topic Re: Why don't iProperties automatically fill out title block at start? in Inventor Forum

Why don't iProperties automatically fill out title block at start?

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:34:24 GMT

I haven't been working with Inventor really long, under two years, so I might be alittle slow at stuff but WHY doesn't the iproperties automatically fill out the title block when you start up a drawing? I did find out where to go to do that under the document settings but after many years it's still a 1 shot deal. WHY?

kelly.young has edited your subject line for clarity: why why why

Re: Why don't iProperties automatically fill out title block at start?

Mark.Lancaster — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:34:48 GMT

@Anonymous

You have to tell us more about these iProperties that you have in your titleblock. Are they drawing iProperties or belong to the model. Share a drawing template and we can go from there. Also when posting its recommended that you always indicate the version of Inventor you're using.

Re: why why why

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:13:07 GMT

I'm USING VERSION 2018. They will fill in when I go to tools, document settings, drawing click copy model iproperty settings. So I guess it's model iproperty information. I just don't understand why it won't keep this setting I LOVE IT!

Re: Why don't iProperties automatically fill out title block at start?

swalton — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:35:13 GMT

We set up our drawing templates to pull the model iprops, not the drawing iprops.

It's been several years, but I think this is the workflow:

Edit your drawing templates
Place a ipt/iam in the drawing
Edit all the text fields in the drawing to use the model iprops
Delete the ipt/iam
Save the template

New drawings will pull the iprops from the first model view on sheet 1 of a drawing.

Once this is done, you don't have to copy iprops from the ipt/iam to the idw.

Note: The revision table updates the drawing Rev Number iprop, not the model Rev Number. You will have to pay attention as you revise drawings/models over time.

Re: Why don't iProperties automatically fill out title block at start?

Vadim-the-Engineer — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:35:51 GMT

Pay attention that properties you want to be displayed are properties filled up: for example model properties not displayed (and not copied) in drawing properties (of the same assembly).

If you choose drawing property "general" "title" - only title of THAT drawing and not any else