You can pick among Autotext in several categories, or choose the All category to see them all. The
Recent category will list recently inserted Autotext choices.
The Preview area will either display the relevant value of the chosen Autotext definition, or else a
placeholder text plus #. This means either that the information is not available yet (for example, the
#Client Name has not yet been filled in the File > Info > Project Info dialog box) or that it cannot be
processed for some other reason (for example, because the view has not been placed onto a
Layout).
The other way to insert Autotext:
Right-click at the insertion point in the Text Editor and choose the appropriate command from theInsert
Autotext hierarchical menu.
If the information is already available, the appropriate text will appear in the Text Editor after you
have selected it.
If the referenced information is not available, you will see a placeholder text.
When the missing information becomes available, the placeholder text is immediately updated with
the relevant data.
You can add any number of Autotexts, and type additional static text, in the same text block.
The current Text Settings will be applied. To format individual characters or parts of text within a text
block, use the controls of the Formatting Palette and Text Editor.
See Formatting Palette and Text Editor Controls.
Autotext Sources
There are several sources of Autotext:
Project-specific information such as the name of the project (not necessarily the same as the file
name), the name of the architect, the date of issue or any other piece of information entered in
the File > Info > Project Info dialog box.
See also Project Info.
Layout-specific information such as the name or ID of the layout, the name or ID of the subset, the number
of layouts in the layout book.
Drawing-specific information including the name, drawing scale and magnification factor of the drawing.
Information that comes from a specified drawing (one which you define as an Autotext Reference Drawing.
See also Autotext Reference Drawing.
System-dependent information (file name, path, date of creation and modification, etc.).
Once defined as an Autotext Reference, this drawing will appear as a choice in the Insert Autotext
dialog box.
The Autotext entries that use the Reference as source will then show values based on the reference
drawing.
If you later define a different drawing as Autotext Reference, earlier Autotexts referring to the original
drawing will remain unchanged.
Autotext Keywords
The following Autotext Keywords are available when using the Autotext commands.
Use the keywords in the right-hand column to insert Autotext items into GDL scripts.
To show this Autotext:
Type this
<PROJECTNAME>
Project Number
<PROJECTNUMBER>
Project Status
<PROJECTSTATUS>
<SITEFULLADDRESS>
Site City
<SITECITY>
Site State
<SITESTATE>
Site Postcode
<SITEPOSTCODE>
Site Country
<SITECOUNTRY>
Keywords
<KEYWORDS>
Notes
<NOTES>
Architect Details
Architect Name
<ARCHITECTNAME>
Architect Company
<COMPANY>
CAD Technician
<DRAFTSMEN>
<ARCHITECTFULLADDRESS>
Architect Address 1
<ARCHITECTADDRESS1>
Architect Address 2
<ARCHITECTADDRESS2>
Architect Address 3
<ARCHITECTADDRESS3>
Architect City
<ARCHITECTCITY>
Architect State
<ARCHITECTSTATE>
Architect Postcode
<ARCHITECTPOSTCODE>
Architect Country
<ARCHITECTCOUNTRY>
Architect E-mail
<ARCHITECTEMAIL>
<ARCHITECTPHONE>
Architect Fax
<ARCHITECTFAX>
Architect Web
<ARCHITECTWEB>
Client Details
Client Name
<CLIENTNAME>
Client Company
<CLIENTCOMPANY>
<CLIENTFULLADDRESS>
Client Address 1
<CLIENTADDRESS1>
Client Address 2
<CLIENTADDRESS2>
Client Address 3
<CLIENTADDRESS3>
Client City
<CLIENTCITY>
Client State
<CLIENTSTATE>
Client Postcode
<CLIENTPOSTCODE>
Client Country
<CLIENTCOUNTRY>
Client E-mail
<CLIENTEMAIL>
<CLIENTPHONE>
Client Fax
<CLIENTFAX>
Layout autotexts
Layout Name
<LAYOUTNAME>
Layout ID
<LAYOUTID>
Subset Name
<SUBSETNAME>
Subset ID
<SUBSETID>
Layout Number
<LAYOUTNUMBER>
Number of Layouts
<NUMOFLAYOUTS>
Layout Revision
autotexts
Current Revision ID
<CURRENTREVISIONID>
<CURRENTISSUEID>
ID
Current Revisions Issue
Name
<CURRENTISSUEDESCRIPTION>
<CURRENTISSUEDATE>
Date
Current Revision Issued
By
<CURRENTISSUEDBY>
Drawing autotexts
Drawing Name
<DRAWINGNAME>
Drawing ID
<DRAWINGID>
Drawing Scale
<DRAWINGSCALE>
Original Scale
<ORIGINALSCALE>
Magnification
<MAGNIFICATION>
System autotexts
Note: File-dependent system autotexts will be undefined until you save your
project file at least once.
Date (Long)
<LONGDATE>
Date (Short)
<SHORTDATE>
File Name
<FILENAME>
File Path
<FILEPATH>
Last saved at
<LASTSAVEDAT>
Last saved by
<LASTSAVEDBY>
Time
<TIME>
Note: Your Drawing Scale, if you customize it in Drawing Settings, is distinct from its Original
Scale (the scale of the Drawings source view).