Editing a Title Block Layout

The title block layout group contains the graphics and text that are used to draw the actual title block (at 1:1 in page-based units) within the title block border object. The bounding box of the entire layout group is used to locate the title block position relative to the border.

To simply change the scale of the title block, use the Scale Factor on the Title Block Border Settings: Title Block Pane.

Edit most of the layout as you edit any other group using Object Editing Mode. Because title blocks typically require text that varies by sheet within a drawing set, and over time as revisions and issues are created or team members change, a special control allows you to link selected text blocks to the data records associated with the title block border.

To access the title block layout group for editing:

1. Do any of the following:

●    From the Title Block Border Settings dialog box Title Block pane, click Edit Title Block Layout; the current settings are saved and dialog box closes before entering object editing mode.

●    From the Object Info palette, click Edit Title Block Layout.

●    Either right-click the object and select Edit from the context menu or double-click the object to open the Edit Title Block Border dialog box, and then select Title Block Layout.

●    With a title block border object selected, select Modify > Edit Title Block Border.

Many title block border styles do not allow the layout to be edited by instance; in that case, object editing mode is inaccessible. The title block border style’s layout can be edited, but edits to the style affect the layout of every title block border that uses the style.

When this editing mode is activated, an Edit Title Block Layout window with a colored border displays in the drawing area.

2. Edit the layout as necessary; this might require ungrouping the layout to edit some of the elements. You can also link title block text to the data records as described in the following section.

3. Click Exit Title Block Layout.

Linking Title Block Text to Data Records

To link title block text to the file’s data records, so text updates automatically as the record data change:

1. While in title block layout edit mode, select a text block to link; it is identified in the Object Info palette as Text in Title Block.

2. In the Title Block Data Link section of the Object Info palette, select Link Value.

This allows you to establish a connection to one of the data records associated with the title block border object.

3. For the Parameter, select the data record field to populate the text block

As the value in the selected data record field is edited in the Title Block Border Settings dialog box, the text block updates automatically to display the current value.

4. If a text block must contain a combination of information rather than the data contained in a single data field, select Custom from the Parameter list.

A Config list provides frequently needed data combinations.

5. Select the desired Config data combination.

6. To create a customized data configuration, select the item in the Config list that is most similar to the needed information, and then click Edit Custom.

The Edit Custom Linked Text dialog box opens.

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Name	Displays the configuration name. Predefined list items are not editable; enter a new name to create a custom configuration.
Custom Linked Text	Displays the configuration of data fields; delete fields that are not desired in the new custom configuration. If desired, enter literal characters to display with the field values (for example, if a project requires two civil engineers, enter “ and ” between the two data fields that identify the engineers). You must enter spaces between characters and values, as needed for correct display.
Insert Field	Select data fields to add to the end of the formula
Delete Custom Linked Text	Removes the current custom configuration from the Config list. The list item is deleted immediately, and the dialog box closes automatically. The action cannot be undone. Predefined list items cannot be deleted.

7. Enter the desired parameters and click OK. The new custom configuration appears in the Config list.

Top-Aligning Revision and Issue Text in the Title Block Layout

For title block borders that display revision and issue data (Design Series required to add revision and issue data), the title block layout can be edited to top-align the revision and/or issue data. This prevents long entries from overlapping with text below.

To top-align revision or issue text:

1. While in title block layout edit mode, select the text block in each column of the revision/issue section and physically align the tops of the text blocks with each other.

2. Simultaneously select the text blocks within all the columns of the revision/issue section.

3. In the Object Info palette, set the Vert. Align to Top, and then select Top alignment for Issues/Revisions (in the Title Block Data Link section).

All entries in the revision or issue section align as set. To top-align text in both the revision and issue sections, you must complete the steps to set both sections.

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Adding a Title Block Border

Editing a Title Block Border

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