I finally switched from manual title blocks to a dynamic one in AutoCAD after 8 years

My old way took 15 minutes per sheet to update, but the new one updates everything with a field link. Has anyone else made a change like that and how long did it take you to get used to it?

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xena88629d ago

Wait, you were spending 15 minutes per sheet? For eight years? My brain just broke a little. That's like an entire afternoon gone if you had ten drawings to fix. I can't even imagine going back to that once you've tasted the magic of a field updating itself.

ryan_kelly29d ago

Honestly, that's the best feeling. You don't realize how much time you're wasting until you finally automate something simple. I held onto an old manual process for way too long myself, just because it was the way I learned. The switch feels weird for a week, like you're cheating, but then you get used to it and wonder how you ever lived before. It's pure freedom getting those hours of your life back every week.