Title Blocks

[doday]

Just wondering if there is a general consensus on creating your title block as a symbol ect or making it part of your generic template (if that's what you all do). Also curious as to how you append the info in the block; eg, if you leave filler info in the template and fill it out for each job or there is a different process other people do.

Hopefully I can get a better idea how to do it - I don't even have mine as a symbol right now...

Thanks!

[Ray Libby]

Have you seen this video on making a custom title block?

http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/457/Create+a+Custom+Title+Block+and+Configure+it+to+Interact+with+the+Object+Info+Palette

With a custom title block you are changing info through the Object Info Paleltte.

[doday]

No, Haven't seen that one. Will look at it shortly.

One particular issue I am having is where I paste my titleblock onto my design layer and it all sits on its own layer and class (both called tb) and continue on with plotting then create a viewport of the rig on a sheet layer and then go back and create another viewport of the titleblock (i don't use the key to instrumentation, it's too messy for my needs - i just want to use a single symbol with my own text) so i have that then a symbol of the fixture. problem is when i put that viewport on the sheet layer, the fixture symbol isn't there (even if it's on the same layer/class).

any ideas? better ways to do it?

thanks.

[MattG]

I would check out that video. I never put a title block on a design layer. All mine are in my main template file and they are predetermined for papersizes already on sheet layers.

[ChadL]

So I went and made my Custom Title Block. When you make a Data field starting with P_ that info is supposed to be on all title blocks in the drawing. Does that only work if you put a titleblock in a layer, and not only in sheets?

[MattG]

I have mine set up with about 15 P_ Fields and 5 or so S_ fields. I only put them on sheet layers and they typically work fine.

You liked your text to the records correct?

[ChadL]

Yeah i'm pretty sure I did, I'll have to double check that when i get back to the office on monday

[MattG]

If you are still having issues with it then you can send me a file with it and I can help get it straightened out if you want.

Matt

[Brian Lehmer]

I am fairly confident that I am going to be purchasing Vectorworks 2009 - after using the demo I think it will fit my needs well.

I am still running the demo version of the software. With it I created a title block and attached a Record Format to it with 29 data fields. (The help documentation was excellent.)

I did not format the fields to use with Issue Manager and opted to use the VW Fundamentals compatible format.

When invoking the 'Edit Title Block' utility from the 'Object Info pallet' on the 'Shapes' tab I only get 28 of my 29 Fields for editing however. I can't seem to find any information regarding a 28 field limit.

Is this limit restricted to the demo version of VW2009 or is this 28 field limit a result of something else?

[Ray Libby]

Welcome to the forum.

I'm not sure about a 28 field limit but I just checked one of my title blocks and I have 28 fields. I remember trying to add more at one point and couldn't so maybe it's true.

FYI, you can also bring up Edit Title Block by double clicking on it.

[Brian Lehmer]

Thanks for the reply and tip.