views and model views

[chelsea1307]

im trying to learn about fields. only been working in cad for the last 5 months. As i understand it. I need to create a model view in my dwg to add it to sheet set manager to create a field across pages/spaces ive attempted this but cant seem to create the right kind of view. So far my command has been view then i select create new create a new view and save it. Save the entire dwg. then in ssm model views tab click on add view and go to the file where the dwg with the view i just created is at. and it shows an empty file. am i supposed to save it as something else or am i creating the wrong kind of model view? Any suggestions would be great

[ReMark]

Open a drawing that contains the objects your interested in showing.

Zoom in on the exact area so as to fill your screen with the image.

Type VIEW at the command prompt.

Click on the NEW button.

Give the view a name then choose to either use the current display or window to define your view. Click on OK.

Save the drawing with the new view. This is the view that will be inserted into your sheet.

[chelsea1307]

thats what ive done but the dwg file doesnt show up when i try to add view to the model views tab. should the dwg be added as a layout to ssm or kept off? does it matter? ive tried it on a couple different dwgs that have details on them and none of them work.

[ReMark]

What steps are you taking to add the view to a sheet?

[chelsea1307]

open sheet set manager for job
click on model views tab
click on add new location
search for dwg in folder its located in

[ReMark]

After clicking on Add a Location and picking the folder where your working drawings reside, slect the drawing in which you saved your view. Then click on the small "+" sign next to the drawing name. By doing so AutoCAD will display all the saved views in that drawing. Then just drag and drop the view name from the sheet set dialog box onto the sheet.

[chelsea1307]

nothing shows up in the folder where the dwg is saved.

[ReMark]

What are the options?

1. You did something wrong.
2. The folder you are looking in is the wrong one. Are you on a network?

[chelsea1307]

i am on a network but the one I am working on is just saved to my desktop. It doesnt give me any options, it shows folders and drives and when i select the folder it should be in, where the dwg is saved to there is nothing.

[Dipali]

try adding drawing & all layouts in SSM before working on views. it may work