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I have found User Defined Fields in the Plot Stamp setting, and I guess that should be able to be used for this - but I haven't figured out how yet. Do you know ReMark? I have used just a FIELD instead of the Plot Stamp.
Perhaps they are one-in-the-same. I've used it in AutoCAD Electrical but not in plain AutoCAD. Unfortunately I don't have access to ACADE at the moment as we have only one license and it is currently in use. I'd have to look into further.
Tiger. Re: User defined fields. You can create a new field using the ADD button to the right in the last window. I created one called Field_1 for my test. Then where it says "User defined fields" (previous window) I made Field_1 my choice. Really, it works. I have a print out sitting to my left as I type this. That's where I got the info I showed for the path I typed previously.
What I don't get, and perhaps I am just not understanding it, is how to make the User Defined Field something other than a static line of text? Or is that the intended use? And I am just confusing it with FIELDs?
I have expected that when I create a User Defined Field in the Plot Stamp Settings box, I will in fact be creating a FIELD (the entity) that I can set to reflect certain information about the drawing that will be automatically updated. I gather from your confusion that I have been wrong all along though. And that you can't combine Plot Stamps with FIELDS (the entity)
I use the PLOT STAMP method to print information up the side of the plot. We have drawn by, full file name and time printed. We also use an MTEXT field within the drawing blank to hard code the filename. We don't diplay the path but it is possible.
OK...I see what you are getting at now. I think the user is limited to what information is contained within the plot stamp as defined by the choices that are available. What additional information would you be looking to add and have updated each time a plot is made?
Now that I look at it again, I have my doubts about what I just said. I'd have to run a test to determine what can/cannot be included in the plot stamp. It is not a feature I use with plain AutoCAD on a daily basis.
Text in Autocad drawing & in Creo(imported drg) are not matching. So, What to do for that? Is there any option to import texts as seperate entities? now due to that All texts are not showing proper in drawing(overlapping)
I do not think that you can convert text to draft entities during importing AutoCAD drawing into Creo. You have to make the conversion before importing in AutoCAD. If you do not have AutoCAD available, download and install its free alternative - DraftSight.
I use pCon.planner for import.
Due to the specificity of the SketchUp (arcs, circles by segments), some problems occur in the import process, and some lines do not close as they should.
You can highlight and fix them using the Edge Tools plugin. For flatten to plane I used Fredo6 - FredoScale plugin.
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Hi @chriss Just an FYI that while @mihai.s pointed out some great tips once in SU, there is a bit more you may want to consider doing in CAD prior to export. For instance, if i run the BO, or Boundary, command, it reveals some areas where there are small gaps. Sometimes the SU extension, like Edge Tools, can find these but it helps to try to eliminate them in CAD first if you can.
@eric-s, excellent your observation of how it was drawn in CAD file, and a clear explanation for which all those small gaps appeared, because it should not have been after the export/import I used.
A good lesson: if the drawing is not done by you, always check if it was drawn perfectly. I knew that, but I missed it this time.
But be careful, taking into account the particularities of the drawing and the way it was drawn, only the Boundry command will not solve the problems that will arise after export / import. In some areas you will need to delete some very close lines, use Trim or Extend in other parts, and so on.
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