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Way to go Gordon,
I think we spoke over the phone a couple of months ago.
I have contacted our Autodesk techpubs folks to see if we can reuse your template somewhere in our Help or in our Tutorial or Samples. I assume you don't mind if we give these files a more extended life 🙂 But no promises.
Bob
Bob Van der Donck
Principal UX designer DMG group
Way to go Gordon,
I think we spoke over the phone a couple of months ago.
I have contacted our Autodesk techpubs folks to see if we can reuse your template somewhere in our Help or in our Tutorial or Samples. I assume you don't mind if we give these files a more extended life 🙂 But no promises.
Bob
Bob Van der Donck
Principal UX designer DMG group
Attached is a simple IDW (2011 format) that has a border with margins constrained to the sheet size to update automatically when the sheet size is changed, and a very simple Titleblock that pulls from the IPT properties. It's generally adavisable to pull Tblock info from the IPT or IDW iProps rather than manual "prompted" entry, because that allows you to swap out Tblocks later and still pull in the same info from the IPT or IDW iProps. See below for more info. By advise is just to take some time to play around with this stuff, using simple examples. You'll find it's really quite simple once you're familiar with it.
"1. I will use this block as a basis for my new block that I am working on, however, how can I make this my standard Border and Titleblock that IV will use all the time?"
All new drawing files are created with a template. A default template is provided for each drafting standard or you can create your own templates.
You can create a template from a drawing, preserving annotations on drawing sheets, such as custom symbols, notes, and revision tables. In addition, your borders, title blocks and view definitions can be retained in the template. View annotations and general notes are not saved in a template.
Note: The default drawing templates are named standard.[file extension] and are located in the Templates folder. To replace the default template, rename standard.[file extension] to avoid deleting it, and then replace it with the customized template named standard.[file extension].
- Create a drawing using an existing template based on the appropriate drafting standard (such as ANSI, ISO, or DIN).
- Customize as needed:
- Modify, create, or import title blocks and borders to conform to your requirements.
- Create custom symbols for reusable standardized content.
- Review style definitions and settings contained in the active, default standard style and modify or add settings as needed.
If appropriate, save changes to the styles in the style library. Otherwise, the changes are only saved in the template file.
- Customize the default sheet and add any other sheets that you want in new drawings.
- Set the properties for the drawing file.
- Copy drawing resources:
- To copy a drawing resource from one template or drawing to another, right-click the resource in the browser, and then select Copy. Paste the resource to the appropriate folder in the browser of the other drawing.
- Use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard to copy drawing resources from a source drawing to one or more target drawings. Close Autodesk Inventor, and then click Start menu
Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor [version] Tools Drawing Resource Transfer wizard.
- Place the default base views and projected views. If the file contains one or more base views, you are prompted to locate a component file.
- Save the file in the Autodesk\Inventor[version]\Templates folder or a subfolder of Templates. A drawing file automatically becomes a template when it is saved to the Templates folder.
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The title blocks used in an Autodesk Inventor drawing are dynamic and include information about the drawing, the sheet, and the design properties. The title block automatically updates to display current information, as information changes.
Dynamic information in a title block is referred to as a property field and is added through the text command. The information can be entered through the Drawing Properties dialog box or through user input (as prompted entries).
- Right-click the ANSI-Large title block under Sheet:1 in the browser, and select Delete from the context menu.
- Expand the Drawing Resources folder, and then the Title Blocks folder.
- To base your title block on an existing one, right-click the title block and select Edit. To create a title block, select Manage tab Define panel Title Block .
- To insert an AutoCAD title block, select the AutoCAD icon (the Define new title block must be active).
Tip: For better visibility, turn off the Grid Lines in Tools tab
Options panel Application Options . Select the Sketch tab, and cancel the Grid Lines selection. - Use the sketch commands to modify the title block, dimension, or to place property fields. (See Setting Property Fields in the following section.)
- Insert a .bmp (only one allowed) into the title block by selecting the Insert image command, and then browsing for the image.
- After completing the title block, right-click and select Save Title Block. In the Save Edits dialog box, click Save As and save a new custom title block to create a title block, or click Yes to save edits to a pre-existing one.
- Double-click the title block to insert it into the drawing.
Note: Dimensions used to set the size of elements in a title block or border are hidden upon exiting sketch mode.
You cannot directly modify the title block on a drawing sheet. To change a title block, edit the title block definition that you used to create it. Editing a definition changes all title blocks in the file you are editing from it.
Note: To copy a titleblock from one template or drawing to another, right-click the titleblock in the browser and select Copy from the menu. Paste to the titleblock folder in the browser of the other drawing.
Use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard to make a change in one template and apply the changes to any existing drawing files. It comes in handy in many circumstances. For example, you can use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard to distribute a company area code on a title block that was used to create many drawings by updating the existing title blocks in selected drawings with the new area code.
Use the Text or Edit Text commands to set or change the values of Properties (including prompted entries) in a title block, border, or sketched symbol.
Note: In drawings, the default text format is controlled by the active object default style of the standard. To change the default text format for a drawing or template, modify the text style and object defaults style using the Styles Editor.
- On the ribbon, click Sketch tab Draw panel Text .
- Left-click or window the position to insert the property field.
- In the Format Text dialog box, select the Type of category of properties from which to choose.
- Prompted Entry specifies a prompt to enable entry of information at the time that a title block is placed. Select Prompted Entry to prompt the user for information when inserting the template or the title block.
- Select the field name in the Edit window, and then enter the appropriate prompt. This is like AutoCAD attributes.
- Select a property from the drop-down to display in the title block.
- Add text or symbols to the annotation by placing them in the edit box. The value you select must be placed between the arrows.
- Select the contents displayed in the edit box and apply any of the format properties available.
Note: Use Fit Text to sizes the text to fit the designated space, such as a text box. Use Stretch to specifies the text width. For example, enter 100 to display the text as designed, enter 50 to decrease the width of the text by 50%. Single line text removes all line breaks from multi-line text.
2. I see this is 11x17, I would like to use a variation of the TB in a 24x36, 18x24. and 8.5x11 sheet, what would be the best step for that?
Borders, when setup properly are dimensioned from the corners of the sheet, so that if the sheet is resized the border resizes automatically and holds the defined margins. Zoned borders are a bit more involved, but should be set up the same way. To change the sheet size, just right click on the sheet in the broser and choose Edit Sheet. FWIW, my people perfer to have an A size and a B size template, even though they are the exact same. I tried in vain to explain that all they had to to was open the standard A size template, and edit the sheet to change size, but they still wanted the 2 sizes. So now when I make template edits, I just save them out as both sizes (we only use 2 sizes here).
Attached is a simple IDW (2011 format) that has a border with margins constrained to the sheet size to update automatically when the sheet size is changed, and a very simple Titleblock that pulls from the IPT properties. It's generally adavisable to pull Tblock info from the IPT or IDW iProps rather than manual "prompted" entry, because that allows you to swap out Tblocks later and still pull in the same info from the IPT or IDW iProps. See below for more info. By advise is just to take some time to play around with this stuff, using simple examples. You'll find it's really quite simple once you're familiar with it.
"1. I will use this block as a basis for my new block that I am working on, however, how can I make this my standard Border and Titleblock that IV will use all the time?"
All new drawing files are created with a template. A default template is provided for each drafting standard or you can create your own templates.
You can create a template from a drawing, preserving annotations on drawing sheets, such as custom symbols, notes, and revision tables. In addition, your borders, title blocks and view definitions can be retained in the template. View annotations and general notes are not saved in a template.
Note: The default drawing templates are named standard.[file extension] and are located in the Templates folder. To replace the default template, rename standard.[file extension] to avoid deleting it, and then replace it with the customized template named standard.[file extension].
- Create a drawing using an existing template based on the appropriate drafting standard (such as ANSI, ISO, or DIN).
- Customize as needed:
- Modify, create, or import title blocks and borders to conform to your requirements.
- Create custom symbols for reusable standardized content.
- Review style definitions and settings contained in the active, default standard style and modify or add settings as needed.
If appropriate, save changes to the styles in the style library. Otherwise, the changes are only saved in the template file.
- Customize the default sheet and add any other sheets that you want in new drawings.
- Set the properties for the drawing file.
- Copy drawing resources:
- To copy a drawing resource from one template or drawing to another, right-click the resource in the browser, and then select Copy. Paste the resource to the appropriate folder in the browser of the other drawing.
- Use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard to copy drawing resources from a source drawing to one or more target drawings. Close Autodesk Inventor, and then click Start menu Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor [version] Tools Drawing Resource Transfer wizard.
- Place the default base views and projected views. If the file contains one or more base views, you are prompted to locate a component file.
- Save the file in the Autodesk\Inventor[version]\Templates folder or a subfolder of Templates. A drawing file automatically becomes a template when it is saved to the Templates folder.
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also:
The title blocks used in an Autodesk Inventor drawing are dynamic and include information about the drawing, the sheet, and the design properties. The title block automatically updates to display current information, as information changes.
Dynamic information in a title block is referred to as a property field and is added through the text command. The information can be entered through the Drawing Properties dialog box or through user input (as prompted entries).
- Right-click the ANSI-Large title block under Sheet:1 in the browser, and select Delete from the context menu.
- Expand the Drawing Resources folder, and then the Title Blocks folder.
- To base your title block on an existing one, right-click the title block and select Edit. To create a title block, select Manage tab Define panel Title Block .
- To insert an AutoCAD title block, select the AutoCAD icon (the Define new title block must be active).
Tip: For better visibility, turn off the Grid Lines in Tools tab
Options panel Application Options . Select the Sketch tab, and cancel the Grid Lines selection. - Use the sketch commands to modify the title block, dimension, or to place property fields. (See Setting Property Fields in the following section.)
- Insert a .bmp (only one allowed) into the title block by selecting the Insert image command, and then browsing for the image.
- After completing the title block, right-click and select Save Title Block. In the Save Edits dialog box, click Save As and save a new custom title block to create a title block, or click Yes to save edits to a pre-existing one.
- Double-click the title block to insert it into the drawing.
Note: Dimensions used to set the size of elements in a title block or border are hidden upon exiting sketch mode.
You cannot directly modify the title block on a drawing sheet. To change a title block, edit the title block definition that you used to create it. Editing a definition changes all title blocks in the file you are editing from it.
Note: To copy a titleblock from one template or drawing to another, right-click the titleblock in the browser and select Copy from the menu. Paste to the titleblock folder in the browser of the other drawing.
Use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard to make a change in one template and apply the changes to any existing drawing files. It comes in handy in many circumstances. For example, you can use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard to distribute a company area code on a title block that was used to create many drawings by updating the existing title blocks in selected drawings with the new area code.
Use the Text or Edit Text commands to set or change the values of Properties (including prompted entries) in a title block, border, or sketched symbol.
Note: In drawings, the default text format is controlled by the active object default style of the standard. To change the default text format for a drawing or template, modify the text style and object defaults style using the Styles Editor.
- On the ribbon, click Sketch tab Draw panel Text .
- Left-click or window the position to insert the property field.
- In the Format Text dialog box, select the Type of category of properties from which to choose.
- Prompted Entry specifies a prompt to enable entry of information at the time that a title block is placed. Select Prompted Entry to prompt the user for information when inserting the template or the title block.
- Select the field name in the Edit window, and then enter the appropriate prompt. This is like AutoCAD attributes.
- Select a property from the drop-down to display in the title block.
- Add text or symbols to the annotation by placing them in the edit box. The value you select must be placed between the arrows.
- Select the contents displayed in the edit box and apply any of the format properties available.
Note: Use Fit Text to sizes the text to fit the designated space, such as a text box. Use Stretch to specifies the text width. For example, enter 100 to display the text as designed, enter 50 to decrease the width of the text by 50%. Single line text removes all line breaks from multi-line text.
2. I see this is 11x17, I would like to use a variation of the TB in a 24x36, 18x24. and 8.5x11 sheet, what would be the best step for that?
Borders, when setup properly are dimensioned from the corners of the sheet, so that if the sheet is resized the border resizes automatically and holds the defined margins. Zoned borders are a bit more involved, but should be set up the same way. To change the sheet size, just right click on the sheet in the broser and choose Edit Sheet. FWIW, my people perfer to have an A size and a B size template, even though they are the exact same. I tried in vain to explain that all they had to to was open the standard A size template, and edit the sheet to change size, but they still wanted the 2 sizes. So now when I make template edits, I just save them out as both sizes (we only use 2 sizes here).
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