topic Re: change revision date in AutoCAD Forum

change revision date

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:18:54 GMT

Very new to AutoCad. I am working on an existing drawing that has a revised date of 4/27/10 on it. It looks like that is on a layer will the actual lines of the building so I can't figure out how to delete it. I created a layer to do flooring type and that date is showing on my drawing. How can I change that date to show correctly on my layer?

Re: change revision date

pendean — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:45:35 GMT

double-click on it, the program will open the correct editor for you to use.

Re: change revision date

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:48:29 GMT

When I do that it says there is a file lock already on the drawing and I can't do anything.

Re: change revision date

pendean — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:00:03 GMT

File lock? That's an IT issue.
Or a locked layer you need to just unlock in LAYER command?

Re: change revision date

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:01:29 GMT

Thank you!

Re: change revision date

user181 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:30:35 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
When I do that it says there is a file lock already on the drawing and I can't do anything.

Sounds like the text you want to edit is in another drawing that is being referenced into that drawing. Maybe you also have that drawing open at the same time or someone else has it open. Click on the text and look at the properties palette. Does it say its an xref? If so it should also tell you the drawing name and location in the palette.

Re: change revision date

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:52:29 GMT

When I click on that date, it highlights the date and all of the building lines. And the ribbon at the top changes to tell me that this is an external reference.

Re: change revision date

user181 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:10:29 GMT

So it's another drawing being referenced in. After clicking on it and it highlights right click and in the menu select open xref or select open reference on the ribbon. If it says the file is locked either you have it open or if you are on a network with other people someone else has the drawing open. Either way you need to open that drawing and change the text there.