Create date insert field changes when drawing modified

[Anonymous]

on the title block of our drawings we used the insert field create date to automatically place the creation date of the document in the title block.

When the drawings are modified the create date in the title block chages. When looking at the properties of the file the create date, modified date, and accessed date on the general tab all update to the current date and time even if the file is only modified. on the statistics tab the create date does not chage but this is therefore not the date that the create date field looks at.

All of our drawigns are saved on a server and there are 4 users using a mix of 2 different versions of AutoCAD LT (2013 & 2015).

Anyone else experiencing this issue or have any solutions?

Cheers, Geoff. 

[pendean]

How are your files "modified" that triggers the change?

[Anonymous]

Hi Dean,

The drawings are often system schematics for generic systems, so anything from just changing some text in paper space to slightly changing the drawing in model space will cause this issue.

Thanks Geoff

[pendean]

I'm not able to replicate this issue with those types of modifications here: any chance you can post a portion of a drawing that does this, point to the field in question, and add some notes on how you can replicate it before posting it?

[Anonymous]

Hi Dean,

Attached is:

- An AutoCAD file where i have included the insert fields that change.

- A screenshot of the properties just after i created the file

- A screenshot of the properties after i modified the file showing the create date on this tab changes

In the statistics tab of the properties the create date does not change.

Obviously the date on the drawing does not chage until the document is edited the following day.

Cheers,

Geoff

[pendean · Accepted solution]

I see it is indeed ignoring the TDCREATE variable in he file and is instead acting like the SAVEDATE field instead.

You might need to use a custom DIESEL expression field there instead with TDCREATE variable. It would look something like this:

$(edtime, $(getvar,tdcreate),DD MON YYYY)

Change around the DD MON YYYY to suite your needs.

[Anonymous]

Thanks that's a perfect solution.