Hi , I'm having a ton of issues with my title block. When I edit my title block in model space, the title block appears as it should be. When I close editing , the title block that appears in model space is missing items or they don't appear in the correct place in the block, but it always appears when I go in to edit the block.
Second problem is when I insert the template in an existing file , it appears different every time. In one instance it appears with the Attribute text as the wrong text, in another it appears with items missing.
Thanks for any help.
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Thanks for the file: that MTEXT inside the titleblock has columns turned on. why? You end up with this problem if your edits are too long
As for disappearing text, your titleblock's STYLE setting indicate annotative settings, but you opted for the inexperienced option of leaving the out-of-the-box names in place instead of owning your changes by giving them unique names.
The real problem there is your other DWG file also contains the same names for text STYLEs but with different settings, which means you forgot the golden rule that setting, content and names already in a file are NEVER replaced by the same names but different settings from outside files.
Would that be fair assessment? Since you only posted the one file, you should be able to check your second file for this problem.
And don't forget Annotative settings means you need to always keep track of your CANNOSCALE settings.
Let us know what else you discover or if you get stuck somewhere trying to fix it all.
HTH
I'll try to help with some of this:
1. After editing attributes in the block editor after you close the block editor you need to enter the ATTSYNC command at the command line then choose the Select option and pick the title block and it will update.
2. The text style changes when inserted in some drawings is probably because all your text in the title block is using the text style annotative and if that style is in another dwg with a different font assigned your title block will use that font. I would suggest using the STYLE command and creating a text style with a unique name for your title such as Title Block Text and assign the font you want and change all your text to that style.
3. The logo disappears: the xref palette shows the logo files in locations in a users c drive under downloads and one drive directories. You should probably make a central location for logo files that can be accessed by anyone using the title block.
Thank you both for the suggestions. I will try and apply some of your solutions. I'm fairly new to Auto Cad so I have much to learn.
Thanks for the advice. Everything seems to be working now , there is just one thing. Some of the lines are appearing blue. Ive checked the layer and colour for the layer so its not that for sure. Any ideas on what it may be?
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>>"Any ideas on what it may be?"
Sure.
The Object is set to Color5 Blue or similar
or
the color is set to ByBlock and the blockreference color is blue, 5 or similar
or
the blockreference color is ByLayer and the Layer color is set to 5 or blue or similar
or..
as in your attached file, there are object on Layer 0 (well choice) with color ByLayer
and the color of your blockreference insertion layer is 5 blue or similar
New in AutoCAD, so i guess you struggle with Properties ByBlock, ByLayer and the special Layer0
https://www.cad-notes.com/layer-0-bylayer-and-byblock/
Screenshot of your sample, if the blockreference is refer to a blue Layer
What part is blue? Is it the square in the upper right? You have some overlapping lines in the upper right corner and there is a square on layer 0 instead of one of your title block layers.