“Do you have a workaround for “\” to be accepted on sheet titles used with the Sheet Set Manager?”
Yes I do. Try any of these three alternatives: ⧵⧹＼
Just copy and paste one of them. Works with layout names and file names too. Should work with the Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD, BricsCAD, GstarCAD or NanoCAD.
See also Add a comma to the sheet title of a sheet in AutoCAD and our apps working with the Sheet Set Manager like SSMPropEditor.
JTB License Manager is a License Manager affordable for small and medium sized software development companies.
Do you want to offer your customers time limited or functionality limited trials, single licenses or network licenses?
Do you develop apps for Windows using VBA, .NET, C#, VB.NET or AutoLISP?
Do you develop apps that runs as Add-ins on AutoCAD or BricsCAD?
JTB License Manager is a proven product used by JTB World for our apps for many years and upon request we now offer you access to it.
We allow you to brand it with your logo and company name.
Contact us if you are interested.
JTB Sheet Set Creator 2.5 got some improvements and fixes. The Sheets tab has a new button “Generate Custom Property Columns (skip If it exists)” to simplify the creation and sorting of custom property columns.
JTB Sheet Set Creator is an app for AutoCAD that creates new Sheet Sets and Sheets with all properties based on an Excel template.
Download the upgrade or try it. JTB Sheet Set Creator
If you purchased on or after December 1, 2017 the upgrade is free of charge.
If you are using Sheet Sets you can make batch edits of properties with SSMPropEditor or make merge, purge and convert with JTB DST Tool, DST Converter, or publish with JTB Sheet Set Publish.
If you do have Autodesk Desktop App installed you should update it now if you have 7.0.16.29 and earlier installed.
CVE-2019-7365, was discovered in the Autodesk desktop application. The desktop app -- AdAppMgrSvc.exe -- is related to Autodesk software from 2017 to the present day and runs with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A missing DLL call made by an accompanying library also permitted the loading of arbitrary DLLs. In addition, there is no digital certificate validation, and so unsigned DLLs can be executed.
"After an attacker gains access to a computer, he might have limited privileges which can limit access to certain files and data," the researchers say. "The service provides him with the ability to operate as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM which is the most powerful user in Windows, so he can access almost every file and process which belongs to the user on the computer."
Autodesk said, "Autodesk released a patch for CVE-2019-7365 on 27 November for Autodesk Desktop Application (ADA) users. We highly recommend that customers apply the latest update for ADA by clicking the update button on the application. A security advisory with more information is available on the Autodesk Trust Centre."
Thanks to R.K. McSwain for this Blog post.
JTB OffsetInXref can be used with AutoCAD to enable the OFFSET command to work with externally referenced drawings, blocks, and lines within associated arrays, dimensions and tables.
Version 2.1 comes with the added ability to move offset nested entity to the container's layer if its layer is "0".
Free trial available at JTB OffsetInXref.
JTB FlexReport 11.7.0 is now ready.
We added a dark theme for the HTML report and by editing the CSS you can customize the design yourself. Compare example of the light and dark theme.
We also added checking for newer version of JTB FlexReport Core, Service and Client. There are some bug fixes too. See the version history for details.
Trial is available if you want to give it a try.
If your maintenance has expired you can try the new version for a few weeks, if you want to keep using it contact us to renew the maintenance. The upgrade is free of charge for customers with active maintenance.
What is JTB FlexReport? JTB FlexReport is a license usage report tool for applications licensed using network license systems like FlexNet, IBM LUM, DSLS, SPLM, Sentinel, LM-X, RLM, EPLAN (ELM) among others. Track usage over time, hours used and much more.
If you have FlexNet licenses check out our JTB FlexReport LT freeware. App for AutoCAD available.
JTB FlexReport 11.6.1 is now ready. There are some bug fixes. See the version history for details.
Trial is available if you want to give it a try.
If your maintenance has expired you can try the new version for a few weeks, if you want to keep using it contact us to renew the maintenance. The upgrade is free of charge for customers with active maintenance.
What is JTB FlexReport? JTB FlexReport is a license usage report tool for applications licensed using network license systems like FlexNet, IBM LUM, DSLS, SPLM, Sentinel, LM-X, RLM, EPLAN (ELM) among others. Track usage over time, hours used and much more.
If you have FlexNet licenses check out our JTB FlexReport LT freeware. App for AutoCAD available.
JTB BatchAttEdit 3.1.1 has been released. We fixed an error when attribute can't be edited if tag contains space.
This batch attribute editor app for AutoCAD and BricsCAD collects attributes in all blocks of specified name patterns in multiple drawings and display in a wide spreadsheet. Then you can edit attribute texts as easy as working with Excel. Once done, click "Apply Attribute Changes" to update values to drawings.
This makes it a great app to for example edit title block attributes across many drawings instead of having to do it one drawing at a time. How do you edit all title block data?
If you want to export the attributes to Excel use the "Export - Import" button. Optionally you can make modifications in Excel for example with help of functions and formulas and then import back.
Try it for free by downloading from JTB BatchAttEdit. Existing customers just need to download and install this update.
For more of JTB World’s software that you might find useful visit our software list and our apps available on Autodesk App Store. We also offer custom programming services and can help you with both small and large projects where we specialize on the AutoCAD, Revit and BricsCAD platforms.
JTB FlexReport 11.6.0 is now ready. There are some bug fixes, and ELM (EPLAN License Manager) support added. See the version history for details.
Trial is available if you want to give it a try.
If your maintenance has expired you can try the new version for a few weeks, if you want to keep using it contact us to renew the maintenance. The upgrade is free of charge for customers with active maintenance.
What is JTB FlexReport? JTB FlexReport is a license usage report tool for applications licensed using network license systems like FlexNet, IBM LUM, DSLS, SPLM, Sentinel, LM-X, RLM among others. Track usage over time, hours used and much more.
If you have FlexNet licenses check out our JTB FlexReport LT freeware. App for AutoCAD available.
JTB FixRefs 1.3 is now available. Fix paths on your external references. Xrefs, Datalinks, Raster Images, PDFs, DWFs, and DGNs are supported.
Version 1.3 has more ways to add drawings, like automatically adding xrefs.
Free trial of JTB FixRefs available.
JTB OffsetInXref can be used with AutoCAD to enable the OFFSET command to work with externally referenced drawings, blocks, and lines within associated arrays, dimensions and tables.
Version 2.0 comes with the added ability to offset on dynamic blocks or other objects containing xdata. New licensing including optional network license. A bug was fixed that caused an error if the xref offsetting from was already opened.
Free trial available at JTB OffsetInXref.
JTB Batch Change 2.0.1 is now available. JTB Batch Change allows you to automate AutoCAD from Excel.
Download is here as well as trial.
With JTB Batch Change a lot of different batch tasks can be done to help your work in AutoCAD. How about update block definitions on thousands of drawings? Or correct layer names or settings on all your project’s drawings? This can be done and much more.
How can I create flagstone patterns or arrangements easily in AutoCAD? There is no way to do it with an array or hatch.
But with the JTB FlagStone app you can.
Here is an example of the generated flagstone pattern.
Free trial of JTB FlagStone available.
JTB CAD Automation Tools 5.6.4 for BricsCAD is available on the BricsCAD Application Store or for AutoCAD on Autodesk App Store (might take a few days) as well as on our website.
With JTB CAD Automation Tools multiple drawings can be automatically created from a typical drawing or updated based on a control file that can be created with an Excel template. Make the changes in Excel and let the program do all the work for you. This is a real time saver if you need to make adjustments on hundreds or thousands of drawings.
What CAD automation do you want? Add a stamp block; insert a title block; update text or attributes in the title block; insert text, block or xref; change text or attribute values and more. Change all external references (xrefs) from absolute paths to relative paths for archive purpose. Find and replace attribute or text values.
AutoGen has been used by customers creating instrumentation drawings, loop diagrams (loop drawings), schematics in an automated way based on data in a spreadsheet.
Visit JTB CAD Automation Tools for more info as well as trial.
JTB FlexReport 11.5.1 is now ready. There are some bug fixes, especially if you already have upgraded or installed version 11.5. See the version history for details.
Trial is available if you want to give it a try.
If your maintenance has expired you can try the new version for a few weeks, if you want to keep using it contact us to renew the maintenance. The upgrade is free of charge for customers with active maintenance.
What is JTB FlexReport? JTB FlexReport is a license usage report tool for applications licensed using network license systems like FlexNet, IBM LUM, DSLS, SPLM, Sentinel, LM-X, RLM among others. Track usage over time, hours used and much more.
If you have FlexNet licenses check out our JTB FlexReport LT freeware. App for AutoCAD available.
HVACPAC is updated with support for AutoCAD 2020 and BricsCAD.
HVACPAC is an AutoCAD and BricsCAD app for HVAC and Piping design work in 2D and 3D.
HVACPAC includes all In-line duct fittings and equipment, air terminals and HVAC associated pipe work.
HVAC drawing.
Air terminals.
Piping drawing.
Visit HVACPAC to learn more and get the trial.
JTB FlexReport 11.5 is now ready. There are some new features and several bug fixes. See the version history for details.
Trial is available if you want to give it a try.
If your maintenance has expired you can try the new version for a few weeks, if you want to keep using it contact us to renew the maintenance. The upgrade is free of charge for customers with active maintenance.
What is JTB FlexReport? JTB FlexReport is a license usage report tool for applications licensed using network license systems like FlexNet, IBM LUM, DSLS, SPLM, Sentinel, LM-X, RLM among others. Track usage over time, hours used and much more.
If you have FlexNet licenses check out our JTB FlexReport LT freeware. App for AutoCAD available.
Your best app as a Sheet Set user, SSMPropEditor, has been improved and got some new features and bug fixes. How about drag and drop to relocate sheets and subsets?
For details on this release and previous releases see the revision history.
You find the download here. If you purchased on or after November 1, 2017 the upgrade is free of charge. Trial for 30 days is available.
Edit properties on multiple sheets belonging to Sheet Set Manager (SSM) for AutoCAD, GstarCAD and BricsCAD, NanoCAD Plus/Pro or AutoCAD Architecture's Project Navigator (PN) Sheet Set View with ease. If you want to change properties like a revision, date or name on two or more sheets at the same time SSMPropEditor is for you. Your productivity will increase and you will save time avoiding a lot of manual work.
Sheet Set Properties, Sheet Set Custom Properties, Sheet Properties and Sheet Custom Properties can be edited and batch updated either directly within the app or by exporting to Excel, make edits and import back.
If you are using Sheet Sets you can create new Sheet Sets including drawings based on an Excel template with our JTB Sheet Set Creator or make merge, purge and convert of Sheet Sets with JTB DST Tool, DST Converter, or publish with JTB Sheet Set Publish.
If you have any other time consuming or boring task you want automated we can help. Contact us.
Several apps by JTB World have been updated recently.
Trial is available for most of our apps.
Here are a couple of recent updates from Autodesk:
AutoCAD 2017-2019 Combo Security Hotfix
As part of Autodesk’s ongoing efforts to provide the best security possible to our customers, we are releasing these updates to remediate multiple vulnerabilities discovered through testing and research by software security experts. These critical updates should be applied by all customers.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update for 2020 product versions
This update for Autodesk Licensing Service is available for all the platforms - Windows, Mac and Linux. The update includes defect fixes related to install, launch, security and resiliency of Autodesk Licensing Service and its installer. For more details, please refer to the Improvements and Defects section below. This is a cumulative update and contains all the changes from the updates previously released. Autodesk strongly recommends installing the latest available version of the Autodesk Licensing Service for better reliability and performance
AutoCAD 2020.1 Update is now available.
Worth updating? Take a look at below from the release notes.
The AutoCAD 2020.1 Update contains the previously released block performance hotfix for AutoCAD 2020.
After applying this patch, the Product Version in the About box will be listed as Q.70.0.0 AutoCAD 2020.1. For specialized toolsets, Autodesk Civil 3D or Autodesk Advance Steel, the Built On version will be listed as Q.70.0.0 AutoCAD 2020.1.
Here’s a summary of the new features and enhancements provided in this Update.
Blocks Palette
Text on Layer
Standards for Multileaders
Security
3D Translators
Problems Reported Through the Customer Error Reporting Utility
As a result of the detailed information that we received from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, we were able to identify and fix several defects including the following:
Blocks
Plot and print PDF
General
The following defects have been fixed:
Dimension
Display
Performance
Quick Measure
Share View
Underlays
General
RVT Columns for Explorer has been updated to handle Revit 2020 files. With this app you can see the Revit Build and Revit Version on RTE, RVT, RFA and RFT files in Explorer as well as any products that shows Revit files in dialog boxes like Revit’s Open file dialog box.
JTB BatchAttEdit 3.1 has been released. Here are the news and fixes since version 3.0:
This batch attribute editor app for AutoCAD and BricsCAD collects attributes in all blocks of specified name patterns in multiple drawings and display in a wide spreadsheet. Then you can edit attribute texts as easy as working with Excel. Once done, click "Apply Attribute Changes" to update values to drawings.
This makes it a great app to for example edit title block attributes across many drawings instead of having to do it one drawing at a time. How do you edit all title block data?
If you want to export the attributes to Excel use the "Export - Import" button. Optionally you can make modifications in Excel for example with help of functions and formulas and then import back.
Try it for free by downloading from JTB BatchAttEdit. Existing customers just need to download and install this update.
For more of JTB World’s software that you might find useful visit our software list and our apps available on Autodesk App Store. We also offer custom programming services and can help you with both small and large projects where we specialize on the AutoCAD, Revit and BricsCAD platforms.
JTB Sheet Set Publish 2.4.0 has been released.
JTB Sheet Set Publish is an app for AutoCAD that publishes sheets in Sheet Sets, layouts in other drawings, folders or drawings in DSD files to files like PDF and DWF or images like PNG. The files created are named as you want based on a naming formula that you specify. Use date fields and/or sheet properties of your choice to build up the output filename.
Download is here as well as trial.
Other new and updated apps we recommend:
JTB Find - find and replace Propert Set Data values.
JTB FixRefs - fix paths on your external references.
JTB BatchAttEdit - edit attributes on many drawings with ease.
With our new app JTB Find you can find and replace text in Property Sets and their Property Definition values (PSD).
JTB Find is an app for AutoCAD Architecture (ACA) based products including MEP, Map 3D and Civil 3D. If you want to try it we have a free trial available.
Do you need any custom development for AutoCAD verticals/toolsets like AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Map3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D we can help with that too.
ACAD_db 4.0.3 has been released. Make use of AutoCAD together with an external database. Block attribute values can automatically be updated back and forth to one or many external databases. If you make changes to the attribute values they can be synchronized back to the external database or the other way around.
New since version 4.0 is a Setup Window for the database table JTBW_AttSync is available to ease the task to create the connection between the database and the drawing.
Advance Edit Row:
Free trial available.
Do you have other needs to customize or automate your CAD work? Do you need this app for BricsCAD? We can help, feel free to contact us.
JTB Batch Change 2.0 is now available. JTB Batch Change allows you to automate AutoCAD from Excel.
Download is here as well as trial.
In JTB Batch Change version 2.0 we added the ability to batch change attribute tags in title blocks and retain values, batch change layers and their properties on many drawings and more.
With JTB Batch Change a lot of different batch tasks can be done to help your work in AutoCAD.
Do you experience that AutoCAD 2020 is quicker to start than AutoCAD 2019? It’s true when you open it after opening it once. The first time after starting Windows, it’s slower. BricsCAD is generally quicker to open than AutoCAD. Both often you find that a new version is slower to start then the previous version.
David Robison at Design Master Software shared this post comparing Startup Performance for different versions of AutoCAD and BricsCAD Platinum. Check it out for all test results. There you get explain what this graph is showing.
On the topic, a while ago Steve Johnson at cad nauseam blog did a test comparing the time it takes to install AutoCAD vs BricsCAD.
With JTB Rebar you can add and edit Rebar Callouts, create an Automatic Rebar Table as well as Dynamic Beam Detailing functionality. Or maybe you need this for BricsCAD? if so, let us know.
JTB Rebar 2.0.2 has been released.
Here’s how to edit rebar callouts.
Create and update Rebar Tables.
Drafting multi-span beam with varying heights made easy.
If you do rebar design in AutoCAD take a look at what JTB Rebar can do. Free trial available.
Previous version support change describes this change for not only AutoCAD but all Autodesk products. .
“Starting August 31, 2019, Autodesk will start enforcing its technical support lifecycle policy for all current versions of Autodesk software and previous versions (typically three versions back), listed on the subscription and maintenance plan eligibility lists.”
March 2021, product activation aligns with the Lifecycle policy so if you by then have AutoCAD 2018 and older you might find that you can use it as you no longer can activate it.
Autodesk have a dedicated forum now.
JTB BatchAttEdit 3.0 has been released. Here are the news:
This batch attribute editor app for AutoCAD and BricsCAD collects attributes in all blocks of specified name patterns in multiple drawings and display in a wide spreadsheet. Then you can edit attribute texts as easy as working with Excel. Once done, click "Apply Attribute Changes" to update values to drawings.
This makes it a great app to for example edit title block attributes across many drawings instead of having to do it one drawing at a time. How do you edit all title block data?
If you want to export the attributes to Excel use the "Export - Import" button. Optionally you can make modifications in Excel for example with help of functions and formulas and then import back.
Try it for free by downloading from JTB BatchAttEdit. Existing customers just need to download and install this update.
For more of JTB World’s software that you might find useful visit our software list and our apps available on Autodesk App Store. We also offer custom programming services and can help you with both small and large projects where we specialize on the AutoCAD, Revit and BricsCAD platforms.
Are you using Autodesk software that was released between the years 2013-2015 like for example AutoCAD 2016? If so your software might stop working soon unless doing this update.
Transport Layer Security (TLS): Updates Required to Maintain Software Access details:
JTB Catenary 3.0 comes with a lot of improvements in the process to create catenary curves in 2D or 3D. Besides working in AutoCAD, support for BricsCAD has been added.
How it works in 2D to draw multiple catenaries.
How it works in 3D.
Get a trial to see how it works.
For more of JTB World’s software that you might find useful visit our software list and our apps available on Autodesk App Store. We also offer custom programming services and can help you with both small and large projects where we specialize on the AutoCAD, Revit and BricsCAD platforms.
JTB Sheet Set Publish 2.3.3 has been released.
We have fixed this bug: if a drawing is already open, it should not be closed after publishing.
JTB Sheet Set Publish is an app for AutoCAD that publishes sheets in Sheet Sets, layouts in other drawings, folders or drawings in DSD files to files like PDF and DWF or images like PNG. The files created are named as you want based on a naming formula that you specify. Use date fields and/or sheet properties of your choice to build up the output filename.
JTB CAD Automation Tools 5.6.2 for BricsCAD is available on the BricsCAD Application Store or for AutoCAD on Autodesk App Store as well as on our website.
With JTB CAD Automation Tools multiple drawings can be automatically created from a typical drawing or updated based on a control file that can be created with an Excel template. Make the changes in Excel and let the program do all the work for you. This is a real time saver if you need to make adjustments on hundreds or thousands of drawings.
Example of usages: Add a stamp block; insert a title block; update text or attributes in the title block; insert text, block or xref; change text or attribute values and more. Change all external references (xrefs) from absolute paths to relative paths for archive purpose. Find and replace attribute or text values.
AutoGen has been used by customers creating instrumentation drawings, loop diagrams (loop drawings), schematics in an automated way based on data in a spreadsheet.
Visit JTB CAD Automation Tools for more info as well as trial.
JTB FlexReport 11.4 is released. There is one new feature and several bug fixes. See the version history for details.
The upgrade is free of charge for customers with active maintenance. If the maintenance has expired please contact us to renew.
Free trial of JTB FlexReport is available.
Do you wonder what JTB FlexReport is? JTB FlexReport is a license usage report tool for applications licensed using network license systems like FlexNet, IBM LUM, DSLS, SPLM, Sentinel, LM-X, RLM among others. Track usage over time, hours used and much more.
If you have FlexNet licenses check out our JTB FlexReport LT freeware. App for AutoCAD available.
Most of our apps have been updated recently.
We have apps for many purposes and if you can't find what you need please feel free to contact us.
AutoCAD 2020 and other Autodesk products have been released and others like Revit will soon be, so we have updated our apps for them as well as for other CAD products like BricsCAD and GstarCAD.
Trial is available to download for most of our apps.
Batch and scripting apps:
Sheet Set Manager apps:
Windows Explorer apps:
Plot and publish apps:
Database DWG sync apps:
Other productivity, drafting and freeware apps:
For more of JTB World’s software that you might find useful visit our software list and our apps available on Autodesk App Store. We also offer custom programming services and can help you with both small and large projects where we specialize on the AutoCAD, Revit and BricsCAD platforms.
You can subscribe to our newsletters if you like.
Say you in AutoCAD want a numerical attribute formatted in a special way like a specific number of decimals or with a thousands separator like in this past on Autodesk’s forum. Or maybe show the numeric value like 1800mm as a imperial value of 5’-10 7/8” as seen below.
This is achieved by linking attributes with two nested fields. One of the attributes could even be set as invisible or on a non plottable layer.
Start by using Insert Field on one inserted block.
Select Objects category and Formula. Right click in the formula text box and select I set Field. This is still not working in BricsCAD.
Now select Object and click on the button next to Block Reference and select the same block as you initially edited. Then select the attribute that is manually entered.
Click on Evaluate and formatting options will show up.
Now the FORMULA attribute below will be formatted as 1,234 based on the NUMBER attribute value of 1234.
To have this on multiple blocks you need to copy the initial block because if insert is used the steps above need to be redone.
This is how it can be achieved out-of-the-box in AutoCAD. If you need help with other CAD related functionalities or custom programming contact us.
JTB Sheet Set Publish 2.3 has been released.
We have added the Sheet Set Manager properties Project Name, Project Number, Project Phase, and Project Milestone to the formula builder.
It is an app for AutoCAD that publishes sheets in Sheet Sets, layouts in other drawings, folders or drawings in DSD files to files like PDF and DWF or images like PNG. The files created are named as you want based on a naming formula that you specify. Use date fields and/or sheet properties of your choice to build up the output filename.
SSMPropEditor 7.2 is now available. SSMPropEditor can speed up your usage of the Sheet Set Manager.
Drag and drop a DST into the app has had some issues that now are fixed.
For details on this release and previous releases see the revision history.
You find the download here. If you purchased on or after November 1, 2017 the upgrade is free of charge. Trial for 30 days is available.
Edit properties on multiple sheets belonging to Sheet Set Manager (SSM) for AutoCAD, GstarCAD and BricsCAD, NanoCAD Plus/Pro or AutoCAD Architecture's Project Navigator (PN) Sheet Set View with ease. If you want to change properties like a revision, date or name on two or more sheets at the same time SSMPropEditor is for you. Your productivity will increase and you will save time avoiding a lot of manual work.
Sheet Set Properties, Sheet Set Custom Properties, Sheet Properties and Sheet Custom Properties can be edited and batch updated either directly within the app or by exporting to Excel, make edits and import back.
If you are using Sheet Sets you can create new Sheet Sets including drawings based on an Excel template with our JTB Sheet Set Creator or make merge, purge and convert with JTB DST Tool, DST Converter, or publish with JTB Sheet Set Publish.
If you have any other tedious task you want automated we can help. Contact us.
This is a bit old but still a problem that a customer run into that I want to share. If you in AutoCAD makes use of Fields containing DIESEL code and open the drawing in DWG TrueView you may end up with missing or wrong text. RTEXT usage also is not working with DWG TrueView.
Example (in a title block):
DWG TrueView has pared-down capabilities compared to AutoCAD, and one of the capabilities that is not included in DWG TrueView is the DIESEL expression interpreter.
Therefore, any Field that uses a DIESEL expression will not return the same result as AutoCAD.
If there is no System Variable equivalent for the particular DIESEL expression you need, for viewing purposes, a DWF plotted from AutoCAD will preserve the field values and display correctly in DWG TrueView.
Autodesk’s web viewer Autodesk Viewer works at least with DIESEL.
