SitePlan: add sheet item

Sheet Item Add ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

Lets you place a sheet item onto an erection sheet that was created in Site Planning.
The sheet item can be a job standard details or any erection view that was created in Site Planning. Such an erection view is commonly referred to as a crane placement drawing .
A crane placement drawing that is placed as a sheet item is linked to the original crane placement drawing. When the original drawing is changed, the sheet item changes also.
See (on this page):
- Alert message
- Step-by-step instructions

Also see :

VIDEO Multiple sheet items are selected then placed on a sheet .You can't select these same types of sheet items in Site Planning, but the ability to select multiple items is the same. Notice that " Cancel " is pressed ( step 4, alternative 2 ) to end the operation. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2015.)

Sheet item (topic)
Job standard details (may be added as sheet items)
Comment layer (on most drawings, you must add objects to this type of layer)
Crane placement drawings (can be added to a sheet using Sheet Item Add )
Viewport (sheet items have viewports)
Edit Sheet Item (double-click a sheet item on a sheet or other drawing)
Drag in Select Items mode (moves a sheet item after it has been placed)
Undo (undoes the placement of a drawing onto a sheet)

Alert message :

If you select a sheet item that has already been placed on another drawing or sheet, the program opens a yes-no warning dialog which lists those other drawings or sheets that the sheet item is on.

Drawing is already on sheet 'xxx'

Do you want to add it to this sheet also?

Press the " Yes " button if you want to place the sheet item anyway.

Press the " No " button if you don't want to place the sheet item after all.

Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse. Notice that you can end this operation by pressing " Cancel " (step 2 or step 4, alternative 2).

1 . With a sheet or sheet outline or member detail or submaterial or 2D erection view as your current drawing, invoke Sheet Item Add using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Sheet Item Add icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Sheet Items ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Sheet Items > Add .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Sheet Item Add can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

Method 6 : With Shee Items Mode mouse bindings active, left-click ( Add ).

2 . A drawing selection dialog opens.

These types of drawings can be added as sheet items, provided that your current drawing is the right type.

2a : Select one (1) of the following to set the type of drawing you want to be listed on the dialog: ' Job standard details ' or ' Erection views '. Note: 2D erection views are not listed if they have been placed on any drawing or sheet -- unless you check the box for " Show All . " A job standard detail is not listed if it has already been placed on your current drawing. " Hide ... " is a listing options.

Alternative 1 : Double-click the name of the drawing that you want to place (or select it then press " OK "). Go to step 3.

Alternative 2 : Select multiple sheet items then press " OK ." Go to step 3.

Alternative 3 : Press the " Cancel " button to end the Sheet Item Add operation and not place any more drawings on the sheet. Do not continue.

3 . The sheet item, which is linked to the drawing you selected in step 2, is represented on screen by a rectangle that is drawn to the proper scale and the true extents of the original drawing. The rectangle's left, lower corner is attached to your mouse pointer ( ). Locate - Options - Return mouse bindings become active.

bindings

opens with middle-click ( Options )

3a . A sheet item is shown as a rectangle that is attached to your mouse pointer ( ). The size of the rectangle represents the proper scale and the true extents of the original drawing that the sheet item links to. Optionally do step 3b or 3c.

3b (optional) : To change the sheet items's scale, middle-click ( Options ) then press the " Scale " button on the pop-up menu and enter the scale you want. This does not affect the " Drawing scale " on the Drawing Data window -- it only affects the " Scale " of the individual sheet item.

3c (optional) : To rotate the sheet item, middle-click ( Options ) then press the " Rotate " button on the pop-up menu and enter the rotation that you want (positive degrees for counterclockwise, negative for clockwise).

3d : For each sheet item that appears in step 3a, you must either left-click ( Locate ) or right-click ( Return ).

Alternative 1 : Right-click ( Return ) sends you back to step 3a (if more sheet items have been selected for placement). Or it sends you back to step 2a (so that more sheet items can be selected for placement).

Alternative 2 : Position the sheet item, then left-click ( Locate ). If applicable, an alert message may appear, and you should respond appropriately.

3e : Repeat these steps beginning with step 3a for as many sheet items that you selected in step 2, alternative 2. When you have left-clicked ( Locate ) or right-clicked ( Return ) for each of the sheet items you selected, the program automatically goes to step 4.

4 . The same drawing selection dialog that opened in step 2 now opens again. The drawing you just added is no longer listed (unless the box is checked for " Show All ").

Alternative 1 : Press the " Cancel " button at the bottom of the selection dialog if you are done adding sheet items to your current drawing.

Alternative 2 : Follow these same instructions beginning with step 2 to place additional sheet items.

Tips: Undo removes sheet items placed using Sheet Item Add , one sheet item at a time.