title block with stamps

[Dieter @ DWorks]

I have made a titleblock with some stamps for date and document.

The problem is that the stamps show op 2 times. Once on the correct place they are in the symbol, and once at the insertion point of the titelblock when using the drawing border.

Any Idea why this is happening, solutions, etc...

[Dieter @ DWorks]

I also doesn't work with pio's, they also show twice!

[Jeffrey W Ouellette]

Dieter,

Are you using a Custom Title Block with a Drawing Border object?

[Dieter @ DWorks]

Yes. I use a drawing border object with a custom title block.

[Jeffrey W Ouellette]

Can you send me the file so I can take a look?

[Dieter @ DWorks]

I've sent the file. the title of the mail is 'drawing border problem'.

The problem happens always in every file.

[Jeffrey W Ouellette]

Thanks, Dieter, got it.

I'll take a look today/tomorrow and get back to you ASAP.

[Jeffrey W Ouellette]

Dieter,

If I understand correctly, your problem appears to be rooted in a PIO (time stamp) placed inside a symbol definition (custom titleblock) that is used by another PIO (drawing border). When the Drawing Border PIO is used on a Sheet Layer, the embedded custom time stamp PIO (or any other PIO) is duplicated automatically inside the Custom Titleblock, with the duplicate showing up at the insertion point (0,0) of the custom title block symbol.

This hierarchical structure of a PIO inside another PIO IS NOT currently supported. A PIO inside another PIO is a workflow that we probably need to consider more closely, given appropriate use cases. Your example is interesting and relatively simple, but I wonder if it is a compelling user case with broad-based user implications.

Go ahead and submit a bug. This will put the issue in front of the engineers to consider.

In the meantime, the standard workflow is to place the timestamp on the drawing as a separate instance from the Drawing Border.

[Dieter @ DWorks]

I already made a script that sets the filename and date in the fields automaticly.

The problem is when you use the stamps outside of the title block is that when you select another title block, you'll have to place them at a different location and that requires too much time.

['ilima]

Does this script you made update the date automatically each time you print or do you still have to do it manually?

If you've created a script which automatically updates would you mind sharing that? I've been trying to accomplish this for some time without success...

Thanks so much!

[Dieter @ DWorks]

I will clean up my script and put it on this forum because it's something really usefull. You'll have to run the command to update all titleblocks. So you'll have to remember it before printing if this is what you say by manually. The positive side is that you'll only have to use the command and all will be updated, so no need to update each titleblock manually typing the values! It's not possible to update automaticly and print in 1 command. This was discussed many times.

[Dieter @ DWorks]

I put the script in the resource sharing area of this forum

[Dieter @ DWorks]

There is a new and better version of the command now.

There is the ability to print directly after the update (in one command).

[jfmarch]

does this address automatic file name update on titleblocks for VW 2008?