Course: Computer Aided Drafting II

Module 6 Overview

1. Discuss the purpose and use of sheet sets
2. Learn the commands to create sheet sets
3. Learn the commands to manage sheet sets
4. Learn the commands to publish sheet sets
5. Discuss printing and plotting
6. Learn the commands used to print or plot

Module 6 – Sheet Sets and Printing or Plotting

Objectives:

- Discuss the purpose and use of Sheet Sets
- Learn the commands needed to create Sheet Sets
- Learn the commands to create sheet sets
- Learn the commands to manage sheet sets
- Learn the commands to publish a sheet set
- Discuss printing and plotting
- Learn the commands used to print or plot

Notes:

1. Purpose of Sheet Sets
  1. File access
  2. All files for a project are readily available
  3. File organization
  4. Sharing
  5. Sheet set properties
  6. Drawings
  7. Printing
  8. Publish individual sheets
  9. Publish complete sheet set
  10. Archiving
2. Purpose of a DST file
  1. Manages paths to drawing sheets
  2. Manages the structure and organization of sheet set
  3. Manages project properties common to all sheets
  4. Manages the path to the sheet set template
  5. Manages the paths to the drawing and model space views
3. Prepare for new sheet set
  1. Consolidate drawing files
  2. Eliminate multiple layout tabs
  3. Create a Sheet Creation Template
  4. Create a Page Setup Overrides file
4. Creating a new sheet set
  1. Start with a new or existing file
  2. Pick Newsheetset command to open the Sheet Set Wizard
  3. Pick Example or Existing drawings
5. Example sheet set
  1. Select appropriate sheet set template
  2. Name and describe the sheet set
  3. Set the storage location path
  4. Check Sheet Set Properties
  5. Confirm settings and properties for the new sheet set.
6. Existing drawings
  1. Browse for the folder
  2. Name and describe the sheet set
  3. Set the storage location path
  4. Check Sheet Set Properties
  5. Confirm settings and properties for the new sheet set.
7. Sheet Set Manager
  1. Command entry options
  2. Sheet Set Control drop down list
  3. Sheet List
  4. Publish and create tool bar
  5. Sheet Views
  6. View toggle
  7. Create new views button
  8. Model Views
  9. New location button
  10. Purpose
8. Sheets
  1. Import or reference new sheet
  2. Manage sheets
  3. Sheet properties
9. Sheet views
  1. Purpose
  2. Access specific views
  3. Link drawings views to sheet sets
  4. View categories
  5. Create new views
  6. Layouts
  7. Model space
10. Callout and View label blocks
  1. Purpose
  2. Create
  3. Placement
11. Sheet list table
  1. Purpose
  2. Inserting
  3. Editing
12. Fields
  1. Current sheet sets
  2. Current sheet fields
  3. Sheet set fields
  4. Sheet set placeholder fields
  5. Sheet view fields
  6. Custom properties fields
13. Publishing
  1. Publish options
  2. Sheet selections
14. Archiving
  1. Purpose
  2. Archive command
  3. eTransmittal
15. Vocabulary
  1. Archiving
  2. Callout block
  3. DST file
  4. Field
  5. Model view
  6. Publishing
  7. Sheet
  8. Sheet list table
  9. Sheet set
  10. Sheet view
  11. View label blo