From time to time I have had users asking how to place the layout name in their title block because they don't use Sheet Sets, or they want to added it to a multiline text (Mtext) object to use as part of a plot stamp. The layout name can be obtained using the System Variable field type with the system variable name CTAB. CTAB holds the current layout tab name, whether it is a model or paper space layout. This very question just came up again recently by Heidi Hewett. I shared my solution with Heidi and she has posted a blog article on this very topic called Good Question: Layout names and fields. Thanks to Heidi for creating the posting, and sharing all here other wonderful information on sheet sets and fields through her blog. Heidi's blog is AutoCAD Insider: Taking CAD concepts to the next level.
Sincerely,
Lee
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