More Title Block ???

[wastewater]

As a Company we have updated our Title block because there has been about 5 versions in the past. Well in doing this we need to change all the title blocks in the past drawings that we have done. that would be about 14500 drawings. Can anyone give me any advise in doing this. We are using AutoCAD 2007 and we do everything in model space which means we use templete files. Any advice would be nice.

Thanks

[ReMark]

Sounds like someone is going to be writing a batch file that opens the drawing, deletes the now nonconforming titleblock/border, inserts the new one and saves the file.

[wastewater]

Do you know of a good batch file that can do that.

Thanks

[dbroada]

if you have kept the same attribute names and position, this is easy. (Althouigh I am at home ATM and can't quite remember the syntax.) If your attributes have moved or have different names then you need a bit of coding.

[Alan Cullen]

Personally, I would leave the old drawings with the old title blocks. After all...when they were drawn that title block was current...doesn't make a lot of sense to change them....unless the drawings are ongoing current (if you get my drift)...

[ReMark]

Alan has a point. Why go looking for trouble? It sounds like you have enough to do already. Maybe as older drawings come back into use they could be updated at that time?

[dbroada]

traditionally we have only redefined borders when we do new drawings but we now have new owners who want their logo on any released drawing - whether new or not. Its not such a bid deal for drawings produced over the last 5 years as we have kept the attributes constant so we......

INSERT
OldBlockName=NewBlockName
Y (to redefine block)
0,0 (insert point)
(a number of returns to suit scale and rotation _ actual value doesn't matter)
ERASE
L
(space to exit erase command)

and that's your block redefined.

[Steamineagle]

Hi! wastewater,

I would strongly agree with A.C. !

I would leave alone whats been done already.
Update current work or new work about to start.
Only update old work if it comes back 'on line' again.
Whats been done, is done. It's called archiving.

It would be a serious waste of time & money ( same thing ) to re-do thousands of title blocks..........for what?

Move on and enjoy the new title block.

Stephen

[Seann]

If you make good money hourly then do them all one at a time rack up the extra pay and take a mental vacation for a few months while your doing it. If not I asked kind of the same question but with a layer freeze option. See if this thread helps a little bit with the batching of files.
http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10623
If this does help I will post my final batching code and steps to help automate this as best i know. But really, think about that whole pay thing before you go too far .

[architecture68-raff]

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10623
If this does help I will post my final batching code and steps to help automate this as best i know. .

That was an interesting thread regarding the process. I'm evaluating my options for a similar process. Could you post your final batch code for examination? Thanks seann