I know what I written is a lot and most of it sounds like complaining but I genuinely think that I am using the SSM's capabilities wrong and I just want to see if there are better ways to implement the SSM to be more efficient. It seems like this method has its uses but I do not really see the appeal. This is more of a personal preference but I like overlay certain components of the design to make sure none of the trades are interfering with each other. Also if the floor plan is X-refed into each drawings file then that means that each drawing file contains only parts of the design such that there is no one file that holds all of the laid out receptacles,fire alarm devices, ect. the first problem I mentions above becomes compounded because you have 20 individual files that needed their block updated if the architect dreams up a new format. While this sounds interesting because it allows for faster switching between files and lessening load times within large files it brings with it its own set of problems. Lastly, I have read that some companies have only one layout per drawing file as their standard. While a minor inconvenience, still wastes times having to reset the layers and ultimately wastes the time I saved. But when I do this it resets all of the frozen layers within my drawings and within the viewport freezes all of the layers that were not in the X-ref. When I added a View of a floor plans I often do it in the X-ref file so that the other trades that use the same view it does help with coordinating the viewports.
Secondly, the usage of views to create layout views that have view labels and callout tag with fields that will update seems useful at first but callout tags become difficult to use because you cannot reference the sheet number that a view resides in which means I am back to updating the callout tags by hand. My company uses an X-Refed title block and that seems to be less of a hassle than redefining blocks all the time. It means I have to redefine and re-sync all of the blocks across 3 different drawings at minimum. While it save me time when it works, its a pain when the architect changes the title block slightly in formatting. Click Insert tab Block Definition panel Write Block.ģ.So I have recently been exploring the usage of the Sheet Set Manager and while it offer some great automation tools like publishing multiple MEP files at once and allow quick changes to fields there are some options that seem like more of a hassle than its worth and I wanted to get some opinions about how I am thinking about using the sheet set manager.įirstly, I have made a custom title block with customs fields linked to the sheet set manager. Select a block in your current drawing.Ģ. … How do I save an object as a block in AutoCAD?ġ. Find and select the file you want to import, or enter the name of the file at File Name.Ĥ. In the Import File dialog box, in the Files of type box, select the file type corresponding to the 3D model file you want to import.ģ. How do I import an object into AutoCAD?ġ.
The dialog box of units will appear on the screen. Type Units or UN on the command line or command prompt. In the Page Setup dialog box, Under Plot Scale, select Fit to Paper.Ħ. In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select the page setup that you want to modify.ĥ. Click Output tab Plot panel Page Setup Manager.ģ. Click the layout tab for which you want to set the plot scale to Fit to Paper.Ģ. What is the standard size of title block?ġ50 x 100 mm How do I make AutoCAD Fit to Page?ġ.