You can track drawing revisions by inserting information that identifies the file name, time and date of the revision, and the name of the person who revised it. This option is available when you open a new drawing using the Advanced Setup wizard available in the Create New Drawing dialog box. You also can choose Date and Time Stamp from the Tools menu or use the REVDATE command.
The revision information is inserted in the form of attributes that have been saved in a block named REVDATE, and it is automatically updated as needed. The attributes contain the information; the block is a named grouping of the attributes. The attributes are
If you don't insert the date and time stamp when you create the drawing, you can insert it later. AutoCAD LT inserts a block at the point you specify. If needed, you can explode this block and reposition the individual attributes. By then saving the newly positioned attributes as a block named REVDATE, you can ensure that they will be updated whenever you use REVDATE.
By default, the user name used by the date and time stamp is the name specified during installation. If a different person works on the drawing, you can change the name used by REVDATE.
You can also change the time and date formats by choosing the Regional Settings icon in the Windows 95 Control Panel folder.
See Also
Using Symbols (Blocks)