Field dialog box

The Field dialog box allows you to insert a field in a multiline text, table cells, attributes, and so on.



  1. Command reference
  2. Date & Time
  3. Document
  4. Linked
  5. Objects
  6. Plot
  7. Variables
  8. Sheet Set
  9. Extensions
  10. Field expression

Command reference

Opens the Bricsys Help article about the FIELD command.

Date & Time

For the Date & Time category, only the field number 1 changes based on the selected item.



  1. CreateDate
  2. Date
  3. PlotDate
  4. SaveDate
  5. CreateDate
  6. Date format
  7. Examples
  8. Hints
  9. Field expression
CreateDate
Displays a random date.
Date
Displays the current date.
PlotDate
Displays the date the drawing was last plotted.
SaveDate
Displays the date the drawing was last saved.
Date format
Select a date format in the list or type a format in this field.
Examples
Displays date formats examples.
Hints
Explains the meaning of digits used in the date format acronym/abbreviation definition.
Field expression
Displays the field expression of the selected date. An operand in an expression can be a DisplayPropertyName enclosed in arrow brackets (<>).

Document

It includes 10 categories and 3 areas, excepting the Filename (no. 3) category that will be documented separately.


  1. Author
  2. Comments
  3. Filename
  4. Filesize
  5. HyperlinkBase
  6. Keywords
  7. LastSavedBy
  8. RevisionNumber
  9. Subject
  10. Title
  11. Author
  12. Format
  13. Field expression
Author
Displays the author of the document.
Comments
Displays the comments of the document.
Filename
Shows the filename. It can include the path and the extension of the file.


Filesize
Displays the file size expressed in Bytes, Kilobytes and Megabytes.
HyperLinkBase
Displays the default path for relative hyperlink in drawings.
Keywords
Displays the keywords for the opened file.
LastSavedBy
Displays the name of the person who have last saved the file.
RevisionNumber
Displays the drawing revision number.
Subject
Displays the subject of the drawing.
Title
Displays the title of the drawing.
Format
Displays the format of the selected category.
Field expression
Displays the field expression of the selected date. An operand in an expression can be a DisplayPropertyName enclosed in arrow brackets (<>).

Linked



  1. Text to display
  2. Hyperlink
  3. URL
  4. Field expression
Text to display
You can insert in this field the text you want to be displayed for this hyperlink.
Hyperlink
Opens the Edit Hyperlink dialog box.
URL
Displays the URL.
Field expression
Displays the field expression of the selected date. An operand in an expression can be a DisplayPropertyName enclosed in arrow brackets (<>).

Objects

It includes 4 categories.


  1. BlockPlaceHolder
  2. Formula
  3. NamedObject
  4. Object
BlockPlaceHolder
See the ATTDEF command to create block property fields in an attribute. When such attribute is included in a block definition, the field displays the current value of the block property.


  1. Block reference property
  2. Block name
  3. Format
  4. Field expression
  • Block reference property: displays the block reference property.
  • Block name: displays the name of the block.
  • Format: displays the name of the block in different letter cases.
  • Field expression: displays the field expression of the selected date. An operand in an expression can be a DisplayPropertyName enclosed in arrow brackets (<>).
Formula
Creates a formula field. You can use the values of table cells in a formula field. Click the Average, Sum, Count or Cell button. The Field dialog closes to let you select cells in a table in the drawing.
NamedObject

Creates a field that shows the current name of a named entity.

  • Click the Named object type field, then select the object type in the list.

    All named objects of the selected type are listed in the Name list box.

  • Select a name in the list.
  • Choose a format.
  • Click the OK button to place the field.
Object

Creates a field that shows a property of a selected entity.

  • Click the select button, next to the Object type field.

    The Field dialog temporarily closes.

  • Select an entity in the drawing.

    The properties of the selected entity are listed in the Property list.

  • Select a property in the list.
  • Choose a format.
  • Click the OK button to place the field.

Plot

Plot fields apply to paper space layouts.

Allows to create fields which show the current print settings of a layout.

Variables

Allows to create fields which show the current value of Diesel Expressions, Lisp Variables and System Variables.

Sheet Set

Allows to create fields which show default and custom sheet set properties.

Extensions

Allows to create fields showing properties of entities created by extensions, such as BIM or Mechanical.

Field expression

Displays the expression of the field.