View and Modify a Sheet Set

View and Modify a Sheet Set
Once you create a sheet set, you view and make changes to the sheet set in the Sheet Set
Manager.
Note: Before you begin the tutorial, if you have not already done so, copy the Tutorials
folder from the Destination Desktop CD-Rom to My Documents.
Open a Sheet Set
You create a new sheet set using the Create Sheet Set wizard. You use the Sheet Set Manager
to organize, view, and manage a sheet set. In this exercise, you work with a sheet set that has
already been created.
1. If you have not already done so, copy the Tutorials folder from CD-Rom to My
Documents.
2. In AutoCAD, if the Sheet Set Manager is not already open, on the Standard
toolbar, click Sheet Set Manager.
The Sheet Set Manager contains three tabs: Sheet List, View List, and Resource
Drawings. In this exercise, you use the Sheet List tab.
3. In the Sheet Set Manager, click the arrow next to the Open box, and then click
Open.
4. In the Open Sheet Set dialog box, browse to the My
Documents\Tutorials\ViewSheetSet folder, select ABC Project.dst, and then click Open.
The ABC Project sheet set is displayed in the Sheet Set Manager.
View a Sheet
The ABC Project sheet set contains three numbered sheets: A1 - Plans, A2 - Elevations, and A3 -
Foundation Plan. Each sheet is the equivalent of a printed drawing sheet. Each sheet refers to
the layout tab of a separate drawing file. You use the Sheet Set Manager to open a drawing
directly; you do not need to browse for the drawing file.
1. In the Sheet Set Manager, on the Sheet List tab, double-click the Plans sheet.
The Plans sheet opens, with the Plans layout tab currently active.
The Plans sheet was created using a default template. The template contains information
shared by all sheets, such as a title block, sheet size, page layout, and so on. You can
view the name of the default template in the sheet set properties.
2. In the Sheet Set Manager, under Sheets, right-click ABC Project, and on the
shortcut menu, click Properties.
3. In the Sheet Set Properties dialog box, under Sheet Creation, click Sheet
Creation Template.
The file listed under Sheet Creation Template (ABC.dwt) is the default template used for
creating all new sheets in this sheet set.
Do not close the Sheet Set Properties dialog box.