If you define 2 attributes within a block and assign them the same TAG, only 1 will be displayed. The expected behavior is to have them both be an "alias" to the other so changing any will automatically update all TAG-homogeneous attributes within the block instance. Is this a bug or is this by design? If by design I should be prevented from reusing TAGS within a block.
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Multiple attributes with identical TAG within block only display single attribute
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Re: Multiple attributes with identical TAG within block only display single attribute
Not sure that I understood the issue correctly. 
Please help me to break it down:
If you need to change a tag for multiple inserts then you can select all of them and change the tag within the Property Editor:
Will that answer your question?
Please help me to break it down:
Every attribute used in a block stays independent in Model_Space. If you use the same attribute multiple times in one block it will be used multiple times in that block. Other inserted blocks stay untouched.TaoHawaii wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:24 pmIf you define 2 attributes within a block and assign them the same TAG, only 1 will be displayed. The expected behavior is to have them both be an "alias" to the other so changing any will automatically update all TAG-homogeneous attributes within the block instance.
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Re: Multiple attributes with identical TAG within block only display single attribute
I think I understand what you said about attributes being unique within Model_Space, so changing the value of one won't affect any others. Thanks for the clarification.
I continue to grapple with the other part of this where attributes don't display in Model_Space. I can see them when editing the block *MyBlock, but not in the inserted block in Model_Space. This appears to happen any time I have attributes with the same TAG defined in Block: *MyBlock. I tried (in Block Edit) copying and pasting a defined attribute "REVISION" and neither was displayed in Model_Space after attribute synchronization.
Note: The "REVISION" attributes aren't displayed.
Block: MyBlock
Block reference ID: 86
Block attribute: REVISION: –
Block attribute: Y: Y
Block attribute: REVISION: –
Block attribute: REVISION: –
Block attribute: X: X
I continue to grapple with the other part of this where attributes don't display in Model_Space. I can see them when editing the block *MyBlock, but not in the inserted block in Model_Space. This appears to happen any time I have attributes with the same TAG defined in Block: *MyBlock. I tried (in Block Edit) copying and pasting a defined attribute "REVISION" and neither was displayed in Model_Space after attribute synchronization.
Note: The "REVISION" attributes aren't displayed.
Block: MyBlock
Block reference ID: 86
Block attribute: REVISION: –
Block attribute: Y: Y
Block attribute: REVISION: –
Block attribute: REVISION: –
Block attribute: X: X
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