A custom title block, containing company-specific graphics, information, and data fields, can be easily created and then inserted into a drawing border.
The title block pen style, pen color, line style, line thickness, and text attributes can inherit the drawing border attributes, or be fixed at creation.
Parameters are inherited from the drawing border by specifying the associated class style for the element in the Attributes palette at the time of title block creation. Different settings can be combined so that some parameters are inherited from the drawing border, while others are set from the Attributes palette at the time of title block creation. For example, if a line should use the same color as the drawing border, but have a dashed line style with a thickness of 1.00 mm, when creating the line, set the line’s Pen color to “Color By Class,” its Line Style to dashed, and its Line Thickness to 1.00 mm.
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As specified in the Attributes palette when the title block geometry was created
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As specified in the Attributes palette when the title block geometry was created
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As specified in the Attributes palette when the title block geometry was created
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Uses text attributes (font, size, and style) from drawing border
Uses text attributes that were set when the title block text was created
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As specified in the Attributes palette when the title block text was created
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Select all the title block elements, and then select Modify > Create Symbol.
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Provide a name for the new title block, and then click OK to create the title block symbol.
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In the Resource Browser, select the new custom title block symbol. Select Edit from the Resources menu.
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In the Edit Symbol window, ensure that the bottom right corner of the symbol is at the (0,0) origin position. This places the title block at the correct location in the drawing border.
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Click Exit Symbol, located at the top right of the Edit Symbol window, to return to the drawing.
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From the Resources menu of the Resource Browser, select New Resource, and then select Record Format.
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Click New to add a field to the record format.
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The field names of the record format correspond to titles and associated editable fields in the Edit Title Block dialog box. Create a text field that corresponds to one of the editable text fields of the title block.
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Click OK.
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To work with the Issue Manager (Design Series required), field names must be prefixed with a P_ for project fields (fields with the same value on all title blocks in the file) and an S_ for sheet fields (fields with a different value on any title blocks). The prefixes also cause the Edit Title Block dialog box to be separated into project and sheet tabs.
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Click OK.
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In the Resource Browser, select the new custom title block symbol created earlier. Select Attach from the Resources menu.
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In the Resource Browser, select the new custom title block symbol. Select Edit from the Resources menu.
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Select Modify > Link Text to Record.
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Select the custom record format from the Formats list, and then select the appropriate record field to link to from the Fields list.
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Click OK to return to the Edit Symbol window. Repeat for all editable text fields, linking them to the correct record field.
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Click Exit Symbol at the top right of the drawing window to return to the drawing.
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To be available to the Drawing Border tool, either the file must be saved in the Libraries\Defaults\Drawing Border - Title Block folder, or the custom symbol and its associated record format must be imported into the Custom Title Blocks.vwx file, located in the same default resources folder.
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To place the custom title block, click Title Block from the Object Info palette of a selected drawing border, and select the custom title block symbol.
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