topic Re: Changing Drawing Title Block and Templates in Fusion Support Forum

Changing Drawing Title Block and Templates

jackX2B6R — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:14:16 GMT

Can someone help me understand if it is possible to 'Change' the title block of a drawing already made. It seems possible, however Fusion is fraught with mis-named menu options as is the case here.

In Drawing mode, I have a model in a drawing. I observe when right-click on the Sheet Setting>Title Block - and mouse - menu option dialog to "Change Title Block"

However, the next dialog does NOT provide for changing the title block??? I am presented with a dialog showing the Title block I have, some default ISO_TITLEBLOCK [which is quite hideous]...and NO other way to 'Browse' to another store title block?

The ONLY option is to 'Select a title block to rename'....this is NOT the prompt on the calling menu - which lets us be reminded is: "Change Title Block" ...not 'rename' it.

Can someone assist me? or simply tell me this is impossible in Fusion to do.

Regards

Jack

Re: Changing Drawing Title Block and Templates

jhackney1972 — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 01:55:07 GMT

Take a look at this Blog Article and Video and see it helps you out.

If this answers your question, please select the "Accept Solution" icon on my post. If you have further questions, please ask.

Re: Changing Drawing Title Block and Templates

jackX2B6R — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:31:23 GMT

It is not...how can I browse to a new title block?...I too only have 2 options for title block.

Perhaps the question is: How do I 'load' more title block options so they appear in the "Title Blocks" Menu.

Again, This menu is not coded correctly.

And this Menu option should be titled "Select Title Block" ...not 'Change' as you only 'select' pre loaded title blocks.

Re: Changing Drawing Title Block and Templates

ClintBrown3D — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:29:18 GMT

Hi @jackX2B6R

There is a workflow that will let you achieve what you’re looking for. Take a look here:https://clintbrown.co.uk/2021/07/15/switching-title-blocks/

Re: Changing Drawing Title Block and Templates

jackX2B6R — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:42:43 GMT

Clint,

Thanks that work-around works. I think Fusion would benefit from Autodesk hiring a UX designer to fix the numerous clumsy, erroneous names menu options and improve the work-flow.

Fusions basic 'Move/Copy' function *still* has that clumsy error which blanks all the user selections when certain ones are selected... Such as : Open Move/Copy...Select an Component, Select Move Type to the 'Point-to-Point', then Select 'Copy'....you will see the Move/Copy Dialog now deselected all your other choices - and the move/copy options are back to default.

As I learned Fusion and my other engineers - we still label this a 'bug' as it makes the software appear to 'glitch', when actually Fusion is enforcing an order-of-operations. This single-order-of-operations seems to be consistent theme in Fusion which makes the product present like freeware.

Our company designs Medical Devices...our software requires UX and Usability Studies for the software design and creation. [We even validate the software]

You don't want your doctor operating on your Mother "hitting undo' several times or getting frustrated that he can't access an options menu. So my trigger for these things is very high.

Hitting one of these issues - immediately pulls your mind from your work task - into a fight/flight response, which breaks the user experience and enjoyment of using the tool. Myself and my engineers joke that fusion is written by those who don't actually use it. So 'Good enough' is the determining metric for Fusion code base. If 'Good enough' were the case - then we'd all be driving Toyota sedans.

Regards

Jack