code for grid placement in layout sheet V12

[Anonymous]

We want to use our drawing titleblock on the layout sheet w/ text and have it automatically display the grid placement it is in. Right now we use the code <DRAWINGID> because the drawing titleblock was in a view that was placed. Now we just want to put text on the layout sheet and move the titleblock around. I hope it's a simple code change.

Thanks,
Michele

[Erika Epstein]

Again, I do not know what [text] you are placing.

I still prefer and recommend to use an approach that a placed title block is directly associated with the view it is referencing, even when that view is just text. In another project, if you have to move the text, and you may not be the person working on the project or that aspect of it, then whomever is doing the moving is going to have to know and remember to move the titleblock as well as the view.

Upfront setting up of views is a one time task. Multiple uses of that placed view in future projects means only project specific adjustments need be done.

On the flip side, there may be need of autotext that refers to its placement location on a layout. Perhaps one of the GDL gurus here will know what that is.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Michele wrote:
Yes, we have a drawing title but I need to know the code that I need instead of the <DRAWINGID> that we are using right now. We are currently bringing the drawing titleblock into the layout sheet via a view and then the code <DRAWINGID> works just fine. If I want to put the dreawing titleblock into the layout sheet by itself, What is that code? We still bring in all the rest of the details and plans via views so the other code works well most of the time. I just need the code to get the grid numbers automatically when we bring the drawing titleblock straight to the layout sheet.

Thanks,
Michele

Check in this article to see if it contains what you need:

http://www.archicadwiki.com/AutoText

But my guess is that there is no such code. If I understand correctly you are looking for some kind of a Global Variable that would return the code of the cell the Drawing is placed into when a Grid is set for a Layout for Drawing placement. For example, the global variable would return A1 if the Drawing is placed into cell A1.
I do not think that is possible to obtain.