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Sheet Set Manager–Part 4

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Organizing Drawings using Sheet Set Manager Using fields with a sheet set Inserting a sheet set list table or drawing index  Organizing Drawings using Sheet Set Using Fields with a Sheet Set Once the sheet set is created, the ability to use fields in a drawing is available. The sheet set can give information to the drawing such as: Current Sheet Category Current Sheet Custom Current Sheet Description Current Sheet Issue Purpose Current Sheet Number Current Sheet Number and Title Current Sheet Revision Date Current Sheet Revision Number Current Sheet Set Current Sheet Custom Current Sheet Set Description Current Sheet Set Project Milestone Current Sheet Set Project Name Current Sheet Set Project Number Current Sheet Set Project Phase Current Sheet Subset Current Sheet Title Sheet Set Sheet Set Place Holder Sheet View To create a field, start with creating an mtext , right click , then to insert field . All the options above will be available under shee

New AutoCAD WS Update 1.2

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New update available in the app store. Check it out Good job guys.  Loving the new update.

Creating AutoCAD WS App for your desktop

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AutoCAD WS is a web app designed to take your work with you home and on your iOS device (Android coming soon). The one thing I don't like about it is the fact that it feel less like the AutoCAD we all know and love. I have found a way to help with that. Internet Browser I am a big fan of Google Chrome web browser. One of the things I like about it is the ability to make a web application shortcut from any website. Today we are going to show you how to make a web application shortcut of the AutoCAD WS website. 1. Download Google Chrome . 2. Go the AutoCAD WS website 3. Select the custom button located on the to right of the web browser 4. Select tools and then Create application shortcuts... 5. The Create application shortcuts pop up box will appear asking where you want to place your new application (Desktop, Start menu, and/or Pin to Taskbar) 6. Enjoy!!!

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Sheet Set Manager–Part 3

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Publishing Sheet Set Publish and Plot directly to a Plotter/File Publish using Publish Dialog Box Publishing Sheet Sets Sheet Set Manager makes it simple to publish a full set or only select sheets of the construction documents. There are two ways to plot: Publish directly to the plotter/file or use the Publish dialog box. Publish and Plot directly to the plotter/file Right click on the sheet set, scroll to Publish , and then Publish to Plotter . This method is used to plot and publish when the page setup is set per layout. The drawback to using this option is if someone plots one of the sheets using the plot command and saved the setup to the layout, the layout will not publish properly. Publish using Publish dialog box Publishing using Publish dialog box may not be as fast as Publishing directly to the plotter/file, but there is less of a chance the document will come out wrong. You are also able to use Page Setups saved in the drawing to particular sheets

Quick Clue - Purge

Last post we talked about using audit to reduce the size of a drawing file. Today we are going to take a look at the command purge. Purging your drawing will reduce the size and help the software from crashing. The purge command removes unused information that the software keeps just in case it may need it in the near future. Unused information like blocks, dimension styles, layers, linetypes, materials, mine styles multileaders styles, plot styles, shapes, table styles, text styles and visual styles. The software will only remove the files that it is not being used. Command:_purge

Sheet Set Manager–Part 2

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Managing Sheet Set Managing a Sheet Set Moving and removing sheets from a sheet set Renaming and renumbering sheets Adding project information to a sheet set Opening a drawing using Sheet Set Manager Creating a subset Moving and Removing Sheets from a set Once the sheets have been added to the Sheet Set Manger, they can be dragged and dropped to the order needed. To remove a sheet from the set right click and select remove sheet. Renaming and Renumbering Sheets To rename and renumber a sheet or a subset, right click on the sheet needed to be changed and select Rename & Renumber . A pop up box will show up that will allow the number, sheet title and layout name to be changed. Adding project information to a sheet set To add project information to the sheet set, like project name, project number, and project description, right click on the sheet set title and scroll down to the sheet set properties.

Sheet Set Manager–Part 1

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  Basic Information Basic Information on Sheet Set Manager Opening Sheet Set Manager Creating a sheet set Importing drawing layouts to a sheet set Opening Sheet Set Manager Ribbon: View tab > Palettes > Sheet Set Manager Or Type: sheetset Creating a Sheet Set Once the Sheet Set Manager is open , select the pull down box at the top and then click on new sheet set . A new dialog box will pop up displaying the 4 steps in creating a Sheet Set. Begin Sheet Set Details Choose Layouts Confirm Begin Under Begin there are two options for creating a sheet set. Option one is using “An example sheet set” that allows the use of a standard template to create the sheet set. Option two is using Existing drawings to start a new sheet set. Today we are going to select the Existing drawings option. Sheet Set Details This is where basic information like sheet set name, description, and file location can be added

AutoCAD WS Google Chrome App

The AutoCAD WS team just released the new web app for Google Chrome.  It's a great and fast way to use a FREE and helpful tool online. You can find the new app here: AutoCAD WS for Google Chrome Google Chrome download here: Google Chrome