Callouts/Blocks with Field Trouble

[imsf]

I have a block being used as a callout in plans, and representing the title of its specific detail.

 

Using fields, I have created a single place to change all of the parts of these callouts as I see fit and the changes take place after I regen... but not if it's in a viewport.

 

Am I overlooking something? I can go in to the Attributes window for the block and right-click the field in the values column and tell it to update, and it does... but this seems like the most minor upgrade from manually updating the callout blocks.

 

 

-Ian

[Dana W]

Are your blocks actually in the viewport (modelspace), or laying on top of it in paperspace? Not sure that would make a difference but could be.

[JBullseye74]

To update Fields you need to regen in Model or quickly click into the viewport and regen......... simples

[imsf]

I guess that's the real problem, in model space or inside a viewport it won't regen with a simple regenall command. I end up having to go to the block attributes and telling the field to update.

[Dana W]

Have you set your field update behaviors?

[imsf]

Those settings were set the same for me, so that didn't seem to help.

 

I think I fixed it though -- for some reason, the "path" I guess you could call it for the field is different for the ones in modelspace in paperspace. Or rather, one field path works for only the paperspace parts of a sheet set, and the other one works for both.

 

Thanks for helping me fiddle with this, Dana.

[Dana W]

Those settings were set the same for me, so that didn't seem to help.

 

I think I fixed it though -- for some reason, the "path" I guess you could call it for the field is different for the ones in modelspace in paperspace. Or rather, one field path works for only the paperspace parts of a sheet set, and the other one works for both.

 

Thanks for helping me fiddle with this, Dana.

 

Well, for some reason that seems to make sense as the possible reason.

 

I have only used attributed blocks without fields in them, in paperspace up until now, so my head isn't wrapped around the issue very well yet.

 

Good luck with your drawing.