Identify parts of a title block

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identify parts of a title block

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in this video we'll review a title block and will identify parts of a title block.

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Infusion 3 60.

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Let's get started with our 123 block drawing in this case we're on sheet two

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and we're taking a look at the title block in the bottom right corner.

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When you create a new drawing,

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Infusion 3 60 title blocks are automatically generated but they can be changed.

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Title blocks often contain bits and pieces of

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information about the design that's getting manufactured.

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In some cases it might just be a part number, a drawing number or title.

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In other cases it will contain critical information such as tolerances,

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material specifications, weight and so on.

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In this case we have a fairly basic title block and again,

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this is one of the standard title blocks that we see in fusion 360

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title blocks are able to be adjusted and changed fairly

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easily in terms of some of the data they contain.

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We can also make drastic changes to the overall structure of the title block,

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including new bits of information as well as things like icons or company logos

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first,

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let's take a look at just identifying the different areas of the

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title block and we're going to do this by having it selected.

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And then double clicking

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when we double click all the text that's

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displayed in blue are going to be considered.

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Attributes,

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attributes are details that often times will be linked to

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properties associated with the design but can be changed.

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For example, the project says 22 sandbox. That project doesn't mean anything to us.

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This detailed drawing is in our intro to blueprints.

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So I'm going to double click on this and I'm going to change this title to

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intro to blueprints

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if I enter now, I've accepted that attribute

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the title of 123 block is fine represents the part that we're creating a drawing for

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but title two and title three aren't filled in.

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If we don't add any additional information, they will just simply be invisible.

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Once we finish our properties,

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you'll also note that this title block

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doesn't actually have material listed anywhere.

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Almost title blocks,

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especially title blocks for manufacturer will include material specifications.

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If we want to make adjustments to title blocks,

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we can do that by selecting the title block.

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Right clicking and editing the title block.

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So far we've only edited the properties but if we edit

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the title block will need to be creating a new one.

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In this case we'll start from what we have here.

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So I'm going to allow the new name of A and S. I. Title block one and say, okay,

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this is going to bring us into the edit mode of the title

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block and here's where we can see things like approved by an approved date

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and all the different bits of information that automatically get populated.

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If we want to simply add new attributes,

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we can do that by going to our text and attribute section.

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What I want to do is I'm going to select approved and I'm going to copy and paste this.

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We can do this by using control C and control V on your keyboard.

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If you're on a pc we can also use the copy option.

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We can copy that, select a from and a two point and then we can right click and say okay

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we also want to add attributes that can be filled in but

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I'm going to change the title of this from approved to material.

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You want to make sure that these are in all

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caps so make sure that you do have caps lock on

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next.

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I want to right click and accept that we can also hit enter to accept it,

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then we want to add our attribute.

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So in this case we'll say attribute will place it here and instead of drawn by we want

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to go through and see if there are any

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attributes that automatically bring in the information we want.

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In this case you can see that there are title, project,

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name drawing skill and in this case we have to do custom for custom.

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What I'm going to do is type in material.

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I'm gonna hit enter,

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I'm going to finish the title block and now you

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can see that we've got this material section added.

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If I double click, you can see the attribute is here and I can type in aluminum

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Once I'm happy with that I hit enter,

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we'll finish the properties and now material and aluminum 60 61 is included.

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You will notice that with the change in title block.

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Some of the other attributes that were previously filled in have changed

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things like the project has changed the title is still the same.

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But our revision drawing number code, all this information is now gone.

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So it is important that if you are making adjustments to title blocks that you do it

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at the beginning of a project before you've created

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any additional information in the current title block.

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If we go back to the first sheet,

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you can see that there's also a note here included about tolerances.

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This is another common feature that you will find in title blocks.

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Oftentimes there will be a universal tolerance unless otherwise specified.

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So it's always a great idea when you're looking at detailed drawings

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to just check for those bits of information in your title block.

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Before you get started doing any manufacturer

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at this point,

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I'm not going to save this detailed drawing but

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feel free to make any changes that you want.

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As long as you save it as a new file name because

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we are going to come back to it in future videos.

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Once you're done,

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making any adjustments to the title block and you have saved it as a new copy,

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make sure you move on to the next step