Introduction

You can organize drawing sheets into drawing sheet sets in order to manage and publish them as a unit.

This section discusses:

• Organizing the Sheets in Drawing Sheet Sets
• Using the Sheet Set Manager
• Creating and Managing Drawing Sheet Sets
• Publishing Drawings
• Using Drawing Sheet Set in a Network Environment

Organizing the Sheets in Drawing Sheet Sets

Drawing sheet sets are named collections of drawing sheets from several drawings.

Within a drawing sheet set, you can organize drawing sheets and views in drawing sheet subsets and view classes. The Sheet Set Manager provides a tree view of each drawing sheet set.

Using Drawing Sheet Subsets

You can use drawing sheet sets to group sheets and manage them as a unit. Large drawing sheet sets can contain smaller sheets collections called sheet subsets. Subsets can include other subsets.

Subsets are useful for grouping sheets according to suitable criteria. For example, you can group sheets according to discipline or according to their status.

The Drawing Sheet List tab of the Sheet Sets Manager palette groups the functionalities for organizing named collections of drawing sheets.

Using View Classes

A sheet view is a view on a sheet consisting of the following:

• An external reference drawing in the Model workspace

  You can use sheet views to display the Model workspace from drawing files attached as external references to your current drawing. The sheet view includes all layers from the drawing files.

• A viewport on a sheet

  The viewport displays the Model workspace.

• A named view in Sheet workspace

You can organize sheet views of a drawing sheet set into classes. For example, you can group views according to their type (Elevations, Sections).

On the Sheet Views tab of the Sheet Set Manager, you can display the list of views by classes or by the drawing sheet on which they are placed.

The Sheet Sets Manager palette groups the functionalities for organizing named collections of drawing sheets.

Using Named Drawing Sheet Selections

You can group various drawing sheets of a drawing sheet set into named drawing sheet selections. At any time, you can select the same set of drawing sheets, which is useful when you need to perform operations on the same group of drawing sheets. For example, for publishing.

You can create as many named drawing sheet selections as necessary.

The Sheet Set Manager provides all tools necessary for managind drawing sheet selections.

Using the Sheet Set Manager

Use the SheetSet command to display the Sheet Set Manager palette.

The Sheet Set Manager palette groups the functionalities for creating, organizing, and managing drawing sheets within a drawing sheet set.

• Browse the sheets from the selected drawing sheet set
• Renumber the sheets from a drawing sheet set or subset
• Rename an existing sheet or a drawing sheet set
• Remove sheets from the drawing sheet set or subset
• Create new drawing sheet sets
• Add and remove subsets
• Rearrange sheets and subsets
• Open sheets for editing or read-only (Open a drawing with the selected sheet active)
• Modify the properties of each sheet set, subset, or sheet.
• Place Model Views on sheets and manage sheet views
• Publish the sheets from a drawing sheet set

You can organize your drawing sheets using the options provided in the context menu. The available options vary according to the item that you selected in the tree view.

To display the Sheet Set Manager palette:

• Do one of the following:
  • Right-click the ribbon and select Sheet Set Manager from the context menu
  • Type SheetSet.
  • Press Ctrl + 4.

To hide the Sheet Set Manager:

• Type HideSheetSet at the command prompt.

Sheet Set Manager Palette

The palette contains the following tabs:

• Drawing Sheet List. Displays the list of drawing sheets from the specified drawing sheet set as a tree view. Each sheet in a drawing sheet set is a specified sheet in a drawing file.
• Sheet Views. Displays a list of model views used in the current drawing sheet set.
• Model Views. Displays a list of folders, drawing files, and model views available for the current drawing sheet set.

You can do the following:

• Right-click an item in the tree view displays a context menu.
• Double-clicking drawings, sheets, or model views displays them in the graphics area.
• Clicking an item displays a thumbnail preview in the Preview area.

Toolbar

The toolbar on the top of the palette provides quick access for the most frequently used tools for the curently selected tab.

Button	Function
	Displays the Drawing Sheet Set Creation wizard.
	Opens the dialog box for drawing sheet set selection.
	Shows or hides the Details area.
	Shows or hides the Preview area.
	Refreshes the drawing sheet list. The update process checks the folder locations available for the current drawing sheet set, if any. Additionally, it checks the drawing files for new or removed model views.
	Displays the last opened .dst files with path. Selecting a file displays the list of drawing sheets and subsets.
	Displays the options for organizing the sheet views: View by Class View by Drawing Sheet This options are available for Sheet Views only.
	Opens the dialog box for view class creation. This option is available only when the views are displayed according to their view class.
	Displays the publishing options. This option is available for Drawing Sheet List only.
	Opens the dialog box for folder selection. This option is available for Model Views only.
	Displays the Drawing Sheet Selection flyout with tools for working with named drawing sheet selections: Manage. Displays a dialog box with the list of named drawing sheet selections that you have created. Create. Lets you create a new named drawing sheet selection. Additionally, the flyout lists all named drawing sheet selection that you create. This option is available for Drawing Sheet List only.
Drawing sheet set selection drop-down list	Lists the drawing sheet sets that you opened. The Drawing Sheet List tab displays the list of drawing sheets and subsets from the selected drawing sheet set. Note: Modifying the drawing sheet set properties locks the .dst file for other users. A lock symbol () appears next to the drawing sheet set names.

Details

The Details area displays descriptive information about the currently selected item in the tree view.

Preview

The Preview area displays a thumbnail preview of the currently selected item in the tree view.

Use Toggle preview to display or hide the Preview panel.

Drawing Sheet List Tab

The Drawing Sheet List tab of the Sheet Set Manager displays the list of drawing sheets from the specified drawing sheet set. Each drawing sheet from the drawing sheet set is a specified sheet in a drawing file. The sheet names displayed in the Drawing Sheet List are similar to links to the corresponding sheets. Thus, drawing sheet sets let you quickly access the sheets from the specified drawing files.

• Double-clicking the drawing sheet name opens a drawing with the selected sheet active.

  The drawing that contains the sheet is locked for other users. A lock symbol () appears on the drawing sheet icon.

• Clicking one or more items selects them for opening or publishing. Use Shift + Arrow or Ctrl + Click keys or for multiple selection.

  You can save selected drawing sheets in so called named drawing sheet selections.

• Drag-and-drop drawing sheets to organize them within the drawing sheet list.
• Right-clicking an item in the Drawing Sheet List displays a context menu.

Symbol	Meaning
	Drawing sheet available for editing.
	Locked drawing sheet. You can open the drawing in read-only mode.
	According to the situation, the symbol has one of the following meanings: The path and the name of the folder for storing all new .dwg files containing sheets that you add to the subset does not exists At least one drawing sheet is missing from the subset The drawing file is missing. You can remove the drawing sheet from the drawing sheet set.
	Not included for printing.

Details Area

The Details area displays descriptive information of the currently selected item in the drawing sheet set list.

Preview Area

The Preview area displays a thumbnail preview of the currently selected item in the drawing sheet set list.

Drawing Sheet List Context Menu

Right-clicking an item in the Drawing Sheet List provides a context menu. You can use the context menu to create new drawing sheets, new subsets, and to publish a drawing sheet set. The displayed options vary according to the selected item.

Options for working with the current drawing sheet set.

Option	Function
Expand All	Expands all subsets from the drawing sheet set
Collapse All	Collapses all subsets from the drawing sheet set
Close Drawing Sheet Set	Closes the current drawing sheet set.
Resave All Drawing Sheets	Saves all sheets from the drawing sheet set and connects each drawing file with the drawing sheet set.

Options for working with drawing sheet sets and subsets

Option	Function
New Drawing Sheet	Displays the New Drawing Sheet dialog box that lets you create a drawing sheet in the specified drawing sheet set or subset
New Subset	Displays the Subset Properties dialog box that lets you create a subset in the specified subset
Import Sheet	Displays the Import Sheet as Drawing Sheet dialog box that lets you specify drawings from which you can import sheets.
Rename Subset	Displays the Subset Properties dialog box
Remove Subset	Removes the currently selected subset from the drawing sheet set
Publish	Displays the available publishing options
Pack and Go	Creates a package from the entire specified drawing sheet set or subset
Properties	Displays the properties of the selected drawing sheet, drawing sheet set, or subset
Insert Drawing Sheet List Table	Displays the Drawing Sheet List Table dialog box

Options for working with drawing sheets

Option	Function
Open	Opens a drawing with the selected sheet active
Open Read-Only	Opens a drawing with the selected sheet active in read-only mode
Rename & Renumber	Displays the Rename & Renumber dialog box. You can adjust the sheet’s number and title.
Save Drawing Sheet Selection	Displays the New Drawing Sheet Selection dialog box. You can specify the name of the drawing sheet selection.
Remove Drawing Sheet	Removes the currently selected drawing sheets from the drawing sheet set
Insert Drawing Sheet List Table	Displays the Drawing Sheet List Table dialog box
Pack and Go	Creates a package from the specified drawing sheet

Publishing options

Option	Function
Publish to PDF	Publishes in background the specified drawing sheet set to PDF files.
Publish to DWF	Publishes in background the specified drawing sheet set to DWF files.
Publish to DWFx	Publishes in background the specified drawing sheet set to DWFx files.
Publish to Printer	Publishes in background the specified drawing sheet set to printers.
Publishing Using Page Layout Override	Publishes the specified sheets using the selected page layout override rather than the page layout specified in each drawing.
Publishing Using Print Configuration Override	Publishes the specified sheets using the selected Print Configuration override rather than the Print Configuration specified in each drawing.
Subset and Drawing Sheet Publish Settings	Displays the Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box
Publish in Reverse Order	Publishes the sheets from the drawing sheet set in reverse order
Add Print Stamp	Includes a print stamp when printing drawing sheets
Print Stamp Options	Starts the PrintStamp command.
Manage Page Layouts	Displays the Page Layout Manager dialog box
Manage Print Configurations	Displays the Print Configuration Manager dialog box
Publish Drawing Sheets in Subset	Displays the available publishing options
PDF Publish Options	Displays the PDF Publish Options dialog box
Batch Print	Displays the Batch Print dialog box

Sheet Views Tab

The Sheet Views tab of the Sheet Set Manager displays a list of views used in the current drawing sheet set. You can organize views in view classes. You can display the list of views by view classes or by the drawing sheet on which they are placed.

Sheet View List Context Menu

Right-clicking an item in the Sheet Views tab displays a context menu with options varying according to the item that you selected in the tree view.

Options for working with drawing sheet sets

Option	Function
New View Class	Displays the View Class dialog box. This option is available only when the sheet views are displayed according to their view class (View by Class option).
Properties	Displays the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box

Options for working with drawing sheets

Option	Function
Open	Opens the drawing file for editing, with the selected sheet active
Open Read-Only	Opens the drawing file in read-only mode, with the selected sheet active

Options for working with sheet views

Option	Function
Display	Zooms to the specified view on the sheet on which it was created. Opens the drawing file containing the sheet, if the drawing file is not already open.
Rename & Renumber	Displays the Rename and Renumber View dialog box which lets you renumber the selected sheet view and modify its title.
Set Class	Assigns the selected sheet view to a specified class. This option is available only when the sheet views are displayed according to their view class (View by Class option).
Place Callout Block	Specifies and places a callout block onto a sheet.
Place View Label Block	Specifies and places a view label block onto a sheet.

Options for working with classes

Option	Function
Rename	Renames the selected sheet view class
Remove Class	Removes the selected sheet view class
Properties	Displays the View Class dialog box

Model Views Tab

The Model Views tab of the Sheet Set Manager displays a tree view of folder locations that are available for the current drawing sheet set. Expanding a folder location node displays all folders and drawings in that location. Expanding a drawing node displays the model views from that drawing.

You can add content to your drawings by dragging drawings from the Model Views tab onto your sheet.

• Double-clicking the drawing name opens the drawing in the graphics area.
• Right-clicking an item in the Model Views list displays a context menu.
• Dragging a drawing from the Model Views tab onto your sheet attaches the drawing to the sheet as an external reference drawing.

To attach a drawing as an external reference:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager palette, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Drawing Sheet List tab, open a drawing sheet to which you want to add content.
3. Click the Model Views tab.
4. On the Model Views tab, navigate to the drawing file to attach as external reference.
5. Select a drawing or a model view within the drawing and drag it onto the sheet.
6. Right-click and specify an appropriate scale from the list.
7. In the graphics area, specify the insertion point.

Model View List Context Menu

Right-clicking an item in the Model Views tab displays a context menu with options for adding and removing folder locations to the current drawing sheet set. The available options vary according to the item that you selected in the tree view.

Options for working with folder locations

Option	Function
Expand	Expands the currently selected folder location and displays the drawings.
Add New Location	Lets you add a folder location to the current drawing sheet set.
Remove Location	Removes the currently selected folder location from the current drawing sheet set.

Options for working with drawings from folder locations

Option	Function
Open	Opens the specified drawing file.
Open Read-Only	Opens the specified drawing file in read-only mode.
Place On Sheet	Lets you place a view on the current sheet.
See Model Space Views	Displays the list of model views

Options for working with model views

Option	Function
Open	Opens the specified drawing file.
Place On Sheet	Lets you place a view on the current sheet.

Access

Command: SheetSet

Creating and Managing Drawing Sheet Sets

This section discusses:

• Importing Drawing Sheets into the Drawing Sheet Set
• Opening a Drawing Sheet Set
• Creating Drawing Sheet Sets
• Managing Drawing Sheet Sets
• Modifying Sheet, Drawing Sheet Set, and Subset Properties

Importing Sheets into the Drawing Sheet Set

You can import one or more sheets from existing drawings into a drawing sheet set.

Importing a sheet into a drawing sheet set adds the corresponding shortcut to the drawing sheet set. The sheet and the drawing that contains it remain in their original location.

Note: One sheet can be used in only one drawing sheet set.

To import drawing sheets into the drawing sheet set:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, select the drawing sheet set in the drop-down list.
2. Click the Drawing Sheet List tab.
3. Right-click the drawing sheet set or the subset in to which you want to import the drawing sheet and select Import Sheet from the context menu.
4. In the dialog box, click Browse.
5. Browse for the drawing containing the sheet to import and click Open.

   The dialog box lists all sheets from the specified drawing. For each sheet, the Status column specifies if the sheet is available for import.

   Note: One sheet can be used in only one drawing sheet set. To import a sheet that is already included in another drawing sheet set, create a copy of the sheet and import it.

6. Select the check boxes corresponding to the sheets to import.
7. Optionally, select Prefix drawing sheet titles with file name to add the sheet drawing’s file name before the sheet title.
8. Click Import Selected.

   The drawing sheet appears in the specified drawing sheet set or subset. You can drag and drop the new drawing sheet to another location.

To import a sheet that is currently open:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, select the drawing sheet set in the drop-down list.
2. Click on the sheet tab to display it.
3. Right-click the sheet tab and select Import Sheet from the context menu.
4. In the Import Sheet as Drawing Sheet dialog box, click Import Selected.

Opening and Closing a Drawing Sheet Set

Use the OpenSheetSet command to load a specified drawing sheet set (.dst file) in the Sheet Set Manager palette.

To open a drawing sheet set:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the Sheet Set Manager palette, click Open Drawing Sheet Set .
   • Type OpenSheetSet.
2. In the dialog box, navigate to the folder that contains the .dst file.
3. Select the .dst file and click Open.

   The Sheet Set Manager palette displays the list of drawing sheets and subsets from the specified drawing sheet set.

   Note: You can open multiple drawing sheet sets and use the drop-down list to switch between them.

To close a drawing sheet set:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, select the drawing sheet set in the drop-down list.
2. In the Drawing Sheet List, right-click the drawing sheet set name and select Close Drawing Sheet Set from the context menu.

   The drawing sheet set is no longer listed in the drop-down list.

Access

Command: OpenSheetSet

Creating Drawing Sheet Sets

Use the Create Drawing Sheet Set wizard to automatically create drawing sheet sets.

You can create drawing sheet sets:

• From scratch, based on existing drawings that contain sheets. For example, you can create a drawing sheet set from the drawings of one of your existing project.
• Using an existing drawing sheet set as a template. The existing drawing sheet set provides the structure and the default settings for the new drawing sheet set.

All drawing sheet set information is stored in a sheet set data file (.dst). You can specify a different location for the .dst file at creation time.

Store the .dst file in a network location to allow your colleagues to work with the drawing sheet set.

Using the Create Drawing Sheet Set wizard you can do the following:

• Specify the existing drawing sheet set to use as a template
• Specify the name, description, and location for the drawing sheet set data file (.dst)
• Specify the default drawing sheet creation template
• Specify the drawing files from which to add the sheets to the drawing sheet set
• Preview the information stored in the .dst file before completing the drawing sheet set creation.

The NewSheetSet command opens the Create Drawing Sheet Set wizard.

Once you create your drawing sheet sets, you can use the Sheet Set Manager to organize and manage drawing sheet sets.

Best practices

For efficiency, it is recommended that you plan your work in advance:

• Organize the drawing files to use in the drawing sheet set into folders. Reduce the number of folders as much as possible.
• Use drawings with only one sheet. This enables multiple users to work on different sheets at the same time. When one user opens one drawing sheet, the corresponding drawing file is locked. If the drawing file contains other sheets that you have also included in the drawing sheet set, opening one drawing sheet will prevent other users to access the other sheets from the drawing.
• Use a sheet creation template. Create a .dwt file to be used by the drawing sheet set for creating new sheets.

To create a drawing sheet set:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the Sheet Set Manager palette, click .
   • Type NewSheetSet.

   The Create Drawing Sheet Set wizard appears.

2. On the first page, specify how to create the drawing sheet set:
   • A template drawing sheet set. Lets you create a drawing sheet set using an existing drawing sheet set as a template.
   • Existing drawings. Lets you create a drawing sheet set from scratch.
3. Click Next.
4. If you choose to create your drawing sheet set from an existing one, on the Drawing Sheet Set Template page, specify the .dst file to use as template and click Next.
5. On the Drawing Sheet Set Details page, specify the name of the drawing sheet set. Optionally, add the description and set additional drawing sheet set properties.
6. Click Next.
7. On the Choose Sheets page, specify the path to the folder where the drawings are located. Additional import options let you create a subset for each specified folder from the list.
8. Click Next.
9. On the Finalize page, preview the result.
10. Click Finish.

    The drawing sheet set with the specified name automatically opens in the Sheet Set Manager palette.

11. After adding subsets and drawing sheets, as necessary, right-click the drawing sheet set name and select Resave All Drawing Sheets from the context menu.

    Note: To remove the link created between the drawings containg the sheets and the newly created drawing sheets set, you must delete the newly created .dst file. As the file is still opened in the Sheet Set Manager, you can delete it only after closing it. Deleting the .dst file without closing the drawing sheet set, automatically recreates the .dst file.

    To close the drawing sheet set, right-click on it in the Sheet Set Manager and select Close Drawing Sheet Set from the context menu.

Access

Command: NewSheetSet

Specifying a Drawing Sheet Set to Use as a Template

This page lets you specify an existing drawing sheet set which you can modify according to requirements for the new drawing sheet set.

The list displays all drawing sheet sets the software provides. The corresponding drawing sheet set data files (.dst) are in the DrawingSheetSets folder located in the application data roaming folder:

\Users\<user_profile>\AppData\Roaming\<application_name>\<application_version>\Template\<language>\DrawingSheetSets.

Additionally, you can use any existing drawing sheet set as a template for new drawing sheet sets.

To specify another drawing sheet set to use as a template:

1. On the Drawing Sheet Set Example dialog box, specify Browse to another sheet set to use as a template.
2. Click Browse.
3. Navigate to the corresponding .dst file to use as a template and click Open.
4. Click Next.

Setting the Drawing Sheet Set Details

This page lets you specify information about the new drawing sheet set, such as name, description, and location of the drawing sheet set data file (.dst).

To store additional information such as the name of the designer or the project reviewer, you can specify custom properties. Custom properties can be associated to the current drawing sheet set or to each drawing sheet from the drawing sheet set.

To specify the location of the new drawing sheet set data file:

1. On the Drawing Sheet Set Details dialog box, click Browse.
2. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the new drawing sheet set data file and click Open.

To specify the drawing sheet creation template file:

1. On the Drawing Sheet Set Details dialog box, click Drawing Sheet Set Properties.

   The Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box appears.

2. In Drawing sheet creation template, click to specify the drawing sheet creation template.

   See Modifying Drawing Sheet Set Properties.

To add custom properties to the new sheet set data file:

1. On the Drawing Sheet Set Details dialog box, click Drawing Sheet Set Properties.
2. In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, click Edit Custom Properties.

   The Custom Properties dialog box appears. You can add or remove custom properties. See Modifying Drawing Sheet Set Properties.

Specifying the Sheets to Include in Drawing Sheet Set

This page lets you specify the drawings containing the sheets to include in the drawing sheet set.

Specifying one folder that contains drawings groups all sheets from all drawings in one drawing sheet set. However, you can deselect the drawings and sheets that you do not want to include. Additional import options lets you prefix the sheets and automatically organize the sheets in subsets according to the folder structure. For more clarity, add the drawing file name to the sheet name.

Note: One drawing can be used in only one drawing sheet set.

After creating the drawing sheet set, you can always reorganize your drawing sheets using the Sheet Set Manager.

To specify the sheet folder:

1. In the Create Drawing Sheet Set wizard, click Next repeteadly until you reach the Choose Sheets page.
2. Click Browse.
3. Navigate to the folder that contains the drawings containing the sheets and click Open.

   The drawings from the folder appear in the list.

   Note: Drawings that are in use are not displayed in the list.

4. Add as many folders as necessary.

   Note: All drawings from the folders appear in the list. Select only the sheets to include in the drawing sheet set.

5. Select the sheets to include in the drawing sheet set.

   Note: If your drawings include multiple sheets, they appear in the list.

6. Optionally, click Import Options and specify the suitable options:
   • Prefix drawing sheet title with file name. Adds the drawing file name to the name of each sheet from the drawing sheet set.
   • Create subsets based on folder structure. Creates a subset for each specified sub folder from the list. Subsets are similar to folders and help you organize your sheets in the drawing sheet list. Optionally, select Ignore top level folder if you choose not to create a subset for the main folder from which you are importing the drawing sheets.
7. Click Next.

Finalizing the Drawing Sheet Sets

This page lets you review the drawing sheet set structure and the specified templates before completing the creation process. If the drawing sheet preview does not display all sheets or you would like to use another drawing sheet creation template, use the Back button and do the necessary changes.

To complete the drawing sheet creation process, click Finish.

Managing Drawing Sheet Sets

The Sheet Set Manager palette groups the functionalities for creating, organizing, and managing drawing sheets within a drawing sheet set.

You can organize your drawing sheets using the options provided in the context menu. The available options vary according to the item that you selected in the tree view.

This topic discusses:

• Opening Drawing Files within a Drawing Sheet Set
• Removing Drawing Sheets from a Drawing Sheet Set or Subset
• Managing Drawing Sheet Subsets
• Creating and Modifying Drawing Sheets

Opening Drawing Files within a Drawing Sheet Set

Use the Sheet Set Manager to open for editing drawings from the drawing sheet set. The options for opening files are available in the Drawing Sheet Set tab context menu.

Use the SheetSet command to display the Sheet Set Manager palette.

To open a drawing file within a drawing sheet set:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. In the Drawing Sheet List, do one of the following:
   • Double-click a drawing sheet.
   • Right-click a drawing sheet and select Open from the context menu.

   Note: Use Shift + Arrow for multiple selection.

To open a drawing file read-only within a drawing sheet set:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. In the Drawing Sheet List, right-click a drawing sheet and select Open Read-Only from the context menu.

Access

Command: SheetSet

Managing Drawing Sheet Subsets

The Drawing Sheet List tab of the Sheet Set Manager palette provides groups the functionalities for working with drawing sheet subsets.

You can organize your drawing sheets using the options provided in the context menu. The available options vary according to the item that you selected in the tree view.

Using the options provided in the context menu, you can do the following:

• Create a subset or remove an existing one
• Rename a subset

Use the SheetSet command to display the Sheet Set Manager palette.

To create a subset:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, right-click the drawing sheet set or a subset and select New Subset from the context menu.
2. In the Subset Properties dialog box, in Subset Name, specify the name of the subset.
3. Click OK.

   The subset appears in the Drawing Sheet List. You can drag a subset anywhere within the drawing sheet set, even under another subset.

To remove a subset:

Note: You can remove only empty subsets.

• On the Sheet Set Manager, right-click a subset and select Remove Subset from the context menu.

To rename a subset:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, right-click a subset and select Rename Subset from the context menu.
2. In the Subset Properties dialog box, in Subset Name, specify the new name of the subset
3. Click OK.

Access

Command: SheetSet

Removing Drawing Sheets from a Drawing Sheet Set or Subset

Note: Removing the sheet from the drawing sheet set disconnects the sheet from the drawing sheet set. However, the drawing file and the sheet are not deleted.

Use the SheetSet command to display the Sheet Set Manager palette.

To remove a drawing sheet from a drawing sheet set or subset:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. In the Drawing Sheet List, right-click a drawing sheet and select Remove Drawing Sheet from the context menu.

   The specified drawing sheet is removed from the drawing sheet list.

To modify properties:

• On the Sheet Set Manager, right-click an item in the Drawing Sheet List and select Properties from the context menu.

Access

Command: SheetSet

Creating and Modifying Drawing Sheets

This section discusses:

• Creating Drawing Sheets
• Modifying Sheet Names and Numbers
• Using Model Views in Drawing Sheet Sets
• Using Sheet Views in Drawing Sheet Sets
• Creating a Drawing Sheet List Table

 

Creating Drawing Sheets

When you create a new drawing sheet within a drawing sheet set, a new drawing file (.dwg) is created with an active sheet tab. The name of the drawing sheet from the Drawing Sheet List is a link to the displayed sheet in the .dwg file.

Drawing Sheet Creation Template

You can associate a default template for each drawing sheet set or subset. The new sheets that you create within the drawing sheet set will take the properties from the assigned template.

Before creating drawing sheets, you must create a drawing template file (.dwt) that contains sheets. You can specify such a .dwt file as default template for each drawing sheet set or subset. The new sheets that you create within the drawing sheet set will take the properties from the assigned template. This .dwt file is called drawing sheet creation template.

Optionally, you can specify a different drawing sheet creation template for each drawing sheet a creation time. The Prompt for Template option controlls the template behavior.

To create a new drawing sheet:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, right-click the drawing sheet set, a subset, or a drawing sheet and select New Drawing Sheet from the context menu.
2. If you choose to specify the template at creation time, the Select Sheet as Drawing Sheet Template dialog box appears. Click to specify the drawing sheet creation template. See Modifying Drawing Sheet Set Properties.
3. In the New Drawing Sheet dialog box, specify the following:
   • Number. Specifies the sheet number.
   • Drawing sheet title. Specifies the sheet title. It may have up to 64 characters. Special characters, such as \, <, >, /, ?, ”, :, ;, *, |, =, ` are not allowed. The drawing sheet title appears on a sheet tab in the new drawing.
   • File name. Specifies the name of the drawing file (.dwg) that contains the sheet.
   • Open in drawing editor. Lets you specify whether you want to open the drawing after creation and edit it directly within the file.

   Note: You can change the default drawing sheet creation template file used during creation in the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box. See Modifying Drawing Sheet Set Properties.

4. Click OK.

   A drawing file (.dwg) opens with the active sheet tab. The new drawing sheet appears under the specified drawing sheet set or subset. At any time, you can move the drawing sheet within the list using drag-and-drop. You can right-click the new drawing sheet and modify the properties.

Modifying Sheet Names and Numbers

You can change the drawing sheet title, the sheet name and number of any sheet using the Rename & Renumber dialog box. Additional options let you specify whether the drawing file is renamed to match the adjustments to the title and number.

Note: Modifying the sheet name (sheet tab) in the drawing file modifies the corresponding sheet title in the drawing sheet set and viceversa.

To renumber sheets from a Drawing Sheet Set:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, right-click a sheet and select Rename & Renumber from the context menu.
2. In the Rename and Renumber dialog box,
   • Number. Specify the sheet number.
   • Sheet name. Specify the name of the sheet from the drawing associated with the drawing sheet. This modifies the corresponding sheet title in the associated drawing.
   • Drawing sheet title. Specify the drawing sheet title of the selected sheet. This modifies the corresponding drawing sheet in the Drawing Sheet List.
   • File name. Specify the name of the drawing file associated with the selected sheet.
   • Rename sheet to match the drawing sheet title. The sheet name changes to match the drawing sheet title. Selecting Prefix with drawing sheet number lets you add the sheet number to the beginning of the sheet title when renaming the sheet.
   • Rename drawing file to match the drawing sheet title. The drawing file name changes to match the sheet title. Selecting Prefix with drawing sheet number lets you add the drawing sheet number before the sheet title when renaming the drawing file.
3. Use Back and Next to move up and down the drawing sheet list within subsets.
4. Click OK.
5. On the Sheet Set Manager, right-click the drawing sheet set and select Resave All Drawing Sheets from the context menu to update the drawing sheet set information in each drawing file.

Note: Rearranging sheets within the drawing sheet set does not automatically update the sheet numbers according to their position in the Drawing Sheet List.

Using Model Views in Drawing Sheet Sets

The Model Views tab of the Sheet Set Manager displays a tree view of folder locations that are available for the current drawing sheet set. Expanding a folder location node displays all folders and drawings in that location. Expanding a drawing node displays the model views from that drawing.

At any time, you can associate drawings from a specified folder with the current drawing sheet set. For example, if you are working with external referenced drawings, you can add the folder where you store the referenced drawings to a drawing sheet set.

The Model View tab lets you access the external references at any time.

You can do the following:

• Add as many locations as necessary or remove the existing ones
• Open a drawing from a specified location
• Preview and display descriptive information about the selected item
• Place a drawing and its views on a sheet

Adding a Folder Location to the Current Drawing Sheet Set

To add a folder location to the current drawing sheet set:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Model Views tab, do one of the following:
   • Click Add New Location .
   • Right-click an existing location and select Add New Location from the context menu.
3. Navigate to the folders that contain the drawings to make accessible for the current drawing sheet set.
4. Click Select Folder.

   The folder location appears in the tree view. Expanding the folder location node displays all folders and drawings in that location. Expanding a drawing node displays the model views from that drawing.

Placing a Model View on the Current Sheet

You can add a model view from the Model Views tab to the current sheet or an entire drawing as a view on the current sheet.

To place an entire drawing or a model view on the current sheet:

Click Toggle preview to display the Preview area.

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Drawing Sheet List tab, do one of the following:
   • Open an existing sheet.
   • Create a new sheet and open it.
3. On the Model Views tab, navigate to the drawing file or model view to place on the sheet. The Preview area displays previews of the selected drawing or model view.
4. Right-click a drawing or a model view within a drawing and select Place on Sheet from the context menu. Alternatively, you can drag a model view or a drawing from the Model Views tab on a sheet.

   The drawing frame appears attached to the mouse cursor.

5. Right-click and select a suitable scale from the menu.

   Note: You can change the drawing scale list. On the status bar, click Annotation and select Scale List from the displayed menu.

6. In the graphics area, specify the drawing location.

   The drawing or the model view is attached as an external reference with an insertion point in the origin.

   Note: The software attaches the entire drawing. According to your selection (drawing or model view) the entire content of the model workspace is displayed or only what is visible in the model view.

Access

Command: SheetSet

Using Sheet Views in Drawing Sheet Sets

The Sheet Views tab of the Sheet Set Manager displays a list of model views used in the current drawing sheet set. You can organize model views in view classes. You can display the list of model views by view classes or by the drawing sheet on which they are placed.

Note: Always modify a sheet from an open drawing sheet set.

You can do the following:

• Organize sheet views in classes
• Display a sheet view
• Add label blocks and callout blocks to views
• Preview and display descriptive information about the selected item

Organizing Sheet Views in Classes

On the Sheet Views tab, you can organize sheet views into classes. You can display the list of views by classes or by the drawing sheet on which they are placed.

To create a new view class:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Sheet Views tab, click View by Class.
3. Right-click the drawing sheet set and select New View Class.
4. In the View Class dialog box, do the following:
   • In Class name, specify the name of the new view class.
   • Specify the callout blocks to use for the views in this view class.
5. Optionally, you can add blocks to the list:
   1. Click Add Blocks.
   2. In the List of Blocks dialog box, do one of the following:
      • Specify a block from the list.
      • Click Add and specify a new block to add to the list.

You can modify the view class properties at any time. Right-click the view class and select Properties from the context menu.

To specify the class of a sheet view:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Sheet Views tab, click View by Drawing Sheet.
3. Navigate to the view for which you want to specify the class, right-click and select Set Class from the context menu.
4. Specify the class from the displayed list.

   Alternatively, you can display the views by class and drag views from one class to another.

To remove a view class:

Note: You can remove only empty view classes.

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Sheet Views tab, click View by Class.
3. Right-click the view class and select Remove Class from the context menu.

Displaying a Sheet View

To display a sheet view:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Sheet Views tab, navigate to the sheet view to display in the graphics area.

   The Preview area displays previews of the selected drawing or sheet view.

3. Do one of the following:
   • Double-click the sheet view.
   • Right-click the sheet view and select Display from the context menu.

   The selected view is zoomed to fit the graphics are.

Placing Callout Blocks and Label Blocks on a Sheet

Callout blocks are symbols that reference other drawing sheets.

You can use blocks as callout blocks or label blocks in a drawing sheet set.

A callout block can be an individual drawing file or a block definition within another drawing or template.

A callout block includes attribute definitions, such as the view number, the drawing sheet number, and other additional information. associated with the drawing sheet or view that is referenced. Callout blocks automatically update when drawing sheet set properties change.

You can assign any number of callout blocks to an entire drawing sheet set or to a view class.

To use callout blocks, do the following:

1. Create your callout blocks.

   You can create several blocks in a drawing file or store each block in a separate drawing file.

2. Assign your blocks to drawing sheet sets using the Drawing Sheet Set properties.
3. Add views on your sheets.

   When you add views on your sheets, the assigned callout blocks that contains view-specific information automatically displays on the sheet.

To place a callout block on a sheet:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Drawing Sheet List tab, open a sheet.
3. On the Sheet Views tab, navigate to the sheet view with which to associate the callout block. The Preview area displays previews of the selected sheet view.
4. Right-click the sheet view and select Place Callout Block from the context menu.

   The menu displays all the blocks that you specified.

   Note: If you have not specified callout blocks for the drawing sheet set, the List of Blocks dialog box appears.

5. Specify the callout block to place on the sheet.

   The view and the drawing sheet number automatically displays in the callout.

6. In the graphics area, specify the insertion point of the callout block.

   The callout block is placed on the sheet. The callout block displays information about the view with which it is associated.

Access

Command: SheetSet

Creating a Drawing Sheet List Table

Use a drawing sheet list table on a drawing sheet of a drawing sheet set to quickly open any drawing sheet from the list.

You can add a drawing sheet list table to any drawing sheet of the current drawing sheet set. Usually, the first drawing sheet is the title sheet and therefore, lists all drawing sheets from the drawing sheet set.

Drawing Sheet List Table

The drawing sheet list table displays the drawing sheet titles as hyperlinks.

To open a drawing sheet, press Ctrl and click the drawing sheet number or title.

You can control the information that you want to display in the drawing sheet set table and the table style.

In practice, it is useful to have a table style for drawing sheet list tables. For easier use, you can add the new table style to your template.

As your project evolves, you may add drawing sheets to the drawing sheet set or change their order. Once you have created the drawing sheet list table, you can update it automatically to reflect all changes.

You can change the appearance of the drawing sheet list table at any time by modifying the table style. See Managing Table Styles.

To create a drawing sheet list table:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.

   Note: You can add a drawing sheet list table only when a drawing sheet is open.

2. If necessary, add a new drawing sheet to the drawing sheet set to use it as title sheet.
   • On the Drawing Sheet List tab, right-click a drawing sheet set name and select New Drawing Sheet from the context menu.
3. On the Drawing Sheet List tab, double-click the drawing sheet in which to insert the drawing sheet list table.
4. Right-click the drawing sheet name and select Insert Drawing Sheet List Table from the context menu.
5. In the Drawing Sheet List Table dialog box, in Table Style, select a table style to use for the table or click to create a new table style.
6. On the Table Data tab, do the following:
   • In Title Text, specify the title of the table.
   • In Column options, specify the data to include in the drawing sheet list table. Each line represents a column of the drawing sheet list table. You can add or remove columns from the drawing sheet list table, change the column order and content.
     • Add. Adds a drawing sheet number to the table.
     • Remove. Removes the selected column from the table.
     • Move Up. Moves the selected column up in the column list. In the drawing sheet list table, the corresponding column moves to the left.
     • Move Down. Moves the selected column down in the column list. In the drawing sheet list table, the corresponding column moves to the right.

   The preview updates according to your changes.

7. On the Subsets and Drawing Sheets tab, specify the drawing sheet subsets and drawing sheets to include in the drawing sheet list table.
8. Click OK.

   The table frame appears attached to the mouse cursor.

9. In the graphics area, specify the insertion point of the table.

To access drawing sheets from the drawing sheet list table:

• Press Ctrl and click the drawing sheet number or title.

To update a drawing sheet list table:

• In the graphics area, right-click the drawing sheet list to update and select Update Drawing Sheet List Table from the context menu.

Allways update the drawing sheet list table automatically. Any manual changes that you make dirrectly to the drawing sheet list table will be lost when you update the table.

Modifying Sheets, Drawing Sheets Set, and Subset Properties

Drawing sheet sets, subsets and sheets have properties, such as titles, descriptions, file paths, and user-defined properties.

Right-click the name of the drawing sheet set, subset or sheet in the Drawing Sheet List and select Properties displays the corresponding Properties dialog box.

Custom Properties

You can specify custom properties for storing additional information about the drawing sheet or drawing sheet set.

Usually, custom properties that apply to the entire drawing sheet sets are useful for storing information specific to a project, while custom properties specified for drawing sheets store information specific to individual sheets.

Examples:

• A custom property indicating the project name applies to all drawing sheets of the drawing sheet set.
• A custom property indicating who reviewed one drawing sheet applies only to individual sheets within the drawing sheet set. 

You can use custom properties as fields in your drawings. See Inserting Fields.

This section discusses:

• Modifying Drawing Sheet Set Properties
• Modifying Subset Properties
• Modifying Drawing Sheet Properties

Modifying Drawing Sheet Set Properties

Displays the properties of the selected drawing sheet set. This includes information about the drawing sheet set data file (.dst), drawing sheet creation template, and custom properties associated with the drawing sheet set.

The properties are grouped in categories.

Drawing Sheet Set

Displays the properties that you specified during creation, such as the path and the file name of the drawing sheet set data file (.dst).

• Model view. Displays the paths to the folders that contain drawings used by the drawing sheet set. Clicking Browse displays the Model view dialog box where you can add new folder locations or delete existing ones.
• Label block for views. Specifies a .dwt or .dwg file that contains the label blocks to use in the current drawing sheet set.
• Callout blocks. Specifies a .dwg file that contains the symbol used to reference other sheets.
• Page layout overrides file. Specifies a .dwt file that contains page layout that you can use to override the page layout in each sheet. This property is available only if you enable the use of Page Layouts in System Options to determine the output of your drawings.
• Page layout overrides file. Specifies a .dwt file that contains page layout that you can use to override the page layout in each sheet.

To add a folder location to the current drawing sheet set:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager palette, select the drawing sheet set from the drop-down list.
2. In the Drawing Sheet List, right-click the drawing sheet set and select Properties from the context menu.
3. In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, in Model view, click .
4. In the Model View dialog box, click Add.

   Note: To delete an existing folder location, click Delete.

5. Navigate to the folders that contain the drawings to make accessible for the current drawing sheet set.
6. Click Select Folder.

   The specified folder location appears in the list.

   You can specify as many folder locations as necessary.

7. Click OK.

To change the default block used for drawing sheet view labels:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager palette, select the drawing sheet set from the drop-down list.
2. In the Sheet Views tab, right-click the drawing sheet set and select Properties from the context menu.
3. In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, in Label block for views, click .
4. In the Select Block dialog box, click and specify the drawing file that contains the block to use as the default view label block.
5. Specify an option:
   • Select the drawing file as a block. Lets you use the entire specified .dwg or .dwt file as the block definition.
   • Choose blocks in the drawing file. Lets you specify a block definition from the specified .dwg or .dwt file. The Preview area displays a preview of the specified block.

     Note: Use Shift or Ctrl to specify more than one block.

6. Click OK.

To add a block for sheet view callouts:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager palette, select the drawing sheet set from the drop-down list.
2. On the Sheet Views tab, right-click the drawing sheet set.
3. In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, in Callout blocks, click .
4. In the List of Blocks dialog box, do one of the following:
   • Specify a block from the list.
   • Click Add and specify a new block to add to the list.
5. Click OK.

Project Control

Groups common project properties, such as Project number, Project name, Project phase, and Project milestone.

Drawing Sheet Creation

Specifies the path of the folder that contains the drawing files associated with the drawing sheet set and the default drawing sheet creation template.

The Prompt for template option lets you specify whether to use the default template for all sheets from the drawing sheet set or to specify a different template at sheet creation time.

You can use a default one or specify the sheet creation template every time you create a sheet in a drawing sheet set or subset.

To specify the drawing sheet creation template file:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager palette, select the drawing sheet set from the drop-down list.
2. In the Drawing Sheet List, right-click the drawing sheet set and select Properties from the context menu.
3. In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, in Drawing sheet creation template, click .
4. In the Select Sheet as Drawing Sheet Template dialog box, do the following:
   1. Click .
   2. Navigate to the .dwt file to use as template and click Open.

      The dialog box displays the list of sheets from the specified .dwt file.

   3. Select the sheet to use as template for new drawing sheets of the drawing sheet set.
   4. Click OK.
5. Click OK.
6. Optionally, in Prompt for template, select Yes to specify the sheet creation template every time you create a sheet in the drawing sheet set.

Drawing Sheet Set Custom Properties

Displays the user-defined custom properties associated with the drawing sheet set.

Note: You can use custom properties as fields in your drawings. For example, define custom properties and insert them as fields in titleblocks.

Drawing Sheet Custom Properties

Displays the user-defined custom properties associated with each sheet in the drawing sheet set.

Edit Custom Properties

Displays the Custom Properties dialog box where you can specify new custom properties or delete existing ones.

To specify custom properties:

1. In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, click Edit Custom Properties.
2. In the Custom Properties dialog box, click Add.
3. In Add Custom Property dialog box, do the following:
   • In Name, specify the name of the custom property.
   • In Default value, specify the value for the custom property.
   • In Owner, specify whether the custom property corresponds to a drawing sheet set or to a drawing sheet.
4. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each property you want to create.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Custom Properties dialog box, click OK.

   The new custom properties appear in the corresponding list.

To delete custom properties from the drawing sheet set properties list:

1. In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, click Edit Custom Properties.
2. In the Custom Properties dialog box, select the property and click Delete.
3. Click OK.

Modifying Subsets Properties

You can specify the properties during the subset creation or you can modify them later, using the Properties option from the subsets context menu in the Sheet Set Manager palette.

Subset Name

Specifies the name of the subset.

New Drawing Sheet Location

Specifies the path and the name of the folder for storing all new .dwg files containing sheets that you add to the subset.

Drawing Sheet Creation Template

Specifies the default drawing template file (.dwt) and the name of the sheet used to create new drawing files for this subset. Optionally, you can specify a different drawing sheet creation template when creating each drawing sheet.

Note: To specify a different template when creating new sheets, set the Prompt for Template to Yes.

To change the drawing sheet creation template (for a subset):

1. In the Subset Properties dialog box, in Drawing Sheet Creation Template, click .
2. In the Select Sheet as Drawing Sheet Template dialog box, click .
3. Navigate to the .dwt file to use as template and click Open.

   The dialog box displays the list of sheets from the specified template.

4. Select the sheet.
5. Click OK.
6. Optionally, in Prompt for template, select Yes to specify the sheet creation template every time you create a drawing sheet in the drawing sheet set.

Modifying Drawing Sheet Properties

You can specify the properties of the selected drawing sheet, such as the sheet title, sheet number, and whether to include it or not in publishing operations. Additionally, it displays the custom properties, if you specified any.

Expected sheet

Displays the path and the name of the drawing where the sheet is saved. Modifying the Expected sheets reassociates the sheet with the drawing sheet set.

Found sheet

Displays the path and the name of the drawing where the sheet was found.

Drawing Sheet Custom Properties

Displays the list of custom properties defined for the drawing sheets in the subset, if any. See Modifying Subset Properties.

Rename options

Lets you specify naming options for each drawing sheet, individually. See Modifying Sheet Names and Numbers.

Publishing Drawings

Publishing drawings means producing a representation of drawings that are easy to view and distribute.

You can publish the drawing sheets to a DWF, DWFx, or PDF file, as well as to printer. Additionally, you can organize drawing sheets into drawing sheet sets in order to manage and publish them as a unit.

This section discusses:

• Using Named Drawing Sheet Selections
• Publishing Drawing Sheet Sets
• Publishing Drawing Sheets from a Subset
• Setting Publishing Options for Drawing Sheet Sets
• Working with Publishing Jobs

Using Named Drawing Sheet Selections

You can group various drawing sheets of a drawing sheet set into named drawing sheet selections and use them later, for publishing.

You can create as many named drawing sheet selections as necessary.

On the Sheet Set Manager, the Drawing Sheet Selection flyout groups the tools for working with named drawing sheet selections.

• Create a named drawing sheet selection
• Restore a drawing sheet selection
• Rename an existing drawing sheet selection
• Delete a drawing sheet selection.

Additionally, the flyout lists all named drawing sheet selection that you create. Selecting a drawing sheet selection from the flyout highlights the corresponding drawing sheets in the Drawing Sheet List.

Note: You cannot modify a drawing sheet selection. If you need to add or remove drawing sheets from a named drawing sheet selection, delete it and create a new drawing sheet selection. When you delete a named drawing sheet selection, the drawing sheets are not deleted.

To create a drawing sheet selection:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. Use Shift or Ctrl keys to select the drawing sheets to include in the named drawing sheet selection.
3. Do one of the following:
   • From the Drawing Sheet Selection flyout, select Create.
   • Right-click and select Save Drawing Sheet Selection.
4. In the dialog box, type the name of the drawing sheet selection.

   The drawing sheets are highlighted in the Sheet Set Manager. The new drawing sheet selection appears in the Drawing Sheet Selection flyout.

5. Click OK.

To restore a drawing sheet selection:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Drawing Sheet List tab, click Drawing Sheet Selections flyout and select a drawing sheet selection.

   The drawing sheet selection is highlighted and ready for publishing.

To rename or delete a drawing sheet selection:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open a drawing sheet set.
2. On the Drawing Sheet List tab, click Drawing Sheet Selections flyout and select Manage.
3. In the Drawing Sheet Selections dialog box, select the name of a drawing sheet selection.
   • Rename. Lets you rename the drawing sheet selection.
   • Delete. Removes the drawing sheet selection from the list.
4. Click OK.

Publishing Drawing Sheet Sets

Use the Sheet Set Manager, to publish all sheets contained within a drawing sheet set, a subset of a drawing sheet set, or a single sheet. You can publish the drawing sheets to PDF, DWF, DWFx, as well as to a printer.

To publish a drawing sheet subset or an individual drawing sheet:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open the drawing sheet set to publish.
2. Specify the drawing sheets to publish and the publishing options.
3. Specify the publishing options for each drawing sheet or each subset. See Setting Publishing Options for Drawing Sheet Sets.
4. Click a drawing sheet set, subset, or a drawing sheet to select it.
5. Do one of the following:
   • To publish to PDF, click Publish and select Publish to PDF (or right-click and select Publish > Publish to PDF from the context menu).
   • To publish to DWF, click Publish and select Publish to DWF (or right-click and select Publish > Publish to DWF from the context menu).
   • To publish to DWFx, click Publish and select Publish to DWFx (or right-click and select Publish > Publish to DWFx from the context menu).
   • To publish to a printer, click Publish and select Publish to Printer (or right-click and select Publish > Publish to Printer from the context menu).

   The printing icon appears in the right side of the status bar indicating that the publishing process is running in the background.

   Note: For each drawing sheet the printer specified in the PageLayout associated with each drawing sheet is used.

   Note: For each drawing sheet the printer specified in the Print Configuration associated with each drawing sheet is used.

Publishing Drawing Sheets from a Subset

The Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box lets you specify the drawing sheets to publish from a drawing sheet set or subset.

You can include for publishing all drawing sheets from the drawing sheet set or you can specify the drawing sheets that you want to publish.

To publish drawing sheets from a subset:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open the drawing sheet set to publish.
2. Right-click the drawing sheet set or a subset and select Publish > Subset and Drawing Sheet Publish Settings from the context menu.

   The Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box displays all drawing sheets (and subsets, if any) from the specified drawing sheet set or subset.

   Clicking a drawing sheet from the list displays the information about the drawing sheet, such as status, name, description, and location of the corresponding .dwg file in the Details area.

3. Specify the drawing sheets and subsets to include for publishing.

   Note: In the Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box, the drawing sheets are automatically selected according to the Include for Printing option. However, you can change the selection.

   To specify all the sheets in a drawing sheet set, click the corresponding node in the list.

4. Click OK.

Setting Publishing Options for Drawing Sheet Sets

Before publishing your drawing sheet sets, you can do the following:

• Specify publishing options, such as the location for the PDF or DWF file, specify whether to create one or multiple files, include layer information.
• Specify whether to add print stamps on all sheets from the drawing sheet set.
• Specify print stamp options, such as information to include in the print, additional text that can be printed or logged.
• Specify whether sheets are published in reverse order (only to a printer).

To add a print stamp on published drawing sheets:

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open the drawing sheet set to publish.
2. Click Publish and select Add Print Stamp.

   A tick mark against the menu option indicates that a print stamp will be added.

   To change the print stamp options, click Publish and select Print Stamp Options. See Using a Print Stamp when Issuing Printouts.

To specify whether to include a drawing sheet subset or an individual drawing sheet for printing:

You can specify for each drawing sheet whether you want to publish it or not.

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, right-click a drawing sheet subset or a drawing sheet name and select Publish > Include for Printing.
2. Specify an option:
   • Yes. Lets you include the drawing sheet for printing.
   • No. Lets you exclude the drawing sheet from printing. A printer symbol () indicates the status in the Sheet Set Manager.

   Note: When you publish the drawing sheets from a subset, you can take into account the Include for Publishing option: Right-click a subset and select Publish > Publish Drawing Sheets in Subset > Publish By Drawing Sheet "Include For Publish" Settings.

To publish sheets from a drawing sheet set in reverse order:

Note: You can publish the drawings in reverse order only to a printer.

1. In the Sheet Set Manager, open the drawing sheet set to publish.
2. Select the drawing sheet set or a subset and do one of the following:
   • Right-click and select Publish > Publish in Reverse Order from the context menu.
   • Click Publish and select Publish in Reverse Order.

   A tick mark against the menu option indicates that, during publishing, the drawing sheets will be published in reverse order.

To set PDF publishing options for a drawing sheet set:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, select a drawing sheet set from the drop-down list.
2. Right-click the drawing sheet set or a subset and select Publish > PDF Options from the context menu.
3. In the PDF/DWF Options dialog box, in Path, specify the folder in which to save the PDF file.
4. Specify additional PDF publish options.
5. Click OK.

To set DWF file path for a drawing sheet set:

1. On the Sheet Set Manager, select a drawing sheet set from the drop-down list.
2. Right-click the drawing sheet set or a subset and select Publish > DWF Options from the context menu.
3. In the PDF/DWF Options dialog box, in Path, specify the folder in which to save the DWF file.

   Note: When publishing drawing sheets to DWF, the software uses the settings specified in the PDF/DWF Options dialog box for PDF files. See Setting PDF Publishing Options.

4. Click OK.

Working with Publishing Jobs

While the drawing sheets are published in the background, you can do the following:

• Check the status of the publishing job
• Display publishing job details

To check the status of a published job:

• Place the mouse pointer over the printer icon in the status bar.

  A tooltip displays the status of the printing job.

To display the details of the published job:

• In the status bar, click the printer icon.

  The Batch Print dialog box displays the details of the published job.

Using Drawing Sheet Sets in a Network Environment

When working with drawing sheet sets in a network environment, the drawing sheet set data files (.dst) files along with the corresponding drawing template files (.dwt) should be stored in a network location that is accessible to all team members. Providing access to the .dwt file enables users to create drawing sheets within a drawing sheet set using the same drawing sheet creation template.

It is recommended to store the .dst file and the drawings in the same folder.

Any member of the team can open the .dst files into the Sheet Set Manager. Modifying the drawing sheet set properties locks the .dst file for other users. A lock symbol () appears next to the drawing sheet set name in the drawing sheet set selection drop-down list.

Any member of the team can open a sheet from the drawing sheet list. The drawing that contains the sheet is locked for other users. A lock symbol () appears on the drawing sheet icon in the Sheet Set Manager. Locked drawing sheets open the corresponding drawing in read-only mode.