DWS44
2005-01-22, 10:47 PM
OK...I'm new to SSM, and working on setting one up for the first time.
I've read and read and can't track down this particular problem. I created a Sheet Set from an existing set of plans (27 sheets). In the SSM, I have created several custom properties, some owned by the Sheet Set overall, and some by the sheets themselves.
Our standard processes includes several different titleblocks, so we have them setup as seperate files that we insert into our drawings needed. In the past, these titleblock files were setup with Attributes, so I continued using the attributes in my test titleblock...only substituting fields tied to their prospective custom attributes.
Next...I deleted all titleblocks out of the 27 sheets in the test project, and completely purged the drawings before inserting the new ones. I've defined all the custom properties for both the Sheet Set, and the custom properties for the sheets themselves. I then inserted the new titleblock into each drawing, saved, and closed.
As each titleblock was inserted, I noted that the fields picked up the properties, just as they should! I got real excited that it worked!
Now...time to try changing the values and see how well they auto-updated...and this it where it gets strange. 11 of the 27 drawings update perfectly...any time a change is made to any of the properties, the fields update perfectly on REGEN. On the other 16 drawings, none of them update...only continuing to show the values they had upon insertion of the titleblock. If I ATTEDIT them and hit OK, they will update to the current values., but won't change automatically. By all outside appearances, I cannot see anything different in the 11 that work and the 16 that don't.
Anyone have any suggestions? Any drawing setting that could keep this from working in a particular file, yet work perfectly in another?
Thanks!
Dave Smith
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
I've read and read and can't track down this particular problem. I created a Sheet Set from an existing set of plans (27 sheets). In the SSM, I have created several custom properties, some owned by the Sheet Set overall, and some by the sheets themselves.
Our standard processes includes several different titleblocks, so we have them setup as seperate files that we insert into our drawings needed. In the past, these titleblock files were setup with Attributes, so I continued using the attributes in my test titleblock...only substituting fields tied to their prospective custom attributes.
Next...I deleted all titleblocks out of the 27 sheets in the test project, and completely purged the drawings before inserting the new ones. I've defined all the custom properties for both the Sheet Set, and the custom properties for the sheets themselves. I then inserted the new titleblock into each drawing, saved, and closed.
As each titleblock was inserted, I noted that the fields picked up the properties, just as they should! I got real excited that it worked!
Now...time to try changing the values and see how well they auto-updated...and this it where it gets strange. 11 of the 27 drawings update perfectly...any time a change is made to any of the properties, the fields update perfectly on REGEN. On the other 16 drawings, none of them update...only continuing to show the values they had upon insertion of the titleblock. If I ATTEDIT them and hit OK, they will update to the current values., but won't change automatically. By all outside appearances, I cannot see anything different in the 11 that work and the 16 that don't.
Anyone have any suggestions? Any drawing setting that could keep this from working in a particular file, yet work perfectly in another?
Thanks!
Dave Smith
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
Charlotte, NC