Jan 25, 2013  Hi friends Plz explain how to change base point of a block.The block is inserted in several places. Ask any CAD-related questions here, share your CAD knowledge on AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit and other Autodesk software with your peers from all over the world. If you want to make a block with *multiple* insertion points.

I did a search around the forums and found several posts about doing this. But could not get any of their solutions to work. I am attempting to create a drawing (dwg) template in inventor to match the one that we have used in AutoCAD for years.

The issue is mainly that the title block we use is beside the border, not inside it. So i tricked Inventor into giving me the space i needed. But now, when i insert the title block, it doesnt line up properly.

And I cannot seem to find a way to shift the titleblock. Attached is a screenshot of my Border, my TitleBlock, and a close up of the point where they come together in the drawing. The Magenta line is the titleblock, the gray is the border. I have tried to insert an insertion point into the titleblock but the button is greyed out.

I have tried moving the border, but it just moves the titleblock with it. Edit: running Inventor 2014.

Arduino serial write example. Text and Font Attributes Specifies the paragraph attributes for selected text. Bullets and Numbering Creates a bulleted or numbered list.

Justification Positions the text within the text box. Baseline Justification Available when Single Line Text is selected and when creating sketch text. Single Line Text Removes all line breaks from multiline text. Available only for sketch text. Line Space Sets the distance between text lines. Spacing Value specifies the value for line spacing, when you set line spacing to Exactly or Multiple. Fit text Sizes the text to fit the designated space, such as a text box.

Available only for sketch text. Stretch(%) Specifies the text width. Enter 100 to display the text as designed, enter 50 to decrease the width of the text by 50%. Font Specifies the text font.

Click the arrow and select from the list of available fonts. Font Size Sets the height of the text in sheet units (inches or millimeters). Enter the size or click the arrow and select a size from the list. Tip: Edit the standard settings to customize the list of pre-defined font sizes. Open the Style and Standard Editor and click the current standard. Then add or remove font sizes in the Preset Values list on the General tab. Color Specifies the text color.

Click the Color command, and then select a color from the Color dialog box. In the Color dialog box, select the By Layer check box to set the color specified by the text layer. Clear the check box to select a color. The color command shows the selected color or layer color. Text Style Sets the style. Click Bold, Italic, Underline, or Strikethrough to apply the style to the text.

Stack Stacks strings to create diagonal or horizontal stacked fractions, and superscript or subscript strings. Available if the selected string is in a correct stacking format. Examples of correct stacking format: • 1#2 stacks as a diagonal fraction. • 1/2 stacks as a horizontal fraction.

• 1^2 stacks as a tolerance (1 over 2). Tip: To edit properties of stacked text, select a stacked text in the edit field, right-click, and select Properties. Text Case Converts selected string to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title Case. Text box Allows constraining and dimensioning to text. Available only for sketch text. Rotation Angle, Rotate Rotates the text around the insertion point. For example, if text is top and left-justified, the text rotates around the top left corner.

For a drawing note, click the arrow to select the rotation orientation or enter the angle of rotation in the edit box. For sketch text, select a Rotate option from the list, or create a new UCS to orient the text. Text Border/No Text Border Specifies border or no border around text or leader text. Resulting text is wrapped in a border when Text Border is selected. Note: When the drawing update status is deferred or the referenced model document is unresolved, model-based text property values do not update.

Type Specifies property types from the drawing, the source model, and the custom property source file (for external and model custom properties) specified on the Drawings tab of the Document Settings dialog box. Available when creating or editing sketch text (in Sheet, View, or Draft View sketches), symbol text, title block and border text. Note: • Each external property set defined in either the drawing or the model file has an entry with that property set name in the list. • If the source model contains at least one custom property, the Custom Properties - Model property type is available. • In sheet metal drawings, select the Sheet Metal Properties type to add the Flat Pattern Extents Area, Width, or Length in text. (Not available in Inventor LT) • Select the Physical Properties - Model property type to add the model Mass, Density, Volume, and Area in the text.