automatically change date in drawing block to date saved (i.e. date current vers

[Anonymous]

I want the date in the title block to automatically update to reflect the date that it was saved, and also would b nice to have the version number insert itself too.  I'm too forgetful to take care of this myself every time I make a change.

[cmiller66]

Hi Iain,

Currently this is not possible.  The date attribute in the title block reflects the drawing creation date, not last saved date.  We do have plans to expand functionality around displaying more properties (like possibly last saved date) in the drawing, but this is still in the planning stages.  Revision handling is another item which is also still on our roadmap, but we are definitely aware of the request.

Thanks,
Chris

[fozzy]

2 years...how bout an update?

This would be useful.

[claudio.veronesi]

Yes, I also would like to have much more automated properties in title block.

[ClintBrown3D]

Hi @claudio.veronesi 

We are planning on improving title blocks. Have a look at the public roadmap here: https://app.mural.co/t/autodesk2145/m/timerahart2/1475171276107/0945259b7c22117012173ea2be3c9151fec1...

The roadmap will be updated several times throughout the year, as we add new features to it and check off the features that we have finished building. So keep an eye on it.

[claudio.veronesi]

@ClintBrown3D 

Thank you for this link to the public roadmap!

/Claudio

[sarah.hall65WMH]

Is this still in the roadmap? This functionality would be extremely helpful

[madisonRDET]

Any updates on this? 5 years now? 

[ClintBrown3D]

Hi Everyone

This is not officially supported, but you can give the "AcVar SaveDate" variable a try. I've listed a few variations below so that you can get the formatting you require. This is similar to the formatting for fractions that I've mentioned elsewhere, the text editor will convert the string to a date.

The variables should work in text blocks, so can be added to the drawing itself, or the title block.

Keep an eye on the cursor in this GIF. You will see that when I save the file, the date (and time) updates.

%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss tt">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M/d/yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "MMMM d, yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M/d/yy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "yyyy-MM-dd">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "d-MMM-yy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M.d.yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "%#x">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "%#c">%

[davidpbest]

I've tried all those possibilities as text elements in title blocks and in the drawing body proper.  All I get are four (4) hyphens for each one of the variable expressions - as shown in the attached screen shot.  Here are the precise text elements I pasted that created the lines of hyphens: 

%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss tt">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M/d/yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "MMMM d, yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M/d/yy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "yyyy-MM-dd">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "d-MMM-yy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "M.d.yyyy">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "%#x">%
%<\AcVar SaveDate \f "%#c">%

[ClintBrown3D]

Hi @davidpbest 

You need to ensure that the file is saved. The text field is looking for the last saved date, if this is blank, you will see ----

[johneffland]

Works perfectly, and %<\AcVar SaveDate \f "ddd dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss">% formats as my favorite, slightly redundant but unambiguous: Mon 22 Dec 2023 11:20:00

Thanks!