Publishing sheet sets

With sheets sets, you can collect and organize sheets (layouts) from various drawings in one location, which makes it easy to open, view, print, and distribute numerous layouts that are related to a single project. You can publish sheet sets to a printer or plotter and to the following file formats: PDF, DWF, and DWFx.

Sheet sets are saved in .dst files and are managed and published using the Sheet Set Manager pane. If you move a .dst file to another computer, its referenced .dwg files should also be moved.

Some projects benefit from using sheet set information in fields that are inserted in the drawing. For example, you can include the current sheet name and description in fields, which update automatically when using the Update Field command. For more details, see Working with fields.

Sheet sets are typically used for large multi-drawing projects, but another way to publish drawings is using sheet lists which are saved in .dsd file and published using the Publish command. For more details, see Publishing sheet lists.

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Displaying the Sheet Set Manager pane

Creating a sheet set

Opening a sheet set

Modifying sheet set properties

Working with sheets

Working with subsets

Publishing a sheet set

1. Displaying the Sheet Set Manager pane
2. Creating a sheet set
3. Opening a sheet set
4. Modifying sheet set properties
5. Working with sheets
6. Working with subsets
7. Publishing a sheet set