Hello there.
I am setting up drawings and have created the various sheets I will need in 3 Sheet Definition DGNLibs (plan, profile, Cross Section).
It would be neat if, when changing project, I only had to edit the title block once and not in every single sheet.
To avoid copying the entire title block into every sheets as graphics, I have tried in various ways to reference it into the Sheet Definition as well as the Sheet Seed, but it will not show on the drawings when using the Named Boundary method to create Civil drawings.
Am I missing something? Can someone help?
There is training available on Bentley Learn Server which I found really useful as I don't do these too often I usually miss a step and then the sheet seed does not work, so having the manual is very valuable to me:
There is a document with step by step instructions on setting up Sheets in ORD.
https://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathWithMasterCourseExpanded?lpId=111346&mcId=102596
Sonya
In our workspace, all of our sheet seeds have our standard reference file border attached. We also use one border per project with models representing the different offices and departments that share a main model with most of the actual linework. In InRoads, we had to create a macro to modify any sheets it created to enable nesting and to identify the model of the attachment.
In ORD, that works automatically since it is set in the sheet seeds. Unfortunately, our workspace is still in development and not published on our CAD Standards pages.
There is training in the Learn Server on setting up workspaces and I believe it includes setting up sheet seeds.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration
Based upon the solution to your issue, it is indeed the case that I did not quite understand your initial inquiry, Marianne. The solution is a solid one. Thank you for sharing with the forum! Thanks as well, Marc, for this valuable information.
Mark
Mark; that was not my issue this time, but auto-filling the text fields is definitely the next step.
Wow! Thanks, Marc. This was a weird step, but it worked.
This is my workflow for others to follow:
Workflow:1. Open the Sheet Definition.dgnlib2. Create a new Model for the title block (This title block may contain smart texts that update automatically, but that is another story.)3. Open the one of the Sheet Models.4. Attach the dgnlib itself as a reference, selecting the title block Model and scale 1:1.5. Select the Section Marker, and delete it6. Answer "No" to deleting the reference.7. Do this for all Sheet Models in the dgnlib.
The title block will now appear on the drawings when creating them via Named Boundary. To change something in all plan drawings, simply change it in the title block Model alone.