Assign Attributes

Click the Map | Data | Assign Attributes command to set the same attributes to selected objects, or to set incremental values for attributes to the Primary ID data field to selected objects.

To assign the same attribute to all selected objects:

1. Click the Map | Data | Assign Attributes command.

2. The cursor changes to .

3. In the Property Manager, in the New Data Attributes section, click in the Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, or any other ID box and type the desired attribute name or value.

4. When all attributes are defined correctly, click on the plot window to select each object. Each object selected will automatically update to the new attribute information.

5. Press ESC on the keyboard to end the editing mode.

To assign incremental Primary IDs to selected objects:

1. Click the Map | Data | Assign Attributes command.

2. The cursor changes to .

3. In the Property Manager, check the box next to the Auto Increment option.

4. Highlight the existing value next to Starting Increment Value and set the first value.

5. Highlight the existing value next to Ending Increment Value and set the last value.

6. Highlight the existing value next to Increment Value and set the value to be used between objects. If each object should have a new whole number, this value should be 1.

7. Highlight the A next to ID Prefix and type the desired prefix, if any.

8. Highlight the Z next to ID Suffix and type the desired suffix, if any.

9. Click on an object in the plot window. The specified ID is populated.

10. Click on each additional object until editing mode is exited.

See Also

Assign Elevations

Edit Attribute Fields