Hi everybody,
i have a file with several sheets and title blocks (imported from a .dwg). The title block information came in as item types.
Most of the properties like project number, project name, etc. are identical across all title blocks. A few properties are different across the sheets (e.g. scale, sheet size, etc.).
Is there any way to update all identical item type properties across the file? For example define default values in the item type editor and then push those values to the titleblocks.
The only workaround i found is to detach and reattach the item types to the title block.
Is there any better way?
Greetings,Florian
Hi Jon,i opened the .dwg and saved it as a .dgn file.
Jon Summers said:Interesting: how did that happen (since AutoCAD doesn't have Item Types)?
I didn't activate the check mark to import block attributes as tags in the .dwg open options. Because of this they were converted to item types automatically.
Jon Summers said:Are the title blocks cell or shared cells? Are they named consistently or is each one unique?
The title blocks are shared cells. There are like 2 or 3 different named shared cells. That's because there are different sheets with different title block layouts.
Jon Summers said:I think a VBA macro might do what you want.
Thanks.Btw. i found the "edit common properties" hidden in the attach item type dialog. Which isn't helpful since i want to edit/update already attached item types across the file. Furthermore i was not able to save the changes there.
Florian Scheidler said: title block information came in as item types
Interesting: how did that happen (since AutoCAD doesn't have Item Types)?
Florian Scheidler said:I have a file with several sheets and title blocks (imported from a .dwg)
Are the title blocks cell or shared cells? Are they named consistently or is each one unique?
Florian Scheidler said:Is there any way to update all identical Item Type properties across the file?
I think a VBA macro might do what you want.
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions