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Can plot date field only update on the sheet that is plotted?

sdvannelli — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:59:57 GMT

We use a plot date field in our title block, but if I only want to plot sheet 1 for example, all the plot date fields update on all the sheets.

Is there any way (maybe a variable) to only update the actual sheet that you plot, and leave the other sheets in the file alone?

Re: Can plot date field only update on the sheet that is plotted?

pendean — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:40:13 GMT

1) if your titleblock is an XREF into all of those sheets and the field resides in only one location, then NO.
2) if you have individual fields "per sheet" then you probably just need to change the type of date FIELD it is on each sheet so it stops doing that: what date type field is it? Ask the person that set it all up for you to change it.

FWIW "plot date field" is doing what it is supposed to do, you want something else.

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cadffm — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:24:43 GMT

or you have ONE field placed in modelspace and you displaying it via viewport in all sheet,

then it is also normal (because this field updated with your plot)

AcVar PlotDate field in (M)Text or Attributes, placed on each layout, this is the way that should work for you.

Share your DWG and we can check it.

Re: Can plot date field only update on the sheet that is plotted?

sdvannelli — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:19:30 GMT

Looks like I may have figured it out. I had the plot date inside my title block, which is in itself a block. So when I plotted one sheet, it updated all the blocks.

I changed it to just a plain text field NOT inside the title block and it does what I want it to do.

Re: Can plot date field only update on the sheet that is plotted?

cadffm — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:01:39 GMT

You can add the field in an attribut,

thus way it is part of a block reference and will work.

You can pre-define the field as default value in your attribut definition too.

Bedit

Attdef -> default value -> field..