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PLOTDATE / PLOTDATE update

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Message 1 of 14
adrien.levasseur
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PLOTDATE / PLOTDATE update

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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Message 2 of 14

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.

 



Bob Hanrahan
Ace User since 1998
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Message 3 of 14

When i plot my project ??

...

Smiley Frustrated

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

Thanks Bob, now this is working

Message 4 of 14

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

Message 5 of 14

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



Bob Hanrahan
Ace User since 1998
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Message 6 of 14
btackes
in reply to: testsubject

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.

Message 7 of 14
adrien.levasseur
in reply to: btackes

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

Message 8 of 14

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


Trond Hasse Lie
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Message 9 of 14

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">%

Message 10 of 14

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


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Message 11 of 14
sonny3g
in reply to: rhesusminus

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

Scott G. Sawdy
scott.sawdy@bluecoyotecad.com
Message 12 of 14
Icemanau
in reply to: sonny3g

Check your field update setting. If it's set to update only on saving, that could be whats causing the problem...

 

regards Brad



Icemanau (NNTP handle: Brad Coleman
AutoCAD Electrical User and IT Hardware Support

Message 13 of 14
sonny3g
in reply to: Icemanau

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

Scott G. Sawdy
scott.sawdy@bluecoyotecad.com
Message 14 of 14
rhesusminus
in reply to: sonny3g

I'm not able to get AutoCAD to "forget" the field setting here. Could you post a drawing with a field here?

 

THL


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