AutoCAD Electrical

[#1]

Hello,

I have a TitleBlock "ACADE_TITLE", using WD_TB attribute to uptdate my automatic fields : TIME = PLOTTIME ; DATE = PLOTDATE etc...
All are working but PLOTDATE / TIME.

When updating, ACE doesn't care TIME and DATE, even though he cares the other unchanged attributes.

I also tried *project*.wdt, but i am not sure ACE read it when update.

See appendix to see my title block.

Could you help me please ? Thanks

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Did you try using Plot Project and then see if this value changed?

It appears this is only updated when the Plot Project is run:

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/AutoCAD_Electrical/enu/2011/Help/User's_Guide/115Project-WideTools/1399...

At least that is how I read this.

Hope this helps.

[#3]

When i plot my project ??

...

I only tried plotting one draw by one draw....

Thanks Bob, now this is working

[#4]

To go further :
Could i use a plotdate with DDMMYY format ? There is no proposition for this format in ACE (wiki)help

[#5]

That I don't know. Maybe Pat or Kevin have the answer to that one.

[#6]

PLOTDATEMMDDYY

current date (MMD:YY format)

PLOTDATEYYMMDD

current date (YY:MMD format)

PLOTDATEYYYYMMDD

current date (YYYY:MMD format)

This is for 2012 not sure about earlier versions.

[#7]

I have same PLOT YMD combinations as you do with my 2009 version.
Actually, this is not really an important issue.

I'd rather use YYYYMMDD

Spoiler

I just wonder why the format MMDDYY exists, this is non-sense

Thanks for your help

[#8]

I'd just like to add that you can always use a FIELD as an attribute text. Plotdate/time is a field that AutoCAD (Electrical also) updates automatically when a drawing is plotted. No matter hoe one plots the drawing (manually, Plot Project etc.)

THL

[#9]

You are reaviling an interesting point.

I remember using LISP expression in some of my title block's fields (have a search "tbnp.lsp" for next and previous sheet on this forum, this was brought by dougmcalexander)...

In the " _Field" command, i found the many date formats, where highlighted "DateTracé" means "PlottingDate". Then with dd/MM/YYYY format, i find the expression :

%<\AcVar PlotDate \f "dd/MM/yyyy">%.

So i will soon try in my WD_TB :

DATE = %<\AcVar PlotDate \f "dd/MM/yyyy">%

[#10]

You don't have to put that in the WD_TB attribute or WDT-file. Just insert the field in the drawing template (dwt-file), and it will be a part of all new drawings.

THL