Printout templates

Printouts in Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing - Steel (printout layouts) can be created based on user-created DWT files which are adjusted to typical formats and include templates of borders and drawing data tables according to user standards. Drawing info tables can be filled automatically with appropriate information specified in the project preferences on the Project Info tab. To do this, provide the following text variables on the Printout layout in appropriate places:

var_office - Office field

var_investor - Investor field

var_proj_name - Project name field

var_address - Address field

var_designer - Designer field

var_verif- Verified field

var_date - Date field

var_rev - Revision field

var_note - Note field.

For the ‘automatic printouts’ mode you can also use the following variables associated with the printout:

var_pos - Position name

var_scale - Drawing scale

var_part - Name of a part

var_material - Material of a part

var_length - Length of a part

var_weight - Weight of a part

var_paintarea - Painting area

var_quantity - Number of a given type of items in the project

var_lengthnu - Length of a part without specified units

var_prndate - Date of generating the printout

var_prndate - Time of generating the printout

var_namenu - Element name without specified units for plates

var_family - Element family

var_surf - Surface finishing

var_piecexp - Specifies if a given part is included in an assembly.