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Insert Fields
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To insert a sheet set placeholder field

  1. Click Draw menu Block Define Attributes.At the Command prompt, enter attdef.
  2. In the Attribute Definition dialog box, under Mode, click Preset. Specify any text options.
  3. Under Attribute, in the Tag box, enter a name for the field.
  4. To the right of the Value box, click the Insert Field button.
  5. In the Field dialog box, under Field Category, select SheetSet.
  6. In the Field Names list, select SheetSetPlaceholder.
  7. In Placeholder Type, select the type of field that you want.

    Temporary Value previews the placeholder field.

  8. In Format, select a capitalization style for the placeholder field.

    When the field is updated, the same style is used for the value of the field.

  9. (Optional) Click Associate Hyperlink if you want the field to serve as a hyperlink to a location.
    NoteAssociate Hyperlink is not available for the ViewportScale field.
  10. Click OK to exit the Field dialog box.

    The placeholder field displays its name when the Field dialog box closes: for example, SheetNumber. Later, when the block is inserted from the Views List tab shortcut menu in the Sheet Set Manager, the field displays a value based on the sheet it is dragged to: for example, its sheet number.

  11. Click OK in the Attribute Definition dialog box. Specify the location for the field text to appear near the geometry that you have created to use with the Sheet Set Manager as a callout block or a label block.
  12. Create a block that includes the newly created attribute object along with the geometry for the block.