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Foundation: Changing title block information or date on schematics


Record #1518

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Aldec

Problem Title:
Foundation: Changing title block information or date on schematics


Problem Description:
Foundation schematics contain a title block in the lower
right corner of each sheet.  By default it displays Aldec's
company name and address. The date is set to the date that the project is create
d.

How can this information be changed?


Solution 1:

To change the default title block information so that it
automatically appears on all schematics, select File ->
Configuration in the Foundation Project Manager.  Click on
View Ini File.	Add the following lines to the end of the
file:

[sc_config]
Firm Name=<your company name>
Table Data 1=<address or other text>
Table Data 2=<address or other text>

This information will automatically be reflected on all of
your schematics, except those that have had the title block
information changed manually.



Solution 2:

To change the title block on an individual schematic, select
File -> Table Setup.  In the dialog box, specify the
information you want to appear in the title block.



Solution 3:

To change the date, open the schematic editor. Select File --> Table Setup. This
 opens the Edit Standard Table dialog box. Double click on the date. In the fiel
d description window change the date, then click on OK.



Solution 4:

To change the default title block information so that it
automatically appears on all schematics, select File ->
Configuration in the Foundation Project Manager.  Click on
View Ini File.	Add the following lines to the end of the
file:

[sc_config]
Firm Name=<your company name>
Table Data 1=<address or other text>
Table Data 2=<address or other text>

This information will automatically be reflected on all of
your schematics, except those that have had the title block
information changed manually.



End of Record #1518