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:

%%

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.

[Jesper Hedlund]

The problem is that CTAB is always set to current tab value, which is no pronblem when cycling the different layouts and plotting them. The problem is when using external software where all layouts will display the CTAB name. For a drawing saved in TILEMODE 1:

 

Drawing                  Tab           Attribute value

Drawing1.dwg       Model       Model

Drawing1.dwg       Layout1    Model

Drawing1.dwg       Layout2    Model

 

This is what you want to see:

 

Drawing                  Tab           Attribute value

Drawing1.dwg       Model       Model

Drawing1.dwg       Layout1    Layout1

Drawing1.dwg       Layout2    Layout2

 

[SLW210]

20 hours ago, Jesper Hedlund said:

The problem is that CTAB is always set to current tab value, which is no pronblem when cycling the different layouts and plotting them. The problem is when using external software where all layouts will display the CTAB name. For a drawing saved in TILEMODE 1:

 

Drawing                  Tab           Attribute value

Drawing1.dwg       Model       Model

Drawing1.dwg       Layout1    Model

Drawing1.dwg       Layout2    Model

 

This is what you want to see:

 

Drawing                  Tab           Attribute value

Drawing1.dwg       Model       Model

Drawing1.dwg       Layout1    Layout1

Drawing1.dwg       Layout2    Layout2

 

What external software are you using?

 

You will most likely need a custom solution.

[Danielm103]

You can generate the expression yourself; you can probably do this yourself with lisp.

This is just a sample of generating the expression, but I can imagine it would be possible to set the field across all layouts. Caveat, it’s not automatic  like CTAB

 

db = Db.curDb()
id = db.currentLayoutId()
expr = '%<\\AcObjProp Object(%<\\_ObjId {}>%).Name \\f "%tc1">%'.format(id.asOldId())
print(expr)

 

%<\AcObjProp Object(%<\_ObjId 2842273914048>%).Name \f "%tc1">%

 

[BIGAL]

There is a field property Ctab, in my Bricscad V25 it is not supported, but it is in Acad. There is also pretty sure total 

 

We just did a simple lisp that walked through all layouts and updated title block attributes like "Page No" of "howmanysheets" updated the actual layout name we used like "DXX", handy when re-ordered layouts. pretty sure there is  a total number of layouts field formula will have to find again.

[Danielm103]

8 minutes ago, BIGAL said:

There is a field property Ctab, in my Bricscad V25 it is not supported, but it is in Acad. There is also pretty sure total 

 

We just did a simple lisp that walked through all layouts and updated title block attributes like "Page No" of "howmanysheets" updated the actual layout name we used like "DXX", handy when re-ordered layouts. pretty sure there is  a total number of layouts field formula will have to find again.

 

sure it is, try       $(getvar,"ctab")   full field is %<\AcDiesel $(getvar,"ctab")>%

Edited 1 hour ago by Danielm103

[BIGAL]

Thanks Danielm103 if using mtext field, I am sure have seen get total count.

 

 

I think count was in this Lee-mac program for layout number and count. https://www.lee-mac.com/layoutfield.html