Inserting Fields

You can add Fields to annotations. Use Fields to update visible information such as modification date, drawing name, and author. For example, with Fields you can keep text in title blocks accurate.

Fields are updated automatically when you save, print, or rebuild drawings.

You can update Fields in annotations manually with the RebuildField command.

To insert Fields:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click Draw > Notes and Tables > Field.
   • Type Field.
   • On the toolbar, click and select Field from the flyout.
2. In the dialog box, specify the Field to insert:
   • Category. Delimits the field names in the Field list by category, for example Date/Time, Document, or other.
   • Name. Determines the Field to insert.
   • Format. Specifies the format for the Field text, for example, lower or upper case for a character string, date format for a date field.

   The preview area displays the Field text with the specified format.

3. Click .
4. In the graphics area, specify the insertion point of the Field.

You can add Fields to Notes and SimpleNotes, and you can use Field names as default values for BlockAttribute definitions. You cannot use Fields in Tolerances. To insert a Field, click the Field button when you create a Note or SimpleNote, or when you specify a default value for BlockAttributes.

Note: The Field command uses the current TextStyle and text size.

  Use the SetFieldDisplay command to specify whether Fields display with gray background in annotations.

Access

Command: Field

Menu: Insert > Field

Menu: Draw > Notes and Tables > Field

Toolbar: Field