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Title Blocks
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Title Blocks can be used to add Logos, Project Details and complete Plan designs.
Add a Title Block to a Plan:
- (Optional) Clean up the existing Plans existing Title Block using the Eraser Tool.
- Click Details tab
- Click Setup Title Block
- Click Title Block name e.g. Example Title Block
To select a pre-configured Title Block - Edit Title Block as required
- Click Apply Changes
To place the Title Block on the Plan - (Optional) Click Options to adjust:
- Edge
Change the orientation and choose which Edge of the Plan to display the Title Block on
When selecting a side Edge, the Table Block/s may place Label Titles (bold text) above the text information (non-bold text) rather than next to it - Height
Adjust the height of the Title Block - Border Margin
Choose the margin of the border around the Plan - Block Padding
Control the amount of space around images and text - Font Face
Choose from pre-defined fonts - Text Colour
Select the text colour - Border Thickness
Set the thickness around the outside of the Plan - Border Colour
Select the border colour
- Edge
When adjusting the Height, Border Margin, or Block Padding, or Border Thickness
- (Optional) Click Save as favourite, enter name, then click Save
To create a Title Block template for future Projects - Click Close
Setting up a new Title Block
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(Optional) Clean up the existing Plans existing Title Block using the Eraser Tool.
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Click Details tab;
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Click Setup Title Block
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Click +New Title Block
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Click +Add Block and select block type
- Image Block
For adding images such as a company logo
Choose an image file (bitmap, jpeg, png or gif) and this will be resized to the box size - Text Box
Add free text relating to the Plan, e.g. a job description - Table
Add predefined labels and corresponding value like Revision Number, Date drawn, Customer, etc
Add the table's labels and their corresponding values
- Image Block
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Choose whether the blocks are automatically spaced (Weighted) or at a fixed size (Fixed)
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Repeat steps 5 & 6 until all required blocks are added
π The number of blocks within a title block are only limited by space and size constraints -
Once finished, click Apply Changes to place the Title Block on the Plan.
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(Optional) Click Options to adjust:
* Edge
Change the orientation and choose which Edge of the Plan to display the Title Block on
When selecting a side Edge, the Table Block/s may place Label Titles (bold text) above the text information (non-bold text) rather than next to it- Height
Adjust the height of the Title Block - Border margin
Choose the margin of the border around the Plan - Block Padding
Control the amount of space around images and text - Font Face
Choose from pre-defined fonts - Text Colour
Select the text colour - Border Thickness
Set the thickness around the outside of the Plan - Border Colour
Select the border colour
- Height
When adjusting the Height, Border Margin, or Block Padding, or Border Thickness
10.(Optional) Click Save as favourite, enter name, then click Save
To create a Title Block template for future Projects
11. Click Close
Using the same Title Block on multiple Plans
- Navigate to the correct Plan
- Click Details tab;
- Click Setup Title Block
- Under Plans in this Project, Click Plan name to copy the Title block from
- Make any changes required
- Click Apply Changes
- (Optional) Click Options to adjust:
- Edge
Change the orientation and choose which Edge of the Plan to dispaly the Title Block on
When selecting a side Edge, the Table Block/s may place Label Titles (bold text) above the text information (non-bold text) rather than next to it - Height
Adjust the height of the Title Block - Border margin
Choose the margin of the border around the Plan - Block Padding
Control the amount of space around images and text - Font Face
Choose from pre-defined fonts - Text Colour
Select the text colour - Border Thickness
Set the thickness around the outside of the Plan - Border Colour
Select the border colour
- Edge
When adjusting the Height, Border Margin, or Block Padding, or Border Thickness
- Click Close
- (Optional) Clean up the Plan behind the Title Block using the Eraser Tool.
Errors
If you get an error message like the one below, go to the block mentioned and adjust the βWidthβ to suit.
- Press ESC to enter Select Mode
- Click on the line to remove.
- Click Actions then click Delete
Video Tutorial
Watch a step-by-step guide on adding a Title block to your plan here;