Configuring multiple tags in one block or cell

By default, only one attribute/tag value is extracted from each block/cell and matched to an tag name in the vault. If your blocks/cells contain multiple tag names in multiple attribute/tag values within the same block, you can map each attribute/tag to a specific tag type.

To configure multiple tags in one block or cell:

1. In the TAGBLOCK section described in Configuring the AutoCAD link for each block/cell that contains multiple equipment tags, add a TagFields setting. This setting is a comma-separated list of attribute/tag names in the block/cell that each contain values to be extracted. If this setting is configured, the TagProperty setting is ignored.

The syntax of this setting is:

TagFields=<TagName1>[:<ObjectType>],<TagName2>[:<ObjectType>],...

Where <ObjectType> is the object type to associate with the corresponding tag value instead of the default object type for the block that is specified in the TagType setting.

Following is an example of one complete TAGBLOCK section for multiple attributes/tags:

[TAGBLOCK_BLOCK1]
TagFields=ATTR1,ATTR2:Instrument,ATTR3,ATTR4:Other
TagType=Equipment

In this example for a block/cell named BLOCK1, the equipment numbers in the attributes/tags ATTR1 and ATTR3 (tag types are not specified) are linked to the tag type Equipment (the default for the block/cell). The equipment number in the attribute/tag ATTR2 is linked to the tag type Instrument (specified). And the equipment number in the attribute/tag ATTR4 is linked to the tag type Other (specified).