Linking title block text to data records

Special controls in object editing mode for a title block border object make it possible to link title block text fields to the file’s data records, so text updates automatically as the record data change.

1. Do any of the following to enter object editing mode for a selected title block border:

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

● Right-click the object and select Edit from the context menu, 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.

2. Select a text block to link; it is identified in the Object Info palette as Text in Title Block.

3. In the Title Block Data section of the Object Info palette, for Data Type select one of the following:

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

● Drawing Stamp uses the selected text block for the drawing stamp of the title block. If multiple text blocks are marked as Drawing Stamp, only the first one that was selected is used for the drawing stamp; the others are normal text blocks. If no text block has Drawing Stamp selected, Display Drawing Stamp is deselected in the Title Block Border Settings dialog box. The Stamp Text and other parameters are set in the Title Block Border Settings dialog box.

4. If Link Value is selected for Data Type, 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.

5. 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.

7. To add a customized data configuration to the Config list, do one of the following:

● Select the item in the Config list that is most similar to the needed information, and then click Edit Custom.

Parameter	Description
Name	Enter a new name to create a custom configuration.
Custom Linked Text	Displays the current 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.

8. Enter the desired parameters. The new custom configuration appears in the Config list.