Create Drawing Border And Title Block With Values

Create Drawing Border And Title Block With Values

File: Drawing_Document_Scripts/Create_Drawing_Border_And_Title_Block_With_Values.py
Version: 1.1
Document Type: None required (creates a new CATDrawing)

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Description

Creates a new CATDrawing document and populates its background view with a standard ISO 5457 border and an ISO 7200-inspired title block. Two dialogs are shown in sequence: the first to select the paper size, the second to enter values for all title block fields. Entered values are written directly into the named text items so the drawing is ready to use immediately.

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Requirements

Requirement	Value
Python	>= 3.10
pycatia	>= 0.8.3
wxPython	Required
Open document	None required

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Usage

1. Run the script from any open CATIA session
2. Dialog 1 — select the paper size
3. Dialog 2 — enter values for each title block field (leave blank to skip)
4. Click OK — a new CATDrawing is created with the border, title block, and populated values

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Paper Sizes

Option	Width (mm)	Height (mm)
A0 Landscape	1189	841
A1 Landscape	841	594
A2 Landscape	594	420
A3 Landscape	420	297
A4 Landscape	297	210
A4 Portrait	210	297

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Title Block Fields

Field	Internal name
Company Name	Company
Title	Title
Part Number	Part_Number
Material	Material
Scale	Scale
Sheet	Sheet
Revision	Revision
Drawn By	Drawn_By
Date	Date
Approved	Approved

Fields left blank in the dialog remain empty. They can be updated later using Update Title Block From Properties.

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Notes

• The new drawing is left unsaved — save it manually after reviewing
• The console reports how many of the 10 fields were populated
• To add a border to an existing drawing instead of creating a new one, see Add Border And Title Block With Values