Plot Date that updates itself

Is there any Lisp routine for Plot Date. When I plot I want to have the date that the drawing was plotted at in the lower left corner. As of now I have a Att in my title block and I can just go in and change the date and plot, the problem is I forget about changing it sometimes and plot the drawing with the wrong date. I was looking for a way to plot the drawing with a plot date that would update itself.

Thanks

 

We've been using RTEXT for over a year now, and it works great.

If you have EXPRESS TOOLS, type RTEXT then D (for Diesel) then paste this
into the dialog box.

$(edtime, $(getvar,date),MO"/"DD"/"YY HH:MM:SSAM/PM)
$(getvar,dwgprefix)$(getvar,dwgname)

You'll end up with something like this..

07/16/04 02:37:49PM E:\temp\Drawing1.dwg

The date and time are updated automatically with every regen of the drawing.

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
| Is there any Lisp routine for Plot Date. When I plot I want to have the
date that the drawing was plotted at in the lower left corner. As of now I
have a Att in my title block and I can just go in and change the date and
plot, the problem is I forget about changing it sometimes and plot the
drawing with the wrong date. I was looking for a way to plot the drawing
with a plot date that would update itself.
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| Thanks

 

Under ACAD2004 or 2005 there is a plotstamp build in the core. Just clear
all other options and leave only DATE checked.
Same plotstamp was available as plotstamp.arx before (for versions before
2004), but I don't have it here. If you are interested please let me know
and I'll look at home for a copy.
John

 

We've been using RText for three years now and have NEVER ONCE heard such
complaint. I place the RText string in my border file and the border file
is then XRef'd into the plan sheet and VOILA!

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RDI

(remove the exclamation from the email address)

 

If a recepient of your drawing does not have Express (and therefore
RTEXT), then all they see is a rectangle with an "X" across it.

That's just *one* of the many limitations of RTEXT.

 

Is there any Lisp routine for Plot Date.

There are zillions of them, because it's such a common need. Do a Google
search. A common method of automating it is to redefine PLOT to run the date
stamp routine before the plot command. Or just make a plot stamp button and
learn to hit it before running a plot.

 

Along with what R.K. and Terry said, you have to realize if a user doesn't
have Rtext they don't know what they are missing. They see a big X in a
place where a date goes and think "I have to replace that x and put the date
there when I plot" They won't complain if they don't know what to complain
about.

Murph

 

Thanks guy, I used the Rtext and it was just what I was looking for. I have three template borders, I just popped the Rtext into the border and the saved the drawing template and whenever I insert the border the plot date is there and already updated.
I just hope everyone can read it when I send it to them.

Thanks

 

AutoCAD 2005 (when they don't do the extra install)

Hi,

hum, just before 2000i, Express Tools were free for download on Autodesk
web site, but I agree that too few people and especially CAD Manager thought
to download them for free ;o) because they already had them with AutoCAD
2000.
And things are always important, some Express Tools features disappeared
with acad 2004 and acad 2005 except for some people (naturally I don't speak
about features based on ARX)

But you knew that.

Bruno Toniutti
(sorry for my english level)