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Titleblock design in SolidWorks Electrical


Drawings (scheme, line diagram, terminal strip, etc.) are created
using a copy of the Titleblock file. It is therefore useful to represent
all the elements you wish to find in the drawings (logo, graphics, etc.) in
the titleblock. The settings (display of the grid, types of lines, styles of
texts, etc.) used in the titleblock will automatically be available in the
drawing.
A titleblock consists of graphics entities (lines, texts, etc.) and attributes allowing the
propagation of the data entered in the properties of the elements of the project (book, folder,
drawing, etc.).
This article will explain how you can use SolidWorks Electricss built-in feature title blocks
manager to customize existing title blocks and make new smart Title Block.

Titleblock manager
All the titleblocks are stored in a library allowing you to manage existing titleblocks
and also to create your own.

New: Used to create a new titleblock.


Open: Used to open the selected titleblock(s) in the graphical interface in order to modify the

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graphics and/or the definition of the attributes.
DWG import: Used to import a file in AutoCAD format and transform it into a titleblock.
Delete: Used to delete the selected titleblock(s).
Properties: Used to open the properties of the selected titleblock. Preview:
Used to open the selected titleblock in a preview window. Cut / Copy / Paste:
Used to duplicate the selected titleblock.
List mode / Thumbnails / Configuration: Used to manage the display and display configuration
of the titleblocks in the right-hand part of the dialog box.
Archive / Unarchive: Used to generate a ZIP file of the selected titleblock(s). Unarchiving
allows titleblocks in the archive file to be added to the library. This procedure can be used to
exchange titleblocks between two companies for example. Display sub-classes content: Used to
activate display of titleblocks stored in the lower levels of the classes.
Close the manager when editing titleblock: If this box is checked, the manager closes
automatically when you edit a titleblock.

Editing a titleblock
Whether the titleblock has been imported or created using the Copy/Paste command,
you can edit it to make any changes you wish.

Select the titleblock you wish to edit in the right- hand


part of the titleblocks manager and click on the "Open"
icon.
The titleblock opens in a graphical interface.

The "Draw" menu opens, displaying the list of drawing commands available to modify the graphics.
The side panel also changes to display the list of attributes you can insert, and the properties of the
titleblock.
To insert an attribute, double-click in the side panel on the one you wish to insert. Click on a point in
the graphical interface to insert it. Once inserted, the attribute has a contextual menu using which you
can edit the properties to modify the font, justification, height or color or replace it.
The titleblock file is automatically saved when it is closed.
Caution: You are not advised to modify an existing titleblock if it has been used in a project. The
existing drawings will not take the changes into account. However, newly-created drawings will do so
using the modified titleblock.

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Definition of Title block attributes
The attributes in the titleblocks are used
to propagate data you have entered in
the properties of the different levels of
your project.
Obviously data can only be propagated
if the attribute is present in the titleblock.

Available attributes are:


Project
Mark

#PROJECT_TAG

Project N

#PROJECT_CONTRACT_NUM

Customer name

#PROJECT_CUSTOMER

Customer address (Line 1)

#PROJECT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_1

Customer address (Line 2)

#PROJECT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_2

Customer address (Line 3)

#PROJECT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_3

Design office

#PROJECT_DWG_OFFICE

Design office address (Line 1)

#PROJECT_DWG_OFFICE_ADDRESS_1

Design office address (Line 2)

#PROJECT_DWG_OFFICE_ADDRESS_2

Design office address (Line 3)

#PROJECT_DWG_OFFICE_ADDRESS_3

Description
Description - Line 1 (Language 1)

#PROJECT_TZ_0_L1

L1 : Language 1 of Project / Can be replaced by EN or other language code) to force in English,


whatever Language 1 of the project may be.
Description - Line 2 (Language 1)

#PROJECT_TZ_1_L1

User data
User data 1

#PROJECT_TX_0

User 2 data

#PROJECT_TX_1

User 3 data

#PROJECT_TX_2

User 4 data

#PROJECT_TX_3

Translatable user data


Translatable user data 1(Language 1)

#PROJECT_TZ_2_L1

Translatable user data 2 (Language 1) ?

#PROJECT_TZ_3_L1

Translatable user data 3 (Language 1) ?

#PROJECT_TZ_4_L1

Bundle
Tag

#BUNDLE_TAG

Description
Description (Language 1)
User data

#BUNDLE_TZ_0_L1

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Drawn by

#BUNDLE_TX_0

Drawn on

#BUNDLE_TX_1

User data 3

#BUNDLE_TX_2

User data 4

#BUNDLE_TX_3

Translatable user data


Translatable user data 1 (Language 1) ?

#BUNDLE_TZ_1_L1

Translatable user data 2 (Language 1) ?

#BUNDLE_TZ_2_L1

Translatable user data 3 (Language 1) ?

#BUNDLE_TZ_3_L1

Revision
Current No.

#BUN_REV_NO

Number

#BUN_REV_NO_0

The character 0 cnd be replaced by the following codes: an


0 : 1st index / 1: 2 index... / -0: last index / -1: second to last index...
(see at the end of the table)
Creation date

#BUN_REV_CREATED_ON_0

Creation author

#BUN_REV_CREATED_BY_0

Check date

#BUN_REV_VERIF_ON_0

Acceptance date

#BUN_REV_APPROV_ON_0

Acceptance author

#BUN_REV_APPROV_BY_0

Description

#BUN_REV_NO_0_TZ_0_L1

Folder
Tag

#FOLDER_TAG

Description
Description (Language 1)

#FOLDER_TZ_0_L1

Translatable user data


Translatable user data 1 (Language 1) ?

#FOLDER_TZ_1_L1

Translatable user data 2 (Language 1) ?

#FOLDER_TZ_2_L1

Translatable user data 3 (Language 1) ?

#FOLDER_TZ_3_L1

Drawing
Tag

#FOLIO_TAG

Next tag

#NEXT_FOLIO_TAG

Previous drawing tag

#PREV_FOLIO_TAG

Number of drawings into the bundle

#NB_FOLIO_IN_BUNDLE

Name of the last drawing in the bundle

#LAST_FOLIO_IN_BUNDLE

Scale factor (numerator)

#FOLIO_SCALE_NUM

Scale factor (denominator)

#FOLIO_SCALE_DEN

Description
Description (Language 1)

#FOLIO_TZ_0_L1

Titles
Title (1st line) (Language 1)

#FOLIO_TZ_1_L1

Title (2nd line) (Language 1)

#FOLIO_TZ_2_L1

User data
User data 1

#FOLIO_TX_0

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User data 2

#FOLIO_TX_1

User data 3

#FOLIO_TX_2

User data 4

#FOLIO_TX_3

Translatable user data


Translatable user data 1 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_TZ_4_L1

Translatable user data 2 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_TZ_5_L1

Translatable user data 3 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_TZ_6_L1

Revision
Current No.

#REV_NO

Number

#REV_NO_0

Creation date

#REV_CREATED_ON_0

Creation author

#REV_CREATED_BY_0

Check date

#REV_VERIF_ON_0

Acceptance date

#REV_APPROV_ON_0

Acceptance author

#REV_APPROV_BY_0

Description

#REV_NO_0_TZ_0_L1

Function
Tag

#FOLIO_FUN_TAG

Description
Description (Language 1)

#FOLIO_FUN_TZ_0_L1

User data
User data 1

#FOLIO_FUN_TX_0

User data 2

#FOLIO_FUN_TX_1

User data 3

#FOLIO_FUN_TX_2

User data 4

#FOLIO_FUN_TX_3

Translatable user data


Translatable user data 1 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_FUN_TZ_1_L1

Translatable user data 2 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_FUN_TZ_2_L1

Translatable user data 3 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_FUN_TZ_3_L1

Location
Tag

#FOLIO_LOC_TAG

Description
Description (Language 1)

#FOLIO_LOC_TZ_0_L1

User data
User data 1

#FOLIO_LOC_TX_0

User data 2

#FOLIO_LOC_TX_1

User data 3

#FOLIO_LOC_TX_2

User data 4

#FOLIO_LOC_TX_3

Translatable user data


Translatable user data 1 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_LOC_TZ_1_L1

Translatable user data 2 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_LOC_TZ_2_L1

Translatable user data 3 (Language 1)

#FOLIO_LOC_TZ_3_L1

Miscellaneous

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SWE version number

#ELVER

DWG No.

#NUM_DWG

Column

#COL

Row

#ROW

When specific revisions attributes, a dialog box opens allowing you to select the index level.
There are two modes (Relative and absolute) used to generate the index rank automatically.

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