Fields called from TAB Names

[adamsnez]

Trying to make a field that auto-updates to whatever the TAB NAME it's on. (confusing wording? sorry!)

 

example:

 

A paperspace tab name of "ABC" (those little folder tabs you name your paperspace layouts on....)

I want to make a text-field that updates to the name of the tab it's on. (text field is on tab ABC)

 

then the second tab you make named DEF would have the text-fields auto-update to say "DEF"...

 

This will eliminate me having to manually enter page numbers on the border layout, etc.

 

THANKS IN ADVANCE CT !!!

[rkent]

Trying to make a field that auto-updates to whatever the TAB NAME it's on. (confusing wording? sorry!)

 

example:

 

A paperspace tab name of "ABC" (those little folder tabs you name your paperspace layouts on....)

I want to make a text-field that updates to the name of the tab it's on. (text field is on tab ABC)

 

then the second tab you make named DEF would have the text-fields auto-update to say "DEF"...

 

This will eliminate me having to manually enter page numbers on the border layout, etc.

 

THANKS IN ADVANCE CT !!!

 

Field, System Variable, CTAB

[adamsnez]

thanks.

 

in addition to this thread for ref. if people search the same thing i found this.....

 

 

 

 

If you want to copy a text or block into multiple layouts in your drawing, you may want to use an automatic text which will display the name of the respective layout (paperspace). You can use the Field functionality for this - just insert a field and use the "Other" category, and the "System variable" CTAB value. Or just copy the following line (field code) as a DText:

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The same text will then read e.g. "Layout1" in the first (default named) layout, "Layout2" in the second, etc. This applies both for modelspace and paperspace text entities.