AutoCAD Mechanical AMREVLINE behavior

[tomjames3d]

I am setting up a standards DWT file and require:

• 4 different borders (A,B,C,D size)
• 4 different titleblocks (A,B,C,D size)
• 2 different revision block types (A size, all others)

The problem is that when I add a line to the revision via AMREVLINE there seems to be 4 ways of doing so and each yields different results.

Start the AMREVLINE command then:

1. press enter for global
2. select the border
3. select the titleblock
4. select one of the previous lines

The behavior is different for each of the different layouts I create via AMTITLE.

test one: no selection on initial insertion (global)

          none     border     titleblock     revline

a          new     new          new          new

b          new     adds          adds          new

c          adds     new          new          adds

d          adds     new          new          adds

test two: border selection on initial insertion

same results as above

The new revision row will either be added to the prior list or create a new one.

What are the rules of AMREVLINE row addition?

TomPy

[Sridhar-Autodesk]

Hi,

Global Space will insert a new revline always.  Whereas Border/Titleblock will add a revline to the last inserted revline.

Please see below example.

Scenario-1

1. Insert a revline using Global (P1)
2. amrevline>>Select Border/Titleblock>>will add to the revline inserted in step-1

Scenario-2

1. Insert a revline using Global (arbitrary P1)
2. amrevline>>Select Border/Titleblock>>will add to the revline inserted in step-1 (will add to P1)
3. Insert a revline using Global (arbitrary P2)
4. amrevline>>Select Border/Titleblock>>will add to the revline inserted in step-3 (will add to P2)

Therefore use Global option only when you insert a revline for the first time.  Thereafter, I would suggest you to use Border/Titleblock option to add subsequent revlines.

Hope this helps

Thanks,

[tomjames3d]

In your Scenario-1, two of my four sizes are working as you suggest and two are not.

C & D sizes are working perfectly.

However, the A & B sizes are not.

I did a further test using the following:

D Titleblock with B Border = Works as you have described

B Titleblock with D Border = Works as you have described

A Titleblock with D Border = Works as you have described

D Titleblock with A Border = Works as you have described

But

B Titleblock with B Border = just keeps adding new revline sets

A Titleblock with A Border = just keeps adding new revline sets

My method for the test was:

1. start a new file
2. AMTITLE (selecting the appropriate border/titleblock)
3. AMREVLINE (hitting 'return' for global space, type in a revision number, place the revision line set via snapping to a titleblock line)
4. AMREVLINE (selecting the previously added Revision line, typing in the next revision number)

Any ideas why I could be seeing this behaviour?

TomPy

[Sridhar-Autodesk]

In your method of test, on step 3 and 4, can you always select Border (instead of Global) and verify if it adds a revline to previous one?

Thanks,

[tomjames3d]

The issue is that the behaviour is different for C and D sizes. What is the issue with the different behaviour for the different sizes?

I am very tired of chasing this issue in circles. can I send someone a data set and have thenm just solve it?

Tom

[Sridhar-Autodesk]

Can you zip and attach the file to this thread or send them at sridharDOTsubramaniATautodeskDOTcom

Also let me know AutoCAD Mechanical version and operating system.

Thanks,