Select a field that you want by selecting a group (such as Date & Time or Document), choosing a field name from the group (like CreateDate or Author) and then applying formatting, if available.For this tutorial, the task is to insert the creation date as a field: CreationDate is in the Date & Time group. Notice that BricsCAD displays the Field dialog box. For this tutorial, the drawing's creation date is inserted as a field. It operates identically in Linux, Mac, and Windows. The Field command places field text in drawings in a manner similar to the Text command, placing single lines of text. Placing Field Textįield text is added to drawings through the Field, Text, MText, AttDef, and Table commands, and can be placed in dimensions and leaders (as mtext). NOTE The FieldEval variable does not update the Date field it is updated only by the UpdateField command. UpdateField - forces an update of field values, should they have changedĭbMod (read-only) - reports if the drawing has been modified by changes to fieldsįieldDisplay - toggles the gray background to field textįieldEval - specifies when fields should be updated default = 31 (all turned on):Ĩ Updated when the eTransmit command is usedġ6 Updated when the drawing is regeneration FIELD COMMANDS & VARIABLESįield - displays the Field dialog box for constructing field text also accessed through text commands such as MText and AttDef
Right: Changed circle with updated field text. Left: Circle with field text in gray, and regular text. When the size of the circle is reduced and the field text updated, new values show up for the ones that changed - the area, circumference, and radius. The gray background is only displayed and not plotted, and can be turned off with the FieldDisplay variable. To show new values, the text can be updated manually or automatically.įor instance, the circle illustrated below at left has its area, center point, and so on described by regular text (white background) and by field text with the gray background. Fields look like text with a gray background and show values provided by BricsCAD or the operating system, such as the diameter of a circle or the date and time. In this post, you learn how to place fields in mtext, regular text, and in attributes, as well as how to customize the look of field text.įields are a special form of text that update automatically.
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