3 Replies Latest reply on Aug 11, 2016 1:08 PM by John Stoltzfus

    Title block notes linked to property

    Greg Romero
    Greg Romero Aug 11, 2016 12:36 PM

      I'm probably going about this the wrong way.

      I have created a sheet format with a title block and defined the title block with note fields linked to custom properties. There are lots of fields and some don't seem appropriate to link to the models themselves. How can I have linked properties than can be different on every sheet, using the same sheet format?

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        • Re: Title block notes linked to property
          Mike Pogue
          Mike Pogue Aug 11, 2016 12:44 PM (in response to Greg Romero)

          There are several built in properties that can be different on every sheet, such as sheet number and scale. But I don't think a custom property is going to give you this capability. If the field is driven by the drawing properties ($PRP:{Description}), it will be the same everywhere it appears. If it is linked to a model in the sheet ($PRPSHEET:{Description} or $PRPVIEW:{Description}) it could change. Can you give me an example of a field that should not be linked to a model but that would change from sheet to sheet? Maybe a concrete example would let me make a better suggestion.

          • Re: Title block notes linked to property
            Jeff Holliday
            Jeff Holliday Aug 11, 2016 1:03 PM (in response to Greg Romero)

            You could have different configurations which could contain the info needed and then choose the one needed. It would not be completely automatic but could help.

            • Re: Title block notes linked to property
              John Stoltzfus
              John Stoltzfus Aug 11, 2016 1:08 PM (in response to Greg Romero)

              I use up to 17 different drawing formats per project - but only about 7 or 8 for a typical project..  Very doable... see below

              ECR Cover

              Our ECN

               

              Project development notes

               

               

              and then the drawings start

               

               

              The nice part

               

               

              Drawing numbers start after the cover sheets....