Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Titleblocks
The sheet border of a construction document is called many things by many
people and organizations. In this chapter and throughout this topic, the
graphics and information that make up the border of a construction
document, or sheet, are referred to as a
titleblock
.
If you generally work as a consultant to the primary design discipline, you
might not need a titleblock family for your template. In this type of
environment, you would normally acquire the titleblock from the primary
design discipline and load it into your project file(s).
If you work in the project's primary design discipline and have a titleblock
that is unique to your standards, it should be included in your project
template. You can have multiple titleblocks loaded into your template. Your
clients may require their own standards for a titleblock. This is another
reason that you might create multiple templates. If you incorporate all the
titleblocksthatyouworkwithintoonetemplate,itispossiblethatthewrong
one could be applied to a sheet. This is not to say that you need a separate
template file for each variation of titleblock. For example, if you have a
company standard titleblock that comes in two sizes, including both sizes in
your template would be reasonable. When a project begins and the size of
the sheets is determined, the unused titleblock should be removed to avoid
confusion or to make sure it's not mistakenly being used.
For more information on the creation of titleblocks and how to include the
desired information within them, see Chapter 23, “Sheets.”
Defining Sheets
Youknowthatsometypesofsheetswillbeincludedineveryprojectthatyou
do. These sheets can be created in your template file to ensure that they are
properly set up for each project. Any views that are required for these sheets
can also be applied to the them. So when a project has begun, any modeling
done in the views will be shown on the sheets, streamlining the process of
creating construction documents.
Having multiple titleblocks in your template can complicate this slightly.
Unless you want to set up each type of sheet with each available titleblock,
it is best to use the most commonly used titleblock for your preset sheets. If
the project requires a different titleblock, the default one can be switched by
using the Type Selector.
