Title Blocks

[Bjoern_Dittrich]

Thanks @mary for sharing your title bock with us.

I know this post is a couple of days old, but I am really struggling here to create / insert my own title block. Inserting yours works perfectly, but mine is not.
So far I have tried to draw my title block in top view, create a block, name that one and export / save my drawing as dwg. If I open a new file then and try to insert that previously saved dwg nothing appears in either my model space nor on the layout page.
I have tried the same with drawing in the layout space, save/export etc…but again - nothing appears on my screen.

Is there any tutorial which shows (exactly) step by step from scratch how you / one has to create such a file / block so itcan be reused in every project? My workaround with drawing it when needed is a little bit time consuming.

I have also attached the info from the bar about my block instance, if this helps:

Thanks in advance for your help,
Bjorn

[Carl_Mesrobian]

I have the same question to @mary

Did you get a response?

[mary (Mary Ann Fugier)]

Hi @Carl_Mesrobian & @Bjoern_Dittrich,

Per usual, I need your files. It is impossible to trouble shoot based on an image.
This applies to this issue an any other issues you are having.
We also need your Rhino SystemInfo and a “step by step” so I can duplicate it here.

Please send me your title block and the other details by email tech@mcneel.com Attn Mary.

I will let you know what the issue is, after I have had time to work with your title blocks.
Can I assume you are inserting it on the Layout?

Look forward to your files.
Thanks,
Mary Ann Fugier

[Carl_Mesrobian]

I will create a simple layout with a title block drawing inserted on the layout page. If I am still stuck, I’ll forward it to you.

Thanks!

[mary (Mary Ann Fugier)]

Great, @Carl_Mesrobian.
I will dive in when I see it arrive.

Thank you!
Mary Ann Fugier

[Carl_Mesrobian]

email sent

[mary (Mary Ann Fugier)]

Thanks @Carl_Mesrobian for sending the title block and working through the best way to make a title block in Rhino.
According to your wishes to share this with the Forum, I have created this thread.

Please see:

Rhino Title Block Tutorial and FAQ

Title Block Basics What is it all about A tutorial on building reusable title blocks for Rhino layouts, credited partly to a contributor named Carl_Mesrobian who supplied a sample title block (in inches — the author notes a metric version could follow if someone DMs a metric title block). Core workflow Text fields — Use Document User Text, Layout User Text, and Rhino’s built-in fields (date, file name, etc.) on the Layout itself. Document vs. Layout user text — Document user text is constant…