AutoCAD: Creating Sheet Sets

Build a sheet set from scratch and take advantage of all the automatic drawing-, sheet-, and callout-coordination functionality that AutoCAD has to offer.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Examining the completed sheet set

1. Preparing Templates and Blocks

• Preparing a template with a title block
• Creating an attributed block with a field preset default value
• Adding attributes with fields to the title block
• Building a sheet-set override template
• Designing a view-label block with placeholding attributes
• Drawing callout block geometry
• Assigning and testing visibility states in a dynamic block
• Implementing dynamic rotation behavior for the callout block
• Adding attributes with placeholding fields to the callout

2. Building the Sheet Set

• Creating sheet-set structure
• Saving model views in project drawings
• Creating a sheet with two floor plans
• Creating a sheet with four elevations
• Creating a sheet with sections and detail

3. Coordinating the Sheet Set

• Placing elevation callouts that reference drawings on sheets
• Placing section and detail callouts
• Creating a master drawing list on a cover sheet

4. Publishing the Sheet Set

• Exploring publishing options and creating output
• Transmitting a sheet set to other parties

Conclusion

• Next steps