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Create and manage sheet sets

Reference your CAD standards in the cloud, then use them to create and edit sheet sets using the Sheet Set Manager.


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In Civil 3D,

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you can use the Sheet Set Manager to organize, manage,

00:08

and plot sheet sets to arrange your project information efficiently and effectively.

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To create or print sheet sets, you must first make sure you can reference your CAD standards in the cloud.

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In this example, a project called Company CAD Standards has been created for this purpose.

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As you can see in the project, under Project Files, a folder called Support Files contains Fonts, Line Types, Pen Tables,

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and Sheet Set tables that make up the CAD standards.

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You can store CAD standards in a single, universal project, as shown here, or you can store them in individual projects.

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It is important to note that anyone who creates or plots sheet sets will need to be invited to the project that contains the CAD standards

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and will require edit permission for the folders.

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Begin with a new drawing open in Civil 3D.

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On the ribbon, select the Home tab, expand the Palettes panel, and click Sheet Set Manager.

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In the Sheet Set Manager, expand the drop-down and select New Sheet Set.

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In the Create Sheet Set – Begin dialog, notice that you have the option to create a sheet set using an example sheet set,

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using an existing drawing,

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or the current selection—create a sheet set using a cloud example.

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Note that to use this feature, you must have Civil 3D version 2023.1 or newer.

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With “A cloud example sheet set” selected, click Next.

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In the Create Sheet Set dialog, type the name—here, “Wesley Project”.

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You also have the option to enter a Description.

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Then, select the sheet set template in the drop-down, or, as in this example, click the folder icon to choose your own sheet set template.

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In the Select Sheet Set Template dialog, select the account and then navigate to the sheet set file.

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In this case, select the Company CAD Standards project,

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and in the Project Files > Support Files > Sheet Sets folder, select SampProj.dst.

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Click Select.

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Remember that if you are using a specific sheet set template locally,

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you can use that same template in the cloud by saving it in it.

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Back in the Create Sheet Set dialog, you now need to tell Civil 3D where you want the new sheet set to be stored.

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Click the folder icon, and in this case, navigate to the Project Files folder.

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Select the checkbox next to Sheet Set, click Select, and then click Next.

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You now see the contents of your sheet set, which you can scroll through to view custom properties.

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Click Create.

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Notice that the Sheet Set Manager changes to the Sheet Set Manager for Web palette, because the sheet set is created in the cloud.

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They look a little different but function in the same way.

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Select the sheet set and scroll to view and edit the Sheet Set Properties.

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In this example, the Project name and number are updated.

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To add custom properties, click Add (+) next to Sheet Set Properties.

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From the drop-down, you can create a New sheet set property or New sheet property.

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To add sheets, right-click the sheet set and select Import sheet.

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In the Select drawings dialog, select the drawings with the layouts that you want to add, then click Select.

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Once the layouts are extracted, select from the available layouts, and then click Import.

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A message informs you that the import was successful.

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If needed, you can rearrange the order of the sheets by dragging and dropping.

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To create subsets, right-click the sheet set and select New subset.

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Select New Subset, and in the properties, enter a name, such as “New Group”.

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Once created, you can drag and drop a sheet into, or remove it from, a subset.

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To open a sheet, double-click it.

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On the sheet, you see the project name and project number.

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To add the county, select the sheet set, scroll through Properties to find County, and type the county name.

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Here, the REGEN command is used to update the sheet.

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In the sheet view, pan and zoom to the sheet number in the lower right-hand corner.

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To adjust the numbering, in the Sheet Set Manager, right-click Cover Sheet and select Rename and renumber.

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In this example, adjust the Sheet number to 1.

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Click Next, type 2,

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click Next, type 3,

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and then click OK.

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Notice that the number updates in the Sheet Set Manager.

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Use the REGEN command, and the number updates in the sheet as well.

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When you work in the cloud, there is also an auto-renumber feature.

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Right-click the sheet set and select Auto-numbering.

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In the Auto Numbering dialog, you can set a Prefix, such as C for Civil or A for Architecture.

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In this example, leave the prefix blank and then type a Start number, such as 10.

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The numbers update in the Sheet Set Manager, and again, using REGEN updates the sheet.

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Now you know how to use the Sheet Set Manager to create and edit a sheet set, which you can now transmit or publish.

Video transcript

00:03

In Civil 3D,

00:05

you can use the Sheet Set Manager to organize, manage,

00:08

and plot sheet sets to arrange your project information efficiently and effectively.

00:13

To create or print sheet sets, you must first make sure you can reference your CAD standards in the cloud.

00:20

In this example, a project called Company CAD Standards has been created for this purpose.

00:25

As you can see in the project, under Project Files, a folder called Support Files contains Fonts, Line Types, Pen Tables,

00:36

and Sheet Set tables that make up the CAD standards.

00:40

You can store CAD standards in a single, universal project, as shown here, or you can store them in individual projects.

00:48

It is important to note that anyone who creates or plots sheet sets will need to be invited to the project that contains the CAD standards

00:56

and will require edit permission for the folders.

00:59

Begin with a new drawing open in Civil 3D.

01:02

On the ribbon, select the Home tab, expand the Palettes panel, and click Sheet Set Manager.

01:09

In the Sheet Set Manager, expand the drop-down and select New Sheet Set.

01:15

In the Create Sheet Set – Begin dialog, notice that you have the option to create a sheet set using an example sheet set,

01:22

using an existing drawing,

01:24

or the current selection—create a sheet set using a cloud example.

01:29

Note that to use this feature, you must have Civil 3D version 2023.1 or newer.

01:35

With “A cloud example sheet set” selected, click Next.

01:39

In the Create Sheet Set dialog, type the name—here, “Wesley Project”.

01:45

You also have the option to enter a Description.

01:49

Then, select the sheet set template in the drop-down, or, as in this example, click the folder icon to choose your own sheet set template.

01:58

In the Select Sheet Set Template dialog, select the account and then navigate to the sheet set file.

02:05

In this case, select the Company CAD Standards project,

02:08

and in the Project Files > Support Files > Sheet Sets folder, select SampProj.dst.

02:16

Click Select.

02:18

Remember that if you are using a specific sheet set template locally,

02:22

you can use that same template in the cloud by saving it in it.

02:26

Back in the Create Sheet Set dialog, you now need to tell Civil 3D where you want the new sheet set to be stored.

02:33

Click the folder icon, and in this case, navigate to the Project Files folder.

02:39

Select the checkbox next to Sheet Set, click Select, and then click Next.

02:46

You now see the contents of your sheet set, which you can scroll through to view custom properties.

02:51

Click Create.

02:53

Notice that the Sheet Set Manager changes to the Sheet Set Manager for Web palette, because the sheet set is created in the cloud.

03:00

They look a little different but function in the same way.

03:04

Select the sheet set and scroll to view and edit the Sheet Set Properties.

03:09

In this example, the Project name and number are updated.

03:13

To add custom properties, click Add (+) next to Sheet Set Properties.

03:18

From the drop-down, you can create a New sheet set property or New sheet property.

03:24

To add sheets, right-click the sheet set and select Import sheet.

03:30

In the Select drawings dialog, select the drawings with the layouts that you want to add, then click Select.

03:37

Once the layouts are extracted, select from the available layouts, and then click Import.

03:43

A message informs you that the import was successful.

03:47

If needed, you can rearrange the order of the sheets by dragging and dropping.

03:52

To create subsets, right-click the sheet set and select New subset.

03:57

Select New Subset, and in the properties, enter a name, such as “New Group”.

04:03

Once created, you can drag and drop a sheet into, or remove it from, a subset.

04:08

To open a sheet, double-click it.

04:11

On the sheet, you see the project name and project number.

04:15

To add the county, select the sheet set, scroll through Properties to find County, and type the county name.

04:23

Here, the REGEN command is used to update the sheet.

04:26

In the sheet view, pan and zoom to the sheet number in the lower right-hand corner.

04:32

To adjust the numbering, in the Sheet Set Manager, right-click Cover Sheet and select Rename and renumber.

04:39

In this example, adjust the Sheet number to 1.

04:43

Click Next, type 2,

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click Next, type 3,

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and then click OK.

04:51

Notice that the number updates in the Sheet Set Manager.

04:54

Use the REGEN command, and the number updates in the sheet as well.

04:59

When you work in the cloud, there is also an auto-renumber feature.

05:03

Right-click the sheet set and select Auto-numbering.

05:07

In the Auto Numbering dialog, you can set a Prefix, such as C for Civil or A for Architecture.

05:14

In this example, leave the prefix blank and then type a Start number, such as 10.

05:20

The numbers update in the Sheet Set Manager, and again, using REGEN updates the sheet.

05:25

Now you know how to use the Sheet Set Manager to create and edit a sheet set, which you can now transmit or publish.

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