AutoCAD 2010/2011/2012 DWG Format

[#1]

I have a titleblock with various attributes for title,dwg number, date, all that sort of thing. The drawing contains 43 layouts each with the titleblock in them and I want to show the default value of the attribute 'date', for example. Is there an easy way to do this. I would normally use find/replace if there was already text in the attribute concerened but there is currently no value. Hope this make sense to someone and can help!! Thanks.

[#2]

Hi,

three ideas:

• create a default value for the attribute like "xxxDATExxx" so you can do something like replace (at least one time)
• you can use fields within attribtutes, e.g. to show automatically the last plot-date or save-data (details >>>here<<<)
• you don't define an attribute within the block definition, you use a text-object. So you can select one titleblock ==> blockedit ==> change the text to the date you want ==> close&save the blockdef ==> all insertions of this block will be updated. But be careful: if you have some software that works with informations coming from the titleblock they will not find a "date-attribute" any more!

HTH, - alfred -

[#3]

We can use sheetset for updating attribute in block.

[#4]

Am liking option 3 there, the most simple I guess. Never thought of that one. Thanks for your help.

[#5]

Ah sheetsets, I am thinking I should probably start using this function. Will look into it. Cheers.

[#6]

What about using the GATTE command?