Title Block question

[Chris Fleming]

I've finally done an upgrade! After years, I've moved from VW2008 to VW2012 (alas, still a version behind!).

Is there a way to bring my custom, intelligent title block into 2012, or do I have to recreate it?

[Dieter @ DWorks]

Sure, depends on what it is...

[GWS]

Well everybody says you should recreate from scratch....but I have never had any trouble doing this...ALTHOUGH I have only ever done it 1 year back (not 4) so it may not work.

Goto Applications>Vectorworks 2008>Libraries>defaults>Sheet Border-Title Blocks

and open the file with your Title Block in it.

Do the same thing with your 2012 version and open 'Custom Title Blocks'

with your 2012 file active select the 2008 file in the resource browser and select the record and import it and do the same with the title block.

You can then drag the Title Block onto the 'Custom Title Block' and it will be available next time your set up a drawing border.

--Basically you could just copy and paste the record and title block from one file to the other which may be simpler!!--

This may not work with such a big gap in versions but it's worth a try.

[Dieter @ DWorks]

Well everybody says you should recreate from scratch....but I have never had any trouble doing this...

If you have a custom library, it should be no problem to just batch convert them to the latest version. I Always do this and I never had any problems except for some textures when they changed the rendering engine.

[Chris Fleming]

Thanks Guy!

Worked like a charm!