Update layout title block fields after changing the viewport scale and adding an author to the drawing properties.
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00:04
Switch to the D size layout.
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Here you see a bordered sheet with a standard T block as
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well as a Viewport that contains a view of the floor plan
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zoom into the lower right corner of the title block.
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Here you can see several fields that were added
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to track information in the title block.
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Select the Viewport border
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on the status bar.
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You can see that the Viewport scale is currently set to one quarter inch equals 1 ft
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since the floor plan does not fit inside the viewport at this scale,
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unlock the viewport
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and then change its scale to 1/8 inch equals 1 ft
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zoom out.
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Verify that the floor plan now fits inside the viewport
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and then lock the viewport,
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then
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zoom back into the title block.
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The field in the drawn by area currently displays a sequence of four
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hyphens which indicates that there is currently no value available for that field.
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This field is reporting the author's name as saved in
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the drawing properties and currently no value has been entered,
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expand the application menu
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and select drawing utilities, drawing properties
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to open the drawing properties. Dialogue
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on the summary tab
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you can see that none of the data has been entered
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in the author field type your name
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on your own. You can fill in any other information that you may want to track.
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Switch to the custom tab,
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any custom properties you add here can also be tracked and reported using fields,
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click OK.
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To close the dialogue
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again. In the title block initially, nothing has changed
02:13
because fields only update when you regenerate the drawing
02:17
or save the drawing
02:19
type re
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and press enter.
02:24
As you have seen,
02:25
fields are very powerful fields can be used to display data
02:29
that may change during the life cycle of a drawing.
02:32
And fields update automatically whenever you regenerate or save the drawing.
00:04
Switch to the D size layout.
00:07
Here you see a bordered sheet with a standard T block as
00:11
well as a Viewport that contains a view of the floor plan
00:15
zoom into the lower right corner of the title block.
00:19
Here you can see several fields that were added
00:22
to track information in the title block.
00:26
Select the Viewport border
00:29
on the status bar.
00:30
You can see that the Viewport scale is currently set to one quarter inch equals 1 ft
00:37
since the floor plan does not fit inside the viewport at this scale,
00:42
unlock the viewport
00:45
and then change its scale to 1/8 inch equals 1 ft
00:51
zoom out.
00:53
Verify that the floor plan now fits inside the viewport
00:57
and then lock the viewport,
01:01
then
01:02
zoom back into the title block.
01:06
The field in the drawn by area currently displays a sequence of four
01:10
hyphens which indicates that there is currently no value available for that field.
01:16
This field is reporting the author's name as saved in
01:20
the drawing properties and currently no value has been entered,
01:25
expand the application menu
01:27
and select drawing utilities, drawing properties
01:31
to open the drawing properties. Dialogue
01:35
on the summary tab
01:37
you can see that none of the data has been entered
01:41
in the author field type your name
01:47
on your own. You can fill in any other information that you may want to track.
01:54
Switch to the custom tab,
01:57
any custom properties you add here can also be tracked and reported using fields,
02:04
click OK.
02:06
To close the dialogue
02:09
again. In the title block initially, nothing has changed
02:13
because fields only update when you regenerate the drawing
02:17
or save the drawing
02:19
type re
02:21
and press enter.
02:24
As you have seen,
02:25
fields are very powerful fields can be used to display data
02:29
that may change during the life cycle of a drawing.
02:32
And fields update automatically whenever you regenerate or save the drawing.
