Custom CAD Block

[RBSdrafter]

Hello,

 

I'm attempting to create a CAD block which will allow me to distinctly list square footing, bed and bath count, etc.

Is there a way I can have points, roughly where the temporary points are now, that will allow me to add text after using this CAD block in another plan so that I don't have to manually adjust the text boxes every time?

 

All help is greatly appreciated!

[Alaskan_Son]

Why not just place a generic text box in that exact location and then just switch the text out for each plan.  Or, better yet, if you're going to be manually entering the values anyway, just use a custom non evaluated Text Macro and just enter your text in the macro.   

[RBSdrafter]

2 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said:

...just use a custom non evaluated Text Macro and just enter your text in the macro.   

The issue with this is that when I convert it to a cad block, the text box becomes part of the block and, therefore; is unchangeable when I insert said block into another plan. I am essentially wanting a point that I can click on to insert the text in the same spot every time.

[Alaskan_Son]

11 minutes ago, RBSdrafter said:

The issue with this is that when I convert it to a cad block, the text box becomes part of the block and, therefore; is unchangeable when I insert said block into another plan. I am essentially wanting a point that I can click on to insert the text in the same spot every time.

 

Yeah, I think I understood what you were asking.  I was just suggesting that there might be a better way.

1. I'm not sure why you can't just explode the CAD Block when you drop into a new plan.  In which case you just include the text boxes and paste values into them.
2. Using the Text Macro approach does not even require exploding the block.  All you need to do is type/paste your values into the macro value in Text Macro Mangement and the value will get updated.

If you don't want to explode the CAD Block, you can simply click the Edit CAD Block tool and insert your text that way.  Shoot, you can even include some invisible markers in your CAD Block in which case you can use those whether you explode the block or use Edit CAD Block.