SHEETSET - Sheet Set Manager

What it does

Sheet Set Manager groups Layouts from multiple drawing files into a set. You can reorder the sheets, save the set as a .mset file, and Publish it as a single PDF.

Where to find it

• Ribbon: View › Sheets › Sheet Sets
• Command line: SHEETSET (Alias SSM, SHEETSETMANAGER)

Steps

1. Open each drawing file (it must be saved), then open the Layout you want.
2. In Sheet Sets, set the Set title, then click Add current layout.
3. Repeat with the other files. Reorder the sheets with Up / Down.
4. Click Save As… to store the set as a .mset file.
5. Click Publish PDF… to get one PDF containing all the sheets.

Options

Try it: Tool cabinet drawing set

A tool cabinet drawn in three files: the door, a shelf and a hinge plate. A sheet set collects their layouts in the right order and publishes them as one PDF for the workshop.

1. Draw and save the three parts as cabinet_door.dwg, cabinet_shelf.dwg and hinge_plate.dwg. In each file click the Layout1 tab once so it has a viewport.
2. Type SHEETSET New Tool Cabinet.
3. In cabinet_door.dwg, type SHEETSET Add Layout1. Switch to cabinet_shelf.dwg and then hinge_plate.dwg and type the same command in each.
4. Type SHEETSET on its own to open Sheet Set Manager. The three sheets are listed in order; use Up / Down if you want the hinge plate first.
5. Save As... tool_cabinet.mset, then Publish PDF... for one PDF with all three sheets.

Challenge: Next week, SHEETSET Open tool_cabinet.mset and publish again. Any changes you saved in the three files are in the new PDF.

See also

• PUBLISH
• Layouts