ericjhberg

Thank you so much Michael! That is a huge time saver for us. Any ideas on how to query the Keynote number if you are placing the callout as a keynote? You may remember, we met in Philadelphia this year at the Vectorworks Conference. I am a landscape architect down in Ventura, CA. I hope to make it up to a user group meeting sometime. Anyway, thanks again!

I've noticed the ability to query multiple fields of a callout into a the database header of a worksheet. One feature that seems to be absent though is a weigh to query the callout's text or, if placed as a keynote, the number/letter associated with it. This would be an extremely helpful tool in constructing quick, easy to edit schedules/legends.

Thanks Alan. I have the different prefixes for sheet vs. project information correct I think (S_ vs P_). I also have the box checked under project information to carry that to all sheets; however the problem occurs between referenced titleblock symbols in other drawings for the same project. When I update project based information (i.e. client name, address, project name, date, etc.) in the mother file, and update the reference in the other files, the project based information does not change accordingly. Any ideas if there other check boxes?

As a part of my workflow, I create several different files within a given project (i.e. planting, irrigation, hardscape, etc.). For the longest time I placed titleblocks as 2D symbols with linked text to custom records. I could reference these symbols in between project files and it would allow me to keep project specific information (i.e. project title, date, etc.) editing to one location, the mother file. I could customize each sheet with sheet specific information by modifying the records on each sheet. I only recently became aware of the Titleblock feature as part of the Sheet Border tool and its inherent properties. I particularly like the link between the Sheet Number and Sheet Title of the titlebar and the Navigation Sheet Number and Sheet Title. This feature alone can reduce redundant mistakes by multiples. However, after some trial and error, I am noticing that although I can still reference the titleblock symbols in between drawings, the sheet border tool no longer references changes to the titleblock symbol in the mother file without performing some sort of update on each sheet’s titleblock. Also, I noticed that project information, when changed in the mother file, does not update in the referenced files. My question, is there a best practice for referencing titleblock symbols as part of a Sheet Border that allows for changes in the titleblock and project information to only occur in one location, the mother file?