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By: MicroStation tip: create automatic plot date in title block | CAD Notes

MicroStation tip: create automatic plot date in title block | CAD Notes — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:40:48 +0000

[...] you need to add plot date in title block? The first thing that may cross our mind to add automatic current date is using fields. But unfortunately it doesn’t work. In MicroStation we don’t use it. I know in AutoCAD we can [...]

By: Edwin Prakoso

Edwin Prakoso — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:01:13 +0000

Alfred, I posted a tutorial that might interest you. It's how you can use text substitution in MicroStation.

By: Edwin Prakoso

Edwin Prakoso — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:51:46 +0000

Alfred,
If you want to show the plot date, we don’t use fields, but plot styles. If you use it, then it will show the last plot date (not current).
Some fields are not updated automatically. You can update them using keyin: FIELD UPDATE ALL

By: Alfred B

Alfred B — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:20:58 +0000

Hello Edwin,

First off, I just wanted to say that I’ve found your site and tutorials to be a great help in helping me figure out the world of MicroStation.

I’ve used the above method to create fields in my title block. What I’m trying to do though, is have the data auto-update itself based on when the the CAD file is opened, by whom, and when a print was created. I used the same steps outlined above, the only difference is at the point I choose “Element Properties”, I instead chose “File Properties”. This brought me to a pop-up page within the Fields Editor with a “General” tab. This tab contains some of the data I need to be in the title block such as Author, Company, Last Saved, Date Created, Date Plotted, etc.

I used the data here and formatted it to the way I want it to look in the title block. The problem is, after inserting, I did a print as a way to test if the field for “Date Plotted” will update within the title block. Unfortunately it doesn’t. It requires me to go into the “File Properties” option and manually update and then replot that specific sheet.

Is there a way to get around this issue so that when a plot is created, the “Date Plotted” field automatically updates without the need to go through all the commands and sub menus and then reprint.

Thank you for your assistance

Alfred

By: Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:26:48 +0000

that’s right, in my job, we may need to use microstation for some projects, so the company are paying for us a training course, but this training course are teaching us v8 (2002) but it’s the only course that we found here, but in my laptop i’ve been using v8i in my laptop and there is a really big difference.

one thing… can i create fields? like a total count of sheets? that field doesn’t appear in the file properties window, or who checked by and approved by for instance.

thanks a lot edwin

best regards

By: Edwin Prakoso

Edwin Prakoso — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:01:54 +0000

Emmanuel,
1. Fields are text generated automatically from object properties, the same with AutoCAD text fields. Data fields are spaces you reserve to enter data later. Read this tutorial for more details about data field.
2. MicroStation handle file management differently, using projects. But yes, you can manage all of the information.
3. Block attributes in AutoCAD equal to Cell tags.

Are you migrating to MicroStation?

By: Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:13:31 +0000

hi edwin, what is the difference between FIELDS and DATA FIELD ???
may i manage all this information, something like sheet set manager??
in microstation there is something like attribute text??

best regards