Add sheet information to the sheet layout. The only objects that should exist in model space are the attachments to external files.ĥ. Using the sheet set paradigm as it was intended, you collect design information from other sources (external references attached in model space) and assemble them into a sheet layout (title block, viewports, notes, etc. This is where you create layout viewports and attach the model drawings as xrefs. Add resource drawing views to the sheet layout. Open the sheet, which is really opening the drawing file with that sheet layout active.Ĥ. The sheet name in the sheet list is simply a shortcut to that layout in the DWG file.ģ. This will create a new drawing file (DWG) with an active layout tab. Create a new sheet in the Sheet Set Manager. Try to forget that the layout tab even exists-this is your “model file.” From now on, let the “sheet file” deal with the layout.Ģ. In that particular DWG file, focus on nothing but the model. Continue to create model geometry in modelspace including xrefs, nested xrefs, etc.
Create your model geometry in its own drawing file (DWG). You can accomplish more than half the process without changing your current workflow while enjoying significant productivity gains all along the way.īelow is a quick overview of how sheet sets are intended to work.ġ. If you have two sheets that point to different layouts within the same drawing, the drawing file will be locked as soon as one person opens one of those sheets, which is how AutoCAD has always worked.Įven if the intended process for implementing sheet sets deviates from your current workflow, don’t be deterred from using them. The main benefit for this is to enable multiple users to work on different sheets at the same time. There is no technical reason why you shouldn’t have multiple layouts in your drawing, however the new sheet set paradigm or “best practice” is to have one sheet drawing (DWG file) for each sheet in your set.
If you have more than one layout in your drawing, you can import those additional layouts into your sheet list. The only technical limitation is that each sheet in the SSM sheet list can only point to one layout in a drawing file. You can draw geometry in model space, create additional layout tabs, etc. The drawing file created by the Sheet Set Manager is just like any drawing you create using traditional methods. Note: This excerpt was taken from “Mastering AutoCAD Sheet Sets" by Autodesk. After you successfully create a sheet set you can view your sheet set through the SSM Palette as shown in below on the right. Finally, for those of you who use the command prompt type SSM. If you use the menu bar (MENUBAR set to 1) you can find it under the file section also shown. The Sheet Set Manager (SSM) can be found on the ribbon under the application menu as shown in in the image below. With sheet sets you can have others on your team work on one subset while you work on another making collaboration and managing your design package an easy task. If you use sheet sets in the most basic way you are just taking drawing files and organizing them in proper order, so they can be easily accessed when working through your project. The Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD is a great tool to manage your drawings from start to finish in your design. All these aspects require preparation and good document and project organization. Any design project you work on requires a set of drawings and specifications to accompany the report which specifies the intent of the design.
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