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Anonymous
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Lisp to do Title Block Updates Unique to Each Drawing in Project

Hello there, i need help setting up with AUTO CAD. I need to make Unique Title Block for my Drawing in Project. i use XREF to all the drawings in Auto Cad Project, i work mostly on MEP , that's why when i change anything on Title Block its changes every Title block in project. Is there any way to do Title block changing on specific Drawing with one click lets say i have I need to add something to Plumbing Plan Title Block which has 100 layers without changing anything on Electrical Plan and Mechanical Plan. this link i got kinda useful but very confusing

 https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-electrical-forum/lisp-to-do-titl...

pendean
en respuesta a: Anonymous

if you use AutoCADMEP, are you not using the PROJECT NAVIGATOR to set up all the various DWG files and titleblocks (and fields for unique sheet information) and so much more of that automation that is already built into your variant of AutoCAD?

Here is an overview of how to use your MEP software fully for the task you want https://www.cadlinecommunity.co.uk/hc/en-us/article_attachments/200578992/Whitepaper_Creating_Constr...
with more here http://paulaubin.com/_downloads/2010_AU/Book_Samples/AutoCAD_MEP/AutoCAD_MEP_Ch03.pdf

BTW the dedicated AutoCAdMEP forum is over here for all of your follow up questions and queries https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-mep/ct-p/2036

Anonymous
en respuesta a: pendean

Hey, thanks for reply i use regular AutoCAD to design MEP plans, we use block design to indicate reciprocals for example 

Anonymous
en respuesta a: pendean

Here some body explained it ( https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-electrical-forum/lisp-to-do-title-block-updates-unique-to-eac... ) but i am confused and code he has not working on AutoCAD 2018

maratovich
en respuesta a: Anonymous

You need to make a title block with attributes.
Do not use XREF.

Need to change in each file.

Or automatically change the value of the attribute.
Or in the attribute link to the drawing properties.

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Anonymous
en respuesta a: maratovich

so you saying i have change 100 layouts Title Block. I XREF the title block as Dwg file.

maratovich
en respuesta a: Anonymous

XREF is always the same information in all drawings.
If you change the XREF, then all the files that have this XREF will have the same information.
If you want a lot of files in the title block to have different information - you can not use XREF.

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Software development
Automatic creation layouts and viewport. Batch printing drawings from model.
www.kdmsoft.net
Anonymous
en respuesta a: maratovich

Yeah I know that, once I change one thing in xref, everything will change, I was looking for something different to implement, maybe using Lisp programming to make change to unique or chosen drawings title block

maratovich
en respuesta a: Anonymous

Good.
We came to the conclusion - you need to use title blocks with attributes.
Do you have an example of your title block? Show it to us.
See my example:

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Automatic creation layouts and viewport. Batch printing drawings from model.
www.kdmsoft.net
Anonymous
en respuesta a: maratovich

Can you give, example how to do that. Mine title block is regular dwg file which is attached to drawing as XREF as mentioned earlier. I need to see example in order to understand it since I am new to AutoCAD 

maratovich
en respuesta a: Anonymous

I have attached my example to the previous post.

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Software development
Automatic creation layouts and viewport. Batch printing drawings from model.
www.kdmsoft.net
Anonymous
en respuesta a: maratovich

Got it thanks, will go over!! 

Anonymous
en respuesta a: maratovich

I saw your title block with attributes, lets say i need to used it to 100 drawings, how do i apply it. and how do i change make changes to it if there new updates.