Store and manage CAD standards in the cloud for creating and plotting Civil 3D sheet sets.
Transcript
00:03
Before we get into the topic of sheet sets, I wanted to talk a little bit about the CAD standards associated with sheet sets.
00:10
You see, when you're working on sheet sets in the cloud,
00:13
the standards necessary for sheet set creation and the plotting must also be stored in the cloud.
00:19
Let's take a look.
00:20
As you can see, I've logged into the Construction Cloud using a web browser.
00:24
I'm currently in Docs within a project I created called Company CAD Standards.
00:29
You can see I don't have a ton of directories here.
00:31
If I expand support files, you can see I have a folder for fonts, line types, pen tables, sheet set templates, and drawing templates.
00:40
Fonts represent custom Truetype fonts and SHX fonts over and above the ones typically installed with Civil 3D and Windows.
00:48
Line types are the SHX files representing shapes or symbols used in custom line types.
00:54
Pen tables are the CTB or STB files that control the pen mapping used for plotting.
01:01
Sheet set is where I'm storing sheet set templates I plan on using in the construction.
01:06
Cloud templates represent any drawing templates containing page setups I might want to use when plotting a cloud-based sheet set.
01:13
So essentially all of the CAD standards I would need to create a sheet set or plot a sheet set are stored within this designated cloud project.
01:21
Now why do we do that?
01:23
When you're working on a cloud-based sheet set, the drawings associated with the sheet set are stored in the cloud.
01:29
The processing used to plot those drawings is handled in the cloud.
01:33
Therefore, any CAD standards associated with plotting must also be in the cloud
01:38
because it isn't possible for the cloud-based processing to look to a local server to find standards.
01:44
One more thing, there is nothing magic about these folder names or the directory structure I used.
01:49
You can organize things on your end however you like.
01:52
One recommendation I would make is to ensure your sheet set related standards are stored within a common folder.
01:58
I say this because later on when you configure your cloud-based sheet sets for plotting,
02:03
you'll be asked to select the folder containing your standards.
02:07
In my case, I can simply select the support files folder and the system will easily find everything it needs.
02:13
Finally, there is nothing magic about this project I created to hold my CAD standards.
02:18
Sheet set related CAD standards can be stored within any cloud-based project.
02:22
In my case, I chose to create kind of a universal project
02:26
with the mindset that I can use these standards to plot sheet sets for many of my civil infrastructure projects.
02:32
As we progress through the videos in this training,
02:34
we'll be pointing back to this project on occasion when the time comes to create or plot a cloud-based sheet set.
00:03
Before we get into the topic of sheet sets, I wanted to talk a little bit about the CAD standards associated with sheet sets.
00:10
You see, when you're working on sheet sets in the cloud,
00:13
the standards necessary for sheet set creation and the plotting must also be stored in the cloud.
00:19
Let's take a look.
00:20
As you can see, I've logged into the Construction Cloud using a web browser.
00:24
I'm currently in Docs within a project I created called Company CAD Standards.
00:29
You can see I don't have a ton of directories here.
00:31
If I expand support files, you can see I have a folder for fonts, line types, pen tables, sheet set templates, and drawing templates.
00:40
Fonts represent custom Truetype fonts and SHX fonts over and above the ones typically installed with Civil 3D and Windows.
00:48
Line types are the SHX files representing shapes or symbols used in custom line types.
00:54
Pen tables are the CTB or STB files that control the pen mapping used for plotting.
01:01
Sheet set is where I'm storing sheet set templates I plan on using in the construction.
01:06
Cloud templates represent any drawing templates containing page setups I might want to use when plotting a cloud-based sheet set.
01:13
So essentially all of the CAD standards I would need to create a sheet set or plot a sheet set are stored within this designated cloud project.
01:21
Now why do we do that?
01:23
When you're working on a cloud-based sheet set, the drawings associated with the sheet set are stored in the cloud.
01:29
The processing used to plot those drawings is handled in the cloud.
01:33
Therefore, any CAD standards associated with plotting must also be in the cloud
01:38
because it isn't possible for the cloud-based processing to look to a local server to find standards.
01:44
One more thing, there is nothing magic about these folder names or the directory structure I used.
01:49
You can organize things on your end however you like.
01:52
One recommendation I would make is to ensure your sheet set related standards are stored within a common folder.
01:58
I say this because later on when you configure your cloud-based sheet sets for plotting,
02:03
you'll be asked to select the folder containing your standards.
02:07
In my case, I can simply select the support files folder and the system will easily find everything it needs.
02:13
Finally, there is nothing magic about this project I created to hold my CAD standards.
02:18
Sheet set related CAD standards can be stored within any cloud-based project.
02:22
In my case, I chose to create kind of a universal project
02:26
with the mindset that I can use these standards to plot sheet sets for many of my civil infrastructure projects.
02:32
As we progress through the videos in this training,
02:34
we'll be pointing back to this project on occasion when the time comes to create or plot a cloud-based sheet set.
