To Work with Title Blocks

You can customize title block formats in the standard drawing templates or you can create your own title block formats.

A title block includes information about the drawing, the sheet, and the design properties; it updates to display current information.

Guidelines for Managing Title Blocks

• To sort title block formats by name, right-click the Title Blocks entry and select Sort by Name.
• To reorder title block formats, drag the title block format to the appropriate position in the Title Blocks list.
• Copy a title block format to another drawing.
• To add model or drawing properties in a title block, use the Format Text dialog.
• Add prompted entries to a title block to enter the values on title block placement.
• Use the Drawing Resource Transfer wizard to transfer title blocks to one or more destination drawings.
• To reorder prompted entries included in a title block, right-click the title block in the Drawing Resources folder and select Reorder Prompted Entries from the menu. (Available only if 2 or more prompted entries exist in the title block.)
• To delete a title block from the drawing, right-click the title block browser node in the sheet and click Delete.
• To delete a title block from the drawing resources, confirm the title block is not used on any sheet in the drawing, then expand Drawing Resources Title Blocks and right-click the title block node and click Delete.

Create a Custom Title Block Format

1. Open an .idw file. Click Manage tab Define panel Title Block .
2. Use the commands on the Sketch tab Create Panel to draw the title block.
3. To add text, properties, or prompted entries into the title block, on the ribbon, click Sketch tab Create Panel Text .
4. To insert an image in the title block, click Sketch tab Insert panel Image .
5. After the title block is complete, right-click in the sketch window, and then click Save Title Block.
6. Enter the name of the new title block, and click Save.

Edit a Title Block Format

1. Open a drawing file or template that contains title block formats.
2. Do one of the following in the browser:
   • Expand Drawing Resources and Title Blocks. Then right-click a title block format and select Edit.
   • Expand a drawing sheet, and right-click the title block. Then click Edit Definition.
3. In the graphic window, use sketch commands or context menu to edit the title block.
4. When edits are complete, right-click in the graphic window, and then click Save Title Block.

Add a Title Block to a Drawing Sheet

1. In the browser, expand Drawing Resources and Title Blocks.
2. Double-click a title block to insert.
3. If the title block format contains prompted entries, enter the values in the Edit Property Fields dialog.