Fields get some new muscle in AutoCAD 2006

Fields which were first introduced in AutoCAD 2005 have gotten a little more muscle with AutoCAD 2006.  With the introduction of Dynamic Blocks and Formulas for Tables there were bound to be some improvements in this area.  Below is a summary of the new Fields that are now available in AutoCAD 2006 over what was already available in AutoCAD 2005.

BlockPlaceholder
A place holder for a value that is populated with the corresponding property after the block has been inserted into a drawing.  The Block Reference properties that are available are: Block Unit, Color, Layer, Linetype, Linetype scale, Lineweight, Name, Object name, Plot style, Position, Rotation, Scale X, Scale Y, Scale Z and Unit Factor.

CurrentSheetCategory
Returns the category property for the sheet.

CurrentSheetIssuePurpose
Returns the purpose property for the sheet.

CurrentSheetRevisionNumber
Returns the revision number property for the sheet.

CurrentSheetSetProjectMilestone
Returns the project milestone property for the sheet set.

CurrentSheetSetProjectName
Returns the project name property for the sheet set.

CurrentSheetSetProjectNumber
Returns the project number property for the sheet set.

CurrentSheetSetProjectPhase
Returns the project phase property for the sheet set.

Formula
A formula in a field is similar to that in MS Excel.  You are able to do mathematic operations (add, subtract, multiply…), Sum, Count, Average and reference other Cell values.

Sincerely,
  Lee

Comments

[Martin Streat]

do you know if i can build a field to say 'page x of y' like one has in ms word say. i have dwg with 10 layouts and would like to incorporate it into my template. cheers mart

[Brice]

THe Block Placeholder seems like it would be the perfect thing for what I am trying to do, but when working with the fields in Block Editor, I select Objects, Block Placeholder then everything is greyed out. There are none listed, nor can I select any block properties. Any help?