Altium Title Block configuration template - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Gibson486
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2017, 06:39:23 pm
content: Is there a way to configure the title block to display whatever your sheet designator name is?

author: voltsandjolts
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 14, 2017, 07:35:05 pm
content: By "Sheet Designator" do you mean the SheetSymbolDesignator name in a hierarchical design?

author: Gibson486
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2017, 07:36:14 pm
content: Yes....

author: voltsandjolts
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timestamp: June 14, 2017, 07:50:12 pm
content: Nope

author: voltsandjolts
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 14, 2017, 08:12:12 pm
content: With an ugly hack maybe, using a project global parameter:Right click on project > Project options > Parameters > Create a new parameter for you desired sheet name e.g. MyDesigSheet_01 with value of whateverEdit your sheet symbol designator to be =MyDesigSheet_01Then in your title block use =MyDesigSheet_01Repeat for all sheet symbols MyDesigSheet_01, MyDesigSheet_02..

author: Gibson486
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2017, 08:28:59 pm
content: Quote from: voltsandjolts on June 14, 2017, 08:12:12 pmHahahaha....that is an ugly hack. May as well just enter it manually sheet by sheet.Oh well.Thanks!

author: Gibson486
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2017, 09:02:03 pm
content: Wait one sec....If I make a template...how come stuff does not auto populate? It just shows up as an asterisks. WTF....

author: julianhigginson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2017, 01:00:01 am
content: Quote from: Gibson486 on June 14, 2017, 09:02:03 pm...case sensitivity? slight spelling differences?I use templates with autotext that work all the time. (though not with global parameters...) and I think for the solution below to work using global parameters with templates you will need a template for each separate sheet number to hardcode a different global parameter name reference into each template)Try putting a new autotext into a schematic sheet that picks up the global or sheet parameter, then see if you can make the template file do exactly the same thing.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2017, 03:26:56 pm
content: Quote from: Gibson486 on June 14, 2017, 09:02:03 pmin the preference set 'convert special strings' to 'true'

author: julianhigginson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2017, 12:09:21 am
content: Quote from: free_electron on June 15, 2017, 03:26:56 pmthat must already be set to get the asterisk, otherwise he would be seeing the parameter name reference.to get the asterisk you are referring to an empty or non existent parameter.

author: Gibson486
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 21, 2017, 02:33:44 pm
content: Here is what I am finding from using this....In the template itself, you can only input predefined strings that will not change (like your company's address), not auto text. So, if I put "=Title" in the actual template, it does not really become part of the template or it is just not recognize the auto string because the template does not share the same parent as your project. Instead, you have to manually put the auto string on each sheet's parameter.Does that should right?Edit: OK....so I just restarted Altium and everything populated correctly.....weird. The original question does not seem possible, but at least the rest of it is working.Thanks!