitate the entering of the text.

To create an attribute, you first create an attribute definition, which stores the characteristics of the attribute. The characteristics include the tag, which is a name that identifies the attribute, the prompt displayed when you insert the block, value information, text formatting, location within the block, and any optional modes (Invisible, Constant, Verify, Preset, Lock Position, and Multiple Lines). 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

to consider as made by the one indicated, especially with strong evidence but in the absence of conclusive proof:

RAEES AHMED MASOORKER
by RAEES AHMED MASOORKER , Process Designer , Citec Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.

  1. Attributes are tags, or labels, for blocks. You can use attributes to add any text to a block. For example, attributes are often used to fill in thetext in a title block. By placing the attributes where you want them in the title block, you can facilitate the entering of the text.

SHIVAJI DHUMALE
by SHIVAJI DHUMALE , MEP Project manager , ETA

An attribute is a quality or characteristic given to a person, group, or some other thing. 

Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

There are multiple answers to this question as noted below, however I believe you are asking about AutoCAD....

To create an attribute, you first create an attribute definition, which stores the characteristics of the attribute.

The characteristics include the tag, which is a name that identifies the attribute, the prompt displayed when you insert the block, value information, text formatting, location within the block, and any optional modes (Invisible, Constant, Verify, Preset, Lock Position, and Multiple Lines).

If you plan to extract the attribute information for use in a parts list, you may want to keep a list of the attribute tags you have created. You will need this tag information later when you create the attribute template file.

 

Attribute definition, to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): 

The lang Attribute. The document language can be declared in the <html> tag. The language is declared in the lang attribute. Declaring a language is important ...

Attribute may refer to:

Ali Waqas Bhatti
by Ali Waqas Bhatti , Electrical Engineer , Lakson Group of Companies

In simple Crammer . it means the Qualities , positivists and Good Qualities of A Person or a Company .

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