Date Stamp when Saving

[Anonymous]

The last company I worked for had their drawings automaticall include a date stamp on the drawing when you saved it, and update it anytime some made a change. It included the file name & path, time, date, and last person who saved it.

Is this something already built into AutoCAD that needs to be turned on, or is there a lisp routine out there for this that someone might know of?

[Johneng]

Field Command

[Anonymous]

What was the last product they (you) worked with?

In C3d/LDD it recently changed, and is now part of the MTEXT command as a data field that can be inserted.

Reid

[Anonymous]

Just go to Print>Search for Stamps dialog and edit settings to meet your preference> then abuse the PrintPreview to check if it shows the way you want it. HTH

[Anonymous]

The plotting command also has a "Plot Stamp" function.  It will update everytime you plot, and has various fields you can insert.

Reid

[dgorsman]

Plot-based stamping isn't always a good thing.  As an example, my boss once asked me to plot out a set of drawings.  Ok, fine - here you go.  The next day he comes back and says "This is wrong, thats wrong, why was this changed" and so on.  I reply "I don't know, I didn't work on these." to which he points to my name on the plotted drawings.  Other instances had multiple copies with different datestamps since users would open/work/plot/close without saving, creating drawings with newer dates that don't actually exist.  I've advocated save-based stamping instead ever since.

[pkolarik]

If you have users who are working in dwg files and not saving then that's not really an issue with plotstamps, that's more of an issue with training and getting them to save their work...

We've always used plot stamps on our drawings and if someone asks that same question we simply explain to them that our initials on the plot stamp are simply from plotting it and gives absolutely no indication of who worked on it. (the cad people doing the work have a spot on our titleblock to put their initials)

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@dgorsman wrote:

Plot-based stamping isn't always a good thing.  As an example, my boss once asked me to plot out a set of drawings.  Ok, fine - here you go.  The next day he comes back and says "This is wrong, thats wrong, why was this changed" and so on.  I reply "I don't know, I didn't work on these." to which he points to my name on the plotted drawings.  Other instances had multiple copies with different datestamps since users would open/work/plot/close without saving, creating drawings with newer dates that don't actually exist.  I've advocated save-based stamping instead ever since.

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[Anonymous]

I actually use both.

I also don't use my name or initials in either, that's what the title block is for.  'Course I've always worked in smaller firms, not as part of a team.

Reid

[dgorsman]

Some users just will. not. listen.  Bobble head when told not to do it, then later on deny, deny, deny...

Supervisors can be just as bad.  Doesn't matter how many times you repeat yourself its "But thats your name on the drawing!"