I am wondering how to make a custom field in the Title Block Border behave as it did in VW2017. I use two date fields in my standard title block, one for the date a drawing is initially created and one for when a drawing is revised. The date field uses the Title Block Border "date" field and appears as a single line entry box. When I type in a date and hit enter it exits the title block edit dialog. Nice and simple.
The revised field uses a custom field (imported from my old title block). The field is formatted as "text" and defaults to a multi-line entry box. This is where the problem starts. When you type in a date and hit enter, the cursor wraps to a new line instead of exiting the title block edit dialog.
This is different than the behaviour in the old Sheet Border Tool and quite frustrating. Each time it happens I have to back up, delete the carriage return and manually click on the "OK" button to exit the dialog. How do I get the revised field to default to a single line entry box and to exit the dialog when I hit enter? It must be possible. This new flow really slows things down when I need to update the revision date on a dozen or more sheets. The field needs to be a "text" type field because I enter the date plus my initials.
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Kevin McAllister
Hello,
I am wondering how to make a custom field in the Title Block Border behave as it did in VW2017. I use two date fields in my standard title block, one for the date a drawing is initially created and one for when a drawing is revised. The date field uses the Title Block Border "date" field and appears as a single line entry box. When I type in a date and hit enter it exits the title block edit dialog. Nice and simple.
The revised field uses a custom field (imported from my old title block). The field is formatted as "text" and defaults to a multi-line entry box. This is where the problem starts. When you type in a date and hit enter, the cursor wraps to a new line instead of exiting the title block edit dialog.
This is different than the behaviour in the old Sheet Border Tool and quite frustrating. Each time it happens I have to back up, delete the carriage return and manually click on the "OK" button to exit the dialog. How do I get the revised field to default to a single line entry box and to exit the dialog when I hit enter? It must be possible. This new flow really slows things down when I need to update the revision date on a dozen or more sheets. The field needs to be a "text" type field because I enter the date plus my initials.
Thanks,
Kevin
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