”I have used Border sheets from a variety of companies. Most seem to prefer that it be a block with multiple Attributes. This can be a bit awkward to edit since you must scroll scads of Attributes to find the one you want. I prefer that each line in the Reference Drawings and the Revision section be a separate Attributed item. Use the DDATTE command and select the line and enter the info. The titleblock portion has many Attributed lines and is a single Block. But I do like having the border sheet as a single entity. So I have rebuilt our AutoCAD border sheets as a Group. I select all the components which make up the border sheet, make it Selectable, give it a name and I'm done. The nice thing about this is the fact that I can select the individual Attributed lines and edit them. If you want to take the time you can even turn the lines into a P-line. When you open a file for the first time there is nothing there, but I use the company logo as part of the titleblock. So I use the Attribute edit command and select the logo to start the process. I even include the Viewport as part of the Group.”

NOTES FROM CADALYST TIP PATROL: Groups are handy. They have similar functionality to a block, but with differences. A block’s objects are only editable through the Block editor, or if you choose the Edit Block in Place option. Either way, you can’t grab one particular item in a block and change it. Groups, when made selectable, can have their parts edited, but they still stay together. Titleblocks are but one use for groups. Notes are great for groups, especially if you use several text objects, not just one, or sub assemblies, or other objects that need to stay relative to each other.