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.