Title Blocks? 1

[brandonbw]

I was curious what method do you think is best for a title sheet? A sheet file xreffing a title block? Or a sheet file with the title block already inserted?

B+W Engineering and Design
Los Angeles Civil and Structural Engineering

http://bwengr.com

 

[MikeHalloran]

I hate xrefs.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[IFRs]

I find good use for XRefs but not for title blocks. My title blocks are blocks with attributes. In some cases the blocks have attributes that are filled with values from the SheetSet. The title block drawings are the templates used to create new drawings and have all common layers, linetype, dimension styles, multileader styles, etc that I normally use.

 

[chicopee]

X-reference a titleblock may be acceptable if its path can be found when opening drawings that may be in computers other than yours, otherwise attributed blocks would be the way to go.

 

[IFRs]

What Chicopee suggests is easily achieved - in the XRef dialog simply select "No Path" and AutoCAD will look for the external reference in the drawing folder. Choosing "Relative path" and it will look away from the drawing's folder using the same path as the original. I still have more trouble doing it this way because title blocks have special information (title, number, revision, etc) that are different between drawings. Occasionally I use an Xref and a block with attributes to make the title block in a series of drawings but I find little utility in it.

 

[MikeHalloran]

I used to work on the fastest computer in the house. ... which also happened to be the CAD file server for every other computer in the place.

Either XP or AutoCAD is in this instance, too damn smart for its own good.

I.e., setting up an xref to //CADserver/... automatically becomes C://... if you happen to be working on the CAD server.

So when I saved a drawing, and then someone else tried to work on it, AC couldn't find the xrefs, which were not on _their_ C: drive, so they had to fix the xrefs in order to see them.

No, I couldn't make the boss understand that the CAD server belonged in a closet. Not my problem anymore.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[atook]

I prefer xrefs with a relative path for a title block. This allows me to update the titleblock across the whole sheetset easily.

I usually include the sheet title as text or a field tied to the layout name.

Tim Grote - The Irrigation Engineers.

http://www.irrigationengineers.com

 

[brandonbw]

I always use relative paths. Just wasn't sure how to handle sheets, or what other companies were using.

B+W Engineering and Design
Los Angeles Civil and Structural Engineering

http://bwengr.com