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Topic: layout name
Posted By: Zydrius
Subject: layout name
Date Posted: 23.Nov.2011 at 19:57
Hello. I got a problem. need to insert the layout name automaticaly in 
the title block. Maybe somebody knows how to do that?
Thanks


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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 24.Nov.2011 at 01:02
Why is that?

Maybe you could do it using a FIELD.


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Posted By: haree
Date Posted: 25.Nov.2011 at 15:17
Well i thing you wanna talk about signature which will visible auto. so for this particular case you have to go to settings and then set their you desired signature

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Posted By: CAD library
Date Posted: 25.Nov.2011 at 20:14
How do we put signature? where in settings?

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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 26.Nov.2011 at 00:27
A signature is not the same as a layout name.

Maybe you could use a lisp routine to extract the layout name.  Were you thinking of using an attribute or a field in the title block for the layout name?


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Posted By: heinsite
Date Posted: 26.Nov.2011 at 06:23
John was on the right track... it is a field you want.

In either a text or mtext object right click to be able to insert a field variable.  The field name in this case is System Variable.  The System variable is Ctab.  You can format it anyway you like.  But now when you change the name of your Layout tab and regen the drawing you'll see the tab name in your drawing.  Since this is a title block you'll probably be making this change in the block editor. 

This is a common technique when using sheet sets.

Hope this is what you were after.

Dave.


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