Numbering Drawing sheets

[deeJay]

Lets say that i have 20 drawings in a set and i what to give each sheet a page no. is there a way to do this automatically via a lisp routine or a command in autocad.

what about sheet sets?

[MaxwellEdison]

The easy way would be to use sheet numbers as your layout name and insert a field into your titleblock to display that value. If you wanted the layout name to also show in the titleblock as a drawing name however...it gets a bit trickier.

[rkent]

Sheet Set Manager can do this for you, it won't be a push of a button easy, especially for an existing set of drawings.

Set up a custom property with the owner being the sheet. Now go into each drawing (or template if setting up) and add a field, using the currentsheetcustom choice, use the drop down to find your custom property name. You will have to edit the property for each sheet in the SSM, 1 - 20.

You can set up a total number so you can have

DWG 1 of 20 and have the 20 already in there as well.

 

Use the same procedure as above but the owner will be the sheetset.

 

If you need more details let us know.

[deeJay]

thanks,

i got it to work.

is it possible for me to get it to print on the drawings.

[rkent]

thanks,

i got it to work.

is it possible for me to get it to print on the drawings.

 

Did you also do this part? ==> "Now go into each drawing (or template if setting up) and add a field, using the currentsheetcustom choice, use the drop down to find your custom property name."

 

Place the field in / on your title block where you want it, on a plotting layer.