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11 Define and insert the field and its format.
Then… If you want to insert a …
see “Use Fields in Text” in AutoCAD help. date/time, document, hyperlink, object, system
variable, Diesel expression, or plot field
see “ Selecting a Project Field ” on page 1905 . project field
see “ Selecting a Sheet Set Field ” on page 1908 . sheet set field
see “ Selecting a Keynote Field ” on page 1909 . keynote field
see “ Selecting a Database Field ” on page 1911 . database field
Inserting Field Placeholders in Object Properties
Use this procedure to insert a field placeholder in the properties of an individual object.
You can add a field to the properties of an individual object by creating a manual property as a placeholder for the
field, to be filled when necessary. This would be useful if you want to add information that is different for each object
and needs to be updatable.
Creating the placeholder
1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.
2 In the Style Manager, expand Documentation Objects, and then expand Property Set Definitions.
3 Either click an existing property set definition, or right-click, and click New.
4 Click the Definition tab.
5 Click to create a manual property.
6 Enter a name for the manual property, such as LinkedFile.
7 Verify that DEFAULT is selected for Start With.
8 Click OK.
9 Verify that Text is selected for Type.
NOTE Do not enter any text in the Default field.
10 Click OK.
11 Double-click the object in the drawing, and on the Extended Data tab of the Properties palette, click
.
12 Select the property set containing the manual property, and click OK.
13 Right-click in the empty manual property, and click Insert Field.
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