CAD tip # 6950:

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Automatic drawing label - filename, date, author...

Using the text fields introduced back in AutoCAD 2005 you can easily create an automatic block to label your drawing with the information about its file name and path, last save date and author, and last plot date.

See an example - in your AutoCAD drawing enter the INSERT command, click the Browse button, press Alt+3 (Search Web) and in the lower address field enter the URL address http://www.cadstudio.cz/dl/xstamp2005.dwg. Alternatively, use the commandline version of the command: _-INSERT http://www.cadstudio.cz/dl/xstamp2005.dwg.
This will insert a block containing predefined automatic text fields - these fields will be updated on any save and plot.

You can also try the Net_ID dynamic block.

ACAD2010ACAD2008ACAD2005MapADTACLT

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applies to: AutoCAD 2010 · AutoCAD 2008 · AutoCAD 2005 · AutoCAD Map 3D · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD LT ·

See also:
Tip 14604:	QRcode - dynamically generated QR codes in AutoCAD.
Tip 14537:	Automation of AutoCAD drawing texts using fields.
Tip 14446:	Undocumented options in AutoCAD FIELDs - hyperlinks, hexadecimal or binary format
Tip 14363:	Yesterday's, tomorrow's, past or future date in the DWG drawing.
Tip 14307:	How do I generate EDU licenses for the Autodesk license server?

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