title block

[Sameer]

I am sure there should be some way to fill the repetitive text in AutoCAD title block. Using some script may be?

Kindly share with us as it will save tons of hrs.

Ex:
Drawn by& date, check by& date, approved by & date, revision history etc.


Thanx & regards,

Sameer

[HybridAWD]

You can create fields in your database with the name of the generic field you want filled. I did this for the drawings for Delta-T when I worked there. It's pretty straight forward and simplistic to do. I know the Tech Support guys could help you out in a matter of minutes. Good Luck!

[Packin31]

I have done what AWD has stated. In the old Rebis days I created TB database then link it up to the At_dwg_view ...

I thought I heard XM have that built in now? Or was I hallucinating.

[HybridAWD]

I have done what AWD has stated. In the old Rebis days I created TB database then link it up to the At_dwg_view ...

I thought I heard XM have that built in now? Or was I hallucinating.

I think it does if I recall right.

What we ended up doing was just added extra fields in the property section int he Doc Mananger. It was pretty sweet really.

[Packin31]

Here is our edited drawingdata.frm. If you like you can use.

[Packin31]

Awd,

Please explain how you did it in Doc Man please?

Our TB shows up under sub values but it won't hold the data when we fill it out. We have to fill it out in P&ID.

How can I link this to the Piping drawing?

[Sameer]

Thanx guys for your generous help!

But I think I have same question as correct way of implementing this?
and does document manager deals with Autoplant-Isos only and not the isogen isos?

Thanx again,

Sameer

[HybridAWD]

Ill have to try and answer this tomorrow. I dont have any of my stuff with me today to look back through. It was pretty simple from what I can remember, but I dont want to give out bad information and be completely wrong. I was using a SQL DB at the time we did this, not that it should matter.

[Packin31]

I received an emai today from 3DCADTips and there was a question on there "Help needed in linking text ".

Here is one reply
"Making a block out of the text seems to be the Occam's Razor choice.

If you don't like that and there are not too many things that need to be changed like this, then you can create custom doc properties and report them on the layouts as fields. You go to File->DrawingProerties->Custom to create/change the fields and regen to affect the change throughout the doc."

From AutoCAD Help on how to add fields:
To insert a field in text

Double-click the text to display the appropriate text editing dialog box.
Place the cursor where you want the field text to appear and right-click. Click Insert Field.
For keyboard access, press CTRL+F.

In the Field dialog box, in Field Category, select All or select a category.
The fields in the selected category are displayed in the Field Names list.

In the Field Names list, select a field.
The current value of most fields is displayed in a shaded text box to the right of Field Category. The current value of a date field is displayed in the Examples list.

Select a format and any other options.
For example, when the NamedObject field is selected, you select a type (for example, layer or textstyle) and a name (for example, 0 for layer or STANDARD for textstyle).

Field Expression displays the expression that underlies the field. The field expression cannot be edited, but you can learn how fields are constructed by viewing this area.

Click OK to insert the field.
The field displays its current value in the text when the Field dialog box closes.

[Packin31]

I always wonder how to get AutoCAD to fill in the file name automatically and now I know how. :)

[Data Wrangler]

We need to make sure when we talk about these things that we differentiate between native Autocad (fields, etc.) and the integration with Autoplant and its databases.

For not so smart people like me it can get confusing!

[Packin31]

Data,

I agree....

[Phil]

There is a program called Hurricane for AutoCad which we use to fill in the title blocks, rename drawing files, etc for all of our drawings it has saved us tons of manhours and it only costs somewhere around $50. Check them out, the web address is www.74mph.com

[HybridAWD]

Something else you can do is write a simple program to do it. That is what we did when I first started with Delta-T. Ill contact an old co-worker to get it from him. I dont know if it can be modified, but you'll get the idea.
I forgot the program he used, but it says it on there. I think it's free software.

[Sameer]

Thanx! Tom, for sharing this useful information and for your valuable time!

Sameer