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
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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:
At least that is how I read this.
Hope this helps.
When i plot my project ??
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I only tried plotting one draw by one draw....
Thanks Bob, now this is working
To go further :
Could i use a plotdate with DDMMYY format ? There is no proposition for this format in ACE (wiki)help
That I don't know. Maybe Pat or Kevin have the answer to that one.
PLOTDATEMMDDYY | current date (MM:DD:YY format) |
PLOTDATEYYMMDD | current date (YY:MM:DD format) |
PLOTDATEYYYYMMDD | current date (YYYY:MM:DD format) |
This is for 2012 not sure about earlier versions.
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
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">%
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
I did insert the field in my .dwt file. It inserts correctly in my drawings and will print the plotdate and time correctly whether plotted in a project batch plot or individually THE FIRST TIME ONLY. After that, it might but usually does not print the time only the date. If I re-insert the field manually, it prints correctly once then the next time only the date.
Any ideas what might be causing that?
Thanks.
Scott
Check your field update setting. If it's set to update only on saving, that could be whats causing the problem...
regards Brad
Brad Coleman, Electrical Draftsman
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My field update setting was: on open, on save, on plot, on regen and on etransmit. It is now just on open, save and plot. Unfortunately, I have to manually replace the field in the attribute before plotting every time if I want the plot time included in the plotdate.
Scott
I'm not able to get AutoCAD to "forget" the field setting here. Could you post a drawing with a field here?
THL