

Multiple users can access the same sheet set at the same time. When it’s time to plot, you select the sheets you want, the desired sequence, and your plot settings.

Details can be associated with the callouts that identify their location. Sheet Set Properties dialog box.Īny number of folder locations can serve as sources for information in your sheet set. If you publish a drawing sheet set to DWF format, hyperlinks let you navigate through the drawing sheets within the DWF file and from callouts to a detail sheet.įigure 2. A sheet index features hyperlinks to facilitate navigating through the sheet set. You can also place a plot stamp anywhere on a sheet and have it automatically update for every plot. You can coordinate title block information, sheet numbering, sheet names, and detail labels across drawing sheets and automatically update them. The Sheet Set Manager automates sheeting numbering and title block insertion. You can also set your own custom properties (figure 2). The Sheet Set wizard gets you started with options to use an existing sheet set as an example or to import layouts from an existing drawing. You can see who’s working on a drawing and archive the set at project milestones. A sheet set can reference any number of layouts from any number of drawings.įigure 1. Each sheet is a reference to a layout in a DWG file. The new Sheet Set Manager (figure 1) presents a Windows Explorer-style tree view of all drawings in a drawing set. The highlight of the new version is a set of tools for creating, organizing, and publishing entire drawing sets. Watch for a full review of the shipping version in an upcoming issue of Cadalyst.

The company previewed the new version, code-named Neo, at Autodesk University. () Autodesk today announced details of AutoCAD 2005, which is scheduled to ship in March. Autodesk announces AutoCAD 2005 16 Feb, 2004
