diesel (rtext)

i have drawings and i want to automate the sheet sequence number. can some one help me out.. i thought maybe add a ctab expression and make the layout number but i would rather let it run off the sheets.

 

I'm not TOTALLY positive that I understand what you're trying to do. But
maybe this'll help.

I have a block called fileinfo.dwg in my support directory. I insert this
block into every border. The border file is then XRef'd into every plan
that I work on.

File: $(getvar, "dwgprefix")$(getvar, "dwgname") $(edtime, 0, MON D","
YYYY - H:MMam/pm) $(getenv, "username")

It prints the filename and path, plot date/time and the login name of the
person that printed it.

If you want to add the layout name you could do the following:
File: $(getvar, "dwgprefix")$(getvar, "dwgname") Layout: $(getvar, "ctab")
$(edtime, 0, MON D"," YYYY - H:MMam/pm) $(getenv, "username")

one help me out.. i thought maybe add a ctab expression and make the layout
number but i would rather let it run off the sheets.

 

what im trying to do is automate the sheet numbers in sequence. example:: i have 250 drawings and i want to add on my tblock 1 of 250, 2 of 250 so on. what i was thinking is that i would have 250 in the title block and the sequence number would count from excel or soemthing.. just need some help figuring this out.

 

Are they seperate DWG files and/or layout tabs?

How are they set up?

You could use a CSV file--each line would list the filename, layout tab &
the sheet number.

A lisp routine would read the CSV file looking for the current file name and
layout tab--and return the sheet number. Set User1 (setvar "User1" shtNum)
your RText woud look like $(getvar, "user1).

Then you could have a reactor that takes effect when you change layout tabs.
The same routine would run when you first open the dwg file.

 

yea thats the problem this office does not you the layout like they should im fighiting that issue now. thanks for the help