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Creating Title Block Template

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:22:23 GMT

Hello guys,

I'm trying to create a title block and use it as template.

I have watched this video many times, but I still can't make it right. Something is wrong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqYNpqPHSww&t=899s

I print on letter size papers.

Paper letter size dimensions:
Size Width x Height (mm)
Letter 216 x 279 mm

I have already created my title block, but I could not make it as a template.

I really need someone help.

Thank you and I appreciate your collaboration
Nasser

Re: Creating Title Block Template

Patchy — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:42:08 GMT

Save the drawing as .DWT and it becomes a template.

Re: Creating Title Block Template

beyoungjr — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:54:58 GMT

Hello Nasser,

I see your border and title block items are in Model Space. Your drawing file appears to be set for metric units (mm). The border measures 279mm x 216mm (10.98" x 8.50"). This is close for letter sized paper but you should consider using typical metric paper size targets. The metric A4 paper (297mm x 210mm, 11.69" x 8.27") is usually the target for getting close to letter sized paper.

You are designing your own so you should consider a border size that will accommodate margins. 279.4mm X 215.9mm is letter size but I'd subtract 12.7mm (.5") on all sides to get a margin. It is important to allow for a margin so you so not end up needing to scale everything to fit the printable paper size.

The most common use of borders and title blocks is to save them as an AutoCAD BLOCK object and insert the block onto a Paper Space Layout. Then use a Viewport in the layout as a window into Model Space. This allows you to scale the viewport as necessary for your full scale Model Scale objects.

I am attaching your drawing back with the block generated in Model Space but placed on the Layout1 tab. Your title block will need some editing in the block editor (double-click the block to get to the block editor and save your changes before exiting the block editor. Once you have things the way you like you can save the drawing as a .dwt file, which is the AutoCAD template file format.

I'm also including one of my metric templates for you to examine. When you double-click a template file in a windows folder it will open a new drawing file using the template data. It will not edit your template file.

Cheers,

Blaine

Re: Creating Title Block Template

ian.mag — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:19:42 GMT

Hey @Anonymous ,

I would suggest these for you:-

How to Create a Custom Title Block in AutoCAD

How to Create a Custom Template in AutoCAD

Insert a Ttitleblock to fit in a layout Sheet, Landscape & Portrait Orientations in AutoCAD