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Editing a title block

How to edit a title block and the fields in the block

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Written by Ashok P

After you create a title block, you can edit the block and the fields you added. The options for editing the title block and its fields are similar whether you access the Title Blocks interface under Settings, in Drawing Manager, or within a drawing.

Edit title block

You can edit a title block. To edit, go to its Edit view by clicking the 3-dot menu of the block and clicking "Edit."

Update the block

To update the block, go to its Edit view and update the options seen in the left pane.

Check out this article for more details.

Resize the block

You can increase or decrease a block's width (when it is placed to the right of the drawing) and its height (when it is placed at the bottom of the drawing).

  • To increase the width, hold the left handle and drag to the left. To decrease it, drag it to the right.

  • To increase the height, hold the top handle and drag it upward. To decrease it, drag it downward.

When you change the block size, the number of rows and columns stay the same. They expand or contract proportionally.

Edit a title block field

You can edit the fields in a title block. To edit, go to its Edit view.

Update a field

To update a field, click the field in the title block, then update the options seen in the left pane.

Check out this article for more details.

Delete a field

To delete a field from the title block, click the field in the title block, then click the "Delete" icon in the left pane.

Move a field up or down

When you add a field to a title block, it adds to a single row and spans all columns. By default, the first field you add occupies the top-most row. The next field occupies the row below, and so on.

To move a field in the title block, click the field and drag it to a row above or below the current row.

Resize a field

You can resize the field height or width to span multiple rows or fewer columns.

  • To increase the height, hold the top or bottom handle and drag it outward. To decrease it, drag the handle inward.

  • To decrease the width, hold the left or right handle and drag it inward. To increase it, drag it outward.

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