Create Your Own Drawing Sheet
Create own sheet by editing an existing sheet and saving it as a sheet symbol. Using a sheet symbol as a drawing sheet requires that it has been provided with the required references.
Open a sheet in symbol editor
- Open the symbol editor by selecting
tab > Symbols group >
Editor.
- Open the symbol browser by selecting
tab > Symbols group >
Browser.
- Open an old sheet for editing. For example, type Drawing sheet in the search field at the top of the browser and press the Enter key to start the search.
- Drag the symbol to editor. You will be prompted to confirm the function. Edit symbol in the editor by selecting Yes.
Note
- You can remove the sheet’s logo by selecting it’s area and pressing Delete.
Set the reference points for the coordinate system
- Make sure that the sheet’s locationing point
is in the lower left corner of the sheet. If necessary, move the point by selecting
tab > IO edit group >
Move.
- Add data to text points
that are along the sheet’s edges. They define the coordinate system for the sheet. Select
tab > IO edit group >
Data.
- Select the first text point for editing. The software opens I/O point definition dialog box.
- Add text point’s number or letter that you want to see on the sheet in the field
Default text, for example 11 or A. Add text point’s coordinate in X
or Y direction in the field Description/Hidden text. The general
annotation is as follows:
- Align the text better if necessary.
Change the Position Point of a Text
- Define the data to all text points along the sheet’s edges.
Define the sheet’s fields
- Add a text point
to the sheet’s field. Select
tab > IO add group >
Text. Insert a point on the sheet.
- Add text point’s data. Select
tab > IO edit group >
Data. Select the first text point for editing. The software opens I/O point definition dialog box.
- Add text point’s description that you want to see on the sheet in the field Default text, for example DWGNAME. Select text point’s reference from the drop-down menu in the field Description/Hidden text. The ALIAS file’s abbreviations are available.
Save the sheet
- Select
tab > Symbol group >
Save. You will be prompted to confirm the function. Save the sheet with a new name, select Save as.
- Define the sheet’s information, for example the name and description.
- Select OK.
Use the sheet
- Select
tab > Symbols group >
Forms.
- Select your sheet from the list.
- Change the sheet’s Type to Add as a macro from the drop-down menu.
- Select OK.
Note
- You can create your own drawing form in other ways also.