Edit the Prototype Page Header

Learn how to edit the prototype page header to arrange the prototype based on company standards, including artwork, logos, and other text information.

1. Select the page header on the prototype.
2. Press X and then Enter to explode the page header. Once exploded, the header will display lines and tags that can be manipulated using AutoCAD commands.
3. Stretch the existing lines that form the table border to resize the header.
4. Create new lines to define the table.
5. Move text or create new text objects for text information.
6. Move or create new attribute definitions (using the AutoCAD ATTDEF command) to configure the tokens that display information from the model. See the Advance Steel Attribute List.
7. Add or edit block references to insert pictures or other documents.
8. Once you are done editing, recreate the page header; select all the objects that belong to the page header using the top-left - bottom-right corner AutoCAD selection. Be sure to not include any adjacent elements, such as BOM on drawing templates, revision tables or the prototype page frame.
9. Use the _Block command to recreate the header block.
10. The Block Definition dialog appears. Select HYPERSTEELPAGEHEADER from the Name drop-down list.
11. Leave the Base point coordinates at 0,0,0.
12. Make sure the Block unit settings match the prototype units. For example, set the Block unit settings to inches if the prototype is set to Imperial.
13. Click OK. When prompted that the block definition was changed, click Redefine.
14. Click OK to close the Edit Attributes dialog.
15. Save the prototype.

Note: An important aspect of the page header is its size. The area the header occupies on the page will not be considered when calculating the space available to place views, especially when the detailing process checks different scales to see which fits better. The size of the page header that serves the arrangement area on the prototype is not necessarily defined only by the size of the block. This area is a rectangle that needs to fit all the lines, texts, and pictures that are located in the page header block.