Is there a way to automatically populate the text fields in a drawing head with e.g. drawing scale, date, WorkSet name, drawing sheet name etc?
You may be able to use an annotation cell - see 'Creating Annotation Cells' in Step 5 in the following. https://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=111346
Marianne
I created a cell, and added some text and 'Insert Field' to add some file properties - to give WorkSet/WorkSpace/Filename as a test. I placed this on my sheet, and the fields update when file is open (or key-in 'Field Update Select' to select the fields to update). I would assume you could add the fields to your border so that they are always there.
Mark,
I used "Inset Field" to add filename and print date to my sheets. I added these fields to a dgn file called Plan and Profile Border.dgn. This file is referenced to my Sheet Seed Definition file. However, this field does not update when the actual plan sheets are created. The filename populates with Plan and Profile Border.dgn, not the actual plan sheet file name. The time doesn't update either.
What am I doing wrong?
I presume it is updating, and the fields are in the border file, so are correct. I would also ask on the MicroStation forum. (In my case, I was adding a cell to the current file.)
I figured out that the fields should be placed in the sheet definition file, not the border reference file. The filename now updates.
However, the "print date" field does not update. How do I get that to update? How/when is this field populated?
What 'Print Date' field?
Oops. I meant "Date Plotted".
Really silly question on my part (possibly) - have you plotted it yet? (I have never noticed that field, nor used it.)