Created Title Block Family, how to edit title block differently in each sheet?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

So I created a title block with all the text that I want to be on every sheet for my project (Company name, contact information, etc.)

But there are text boxes that I want to change on the title block separately for each sheet I use it in. For example, I would change the "Drawing #:" text box to A0.00 for one sheet, but may want to change it to A0.01 on the next sheet.

But when I load this Title Block family, which I want to remain as a default family, into my sheet, I am not able to edit the title block without saving the family all over again.

So is there a way to make the Title Block family have editable text, so when I bring it into a sheet, I can change the title for the sheet, and all the other text boxes? Or will I have to save a new title block family for each sheet I make in every single project, as not to ruin my original, default title block?

It would be strange if there was not a way to make the Title Block family editable.

Thank you,

Dan

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Use Labels for those.  You can open the OOTB project, edit its Titleblock family and see how they were done.

[Anonymous]

Oh thank you! I was wondering what Labels did, I'll try those out.

[Anonymous]

Okay so one more question,

The label works, I was able to place it and see that you can change the label while in the sheet without changing the Title Block Family.

But When I create a new sheet and load the family in, the label is not blank again, but the same as what I changed it to in the other sheet.

Is there an option you select so that the label is different between sheets in the same project?

[David_W_Koch]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Okay so one more question,

The label works, I was able to place it and see that you can change the label while in the sheet without changing the Title Block Family.

But When I create a new sheet and load the family in, the label is not blank again, but the same as what I changed it to in the other sheet.

Is there an option you select so that the label is different between sheets in the same project?

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You probably have worked this out by now, but for the benefit of future readers:

In your project, add the shared parameter to the Sheets category if you want it to have a different value on each sheet.  Add the shared parameter to the Project Information category if you want the value to be the same on all sheets.

[ljames7LA3N]

you legend, thank you