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Time Stamping Plots

Time Stamping Plots

Time Stamping Plots

(OP)
Is there a way that I can automatically time/date stamp plots as I run them?

RE: Time Stamping Plots

The following links lead to "old" posts about RTEXT.
RTEXT is "desiel" based ...
And will run provided you're in AutoCAD 2000i and above.
I believe for A2Ki you need the "Expres Tools" but after that ... A2K2 & 2004 come with this support automatically.

Of course you need to insert the text into each file before plotting. But once done, it will automatically update.


RTEXT DATE & TIME
Thread555-32562
Thread555-48232

RTEXT - MORE VARIABLES
Thread555-28837
Thread555-29186
Thread555-52124


You could also enable the time stamp within the plot properties dialog box & then run a batch plot.


Hope that helps ...
Rich

RE: Time Stamping Plots

Here is a diesel string that I use to give the drawing path and name, the layout name, the date plotted and the user name. This is saved as a seperate drawing and inserted as a block into the title block drawing which is then inserted into the layout of a drawing in paperspace. It works brill for people asking what the drawing was and where!!!

Use RTEXT and enter this string  (RTEXT is only in the express tools upto 2004 I belive, then included??)

Drawing $(getvar, "dwgprefix")$(getvar, "dwgname").  Layout $(getvar, "ctab"). Plotted $(edtime, 0, DDDD DD MONTH YYYY - HH:MM) by $(getvar, "loginname")

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