Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
in both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. The next chapter will discuss the PUBLISH com-
mand in more detail; for now, you'll remain focused on the setup and creation of
plan sheets. Readers using AutoCAD LT should skip to the section titled “Setting Up
Layouts.”
To many, Sheet Set Manager is nothing more than a glorified PLOT command.
Although it can certainly be used that way, Sheet Set Manager is truly designed
to help you manage your plan sheets from the moment you create a sheet to the
moment you plot it. This section will focus on using Sheet Set Manager to cre-
ate and manage your plan sheets. To begin using Sheet Set Manager, you must
first create a sheet set.
Creating a new Sheet Set
Using Sheet Set Manager, each of your drawing sheets (layouts) will be organized
into what is known as a sheet set . A sheet set will store links to each of your draw-
ings, in addition to storing basic information about each drawing and how new
drawings should be created. All of this information is stored in a sheet set data
( .dst ) file. This data file is created by completing a wizard where you can create a
sheet set from scratch or from a template.
To create the sheet set data file for your cabin project, take the following steps:
1. With any drawing open, select the Sheet Set Manager tool found on the
Palettes panel of the View tab. This will open the Sheet Set Manager
palette set.
NOTE the Sheet Set Manager palette set is typically referred to as
Sheet Set Manager. Sometimes you may see Sheet Set Manager abbreviated
as SSM.
2. With the Sheet Set Manager palette set open, select the drop-down
list on the Sheet List palette and select New Sheet Set, as shown in
Figure 14.29. The Create Sheet Set dialog box opens.
FiGuRE 14.29 Creating a sheet set using the Sheet List palette
 
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