Placing a single title block border on a layer

The most common usage of a title block border is to insert a single title block border object on a layer, at full sheet size so that when plotted at 100%, the entire drawing area is surrounded by the title block border.

If you need to print a sheet on a printer that cannot print the full sheet on a single piece of paper, see Placing multiple title block borders on a layer.

To place a single title block border on a layer:

1.      Click the tool and mode.

2.Do one of the following:

●       To insert the title block border object with no rotation using a single click, click Single Point Insertion mode on the Tool bar.

●       To insert the title block border object with a rotation set by the second click, click Standard Insertion mode on the Tool bar.

3.Do one of the following:

●       Click Title Block Border Style on the Tool bar to select a resource from the Resource Selector.

●       Click Preferences to open the Title Block Border Preferences dialog box and specify the style to use and/or set the basic drawing size default parameters. For many standard drawing formats these parameters are set by style (see Creating plug-in object styles).

4.Optionally, for large files with many title blocks, you can improve title block updating performance by creating inactive title blocks by default; however, inactive title blocks aren’t included in total sheet number and page number calculations, so this option should rarely be exercised. To do so, deselect Activate title block in the Title Block Border Preferences dialog box.

Multiple title blocks can be activated/deactivated simultaneously in the Title Block Manager (Design Series required). Alternatively, create a report with the Activate title block field displayed, and edit the field directly from the worksheet; see Creating reports and Editing worksheets.

5.Click on the drawing to place the object. If Standard Insertion mode is used, click again to set the rotation.

A title block border object is placed on the drawing.

6.Click Title block border settings from the Object Info palette to set additional parameters for the selected object.

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Creating title block borders

Placing a title block border on multiple sheets

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