Problem using xrefs to fill in title block info throughout a set of plans

Our professor provided us with 3 dwg files that we are supposed to use for our title blocks on all construction documents. One is the title block file, one is a file with preloaded client info text and the other is preloaded with project info text. This includes dates(drawing, revisions, etc.), page numbers, sheet names, etc.

He explained how it's easier to xref all of these files into the paper space of our working files, but I don't understand how this is easier when every page has different information on it - in the very least a different page number and sheet/drawing name.

Does this method sound familiar to anyone and how do you make this process efficient?

Is this a matter of creating a unique file for each page of our set of plans? This seems much more confusing that just inputting the text manually on each drawing.

Please share any information that makes this process easier.

Sounds like xrefing for the sake of xrefing exercise, our title bock in the dwg has 4 main lines the top two stay the same job & client the next two have the actual drawing sheet description and the rev nums are part of the title block just copy a layout and majority of info is now set.

If you must xref then leave out the changing stuff and make a seperate block in the dwg (add to title block) that allows the rev sheet num etc to be entered no matter how many layouts.

The way I have done this is to xref all the things that don't change and use attributes where things do change. Problem is is that you will effectively be putting in two drawings and the insert points need to be the same so things don't get confusing. You could do this with a Template drawing or Lisp. Xrefs are good because you can change one drawing and it updates lots. Attributes are good as you get a dialog box to fill out and lisp routines are easy to write to do global changes. Problems are - you need to bind the xrefs if you want to easily e-mail a drawing to a client.

Another thing you may want to investigate are 'fields' for drawing names, dates and page numbers etc.

Sometimes I will use lisp, sometimes I will use fields to populate the Titleblock - all depends on what you are doing.