creating page setup

I am trying to automatically set my page setup settings after I insert my title blocks. Can anyone give me some tips as to what method would be best.

TIA

Collin

 

Ideally, you should create a separate template for each titleblock. The template can store all of your page setup settings as well. Then, if you want to create a layout in a drawing with that particular titleblock and settings, all you have to do is import it from your template.

 

I have a lisp attached to a toolbar button which boils down to this:

(setvar "expert" 2)
(command "-psetupin" <pagefile> "*")

Where <pagefile> is a drawing template that contains our standard page
setups.

BUT...

We only use this when we need to work in an old drawing file that doesn't
already contain them, or to fix a drawing file which has inexplicably had a
page setup deleted. How are you creating drawings? Why are you inserting
title blocks?

All of our drawings are created by using one of several standard template
files, which already contain the appropriate title block, page setups,
layers, text styles, and all other settings according to our standards. This
means that every drawing is created consistently, and instantly, without any
programming being required. IMHO, it's a waste of time for the operator to
have to do anything to create a new drawing file.

 

Don't insert the title blocks. Save them as drawing templates, and include
all your layers, etc., and then start a new drawing by selecting one of
those template. You have the right ingredients, but you're not using them
effectively.

 

I have my users open or start a new drawing (vars are automatically loaded). Then they go into layout and from a custom pull down menu, select the title block size they want. Here is where I would like the pagesetup to load since the page would vary.

Collin

 

By saving each of your title blocks in their own templates, you can have your users start out by selecting the appropriate template in the Startup dialog. The title block and settings will come in with the template and they won't need to use a menu to add these things to their drawing.