Sheet Outlines (topic)

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What is a sheet outline?

Sheet outlines are used as templates for sheets. Many sheets can be based on the same sheet outline, thus saving the user of a full-featured SDS2 program the effort of having to repeatedly place the same graphics on different sheets. This also ensures that drawings of the same type are presented in a consistent manner.

Different sheet outlines should be used for detail sheets, gather sheets and erection sheets. Standard practice is to place a bill of material on a sheet outline for detail sheets.

Below is an example of a sheet outline for a detail sheet . Note that it has a bill of material on it.

Below is a sheet outline for an erection sheet or a gather sheet . Note that it does not have a bill of material on it.

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Creating a sheet outline :

Tip: The easiest way to create a sheet outline is to copy sheet outlines from one Job to another. To do this, Home > Utility > Utility Funtions > Copy Project Items > Sheet Outlines .

1 . While in the Drawing Editor , choose File > Open .

2 . Select the radio button for " Sheet Outlines ," then press the " Create New " button. In the dialog box that appears, type in the sheet outline name and press " OK ."

3 . Enter a " Sheet width " and " Sheet length " or a " Standard Paper Size ," then press the " OK " button at the bottom of the dialog box.

4 . The sheet outline will appear on screen, and you can place items onto it. However, you cannot place a bill in an SDS2 review station .

5 . You will then have to File > Save the sheet outline.

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How sheet outlines are named :

File names for sheet outlines can be up to 61 characters.

Typically the user of a full-featured SDS2 program will use different sheet outline names for different sheet types.

For example, a user might name a 24x36 detail sheet outline with a bill of material on it 24x36D. A 24x26 sheet outline without a bill of material (to be used for erection sheets or gather sheets) might simply be named 24x36.

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The scale of a sheet outline :

The scale of a sheet outline is always 1:1. In other words, if you are using imperial dimensioning, its scale will be 12. If you are using metric dimensioning , its scale will be 10. Detail sheets, gather sheets and erection sheets also have a scale of 1:1.

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Special labels on a sheet outline :

Special labels are character strings that can be entered as labels. When the program sees this character string, it will make the appropriate substitution.

The six characters of a special label must stand alone. Embedded strings such as "Plot time is $TIME" are not substituted.

The current time or date or source information will be printed on a sheet if a label with one of the following character strings has been placed on a sheet outline:

Special Labels for Plotting
( Add "character string" as a label on a sheet outline)
  character string  plot format   example explanation
$TIME1 hh:mm:ss 14:12:05 24 hour time 
$TIME2 hh:mm:ss 2:12:05 12 hour time 
$DATE1 dd mmm yyyy 16 Jan 2004  day month year
$DATE2 mmm dd yyyy  Jan 16 2004  month day year
$DATE3 dd mm yy  16 01 04 day month year
$DATE4 mm dd yy 01 16 04 month day year
$JOB alpha-numeric  jobname current Job  
$FAB alpha-numeric  fabname current Fab
$USER  alpha-numeric  Joe login name
$HOST  alpha-numeric  station_1 workstation
printed from 

The special label $NAME can be used on any drawing type -- not just sheet outlines -- and will substitute the name of that drawing immediately. You don't have to wait for print time to see the substitution made.

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Step-by-step review of a sheet outline :

1 . Begin the review process while in any Drawing Editor drawing.

1a : Choose File > Open .

1b (if your current drawing has changed) : Optionally enter a " Detail complete date " and press " Yes " to save changes made to your current drawing, or press " No " to not save your revisions to that drawing.

2 . A drawing selection window opens.

2a : Select the radio button for " Sheet Outlines " to cause the names of sheet outlines to be listed in the selection window.

2b : Double-click the name of the sheet outline you want to review or modify. ( Alternative : Select the name, then press " OK ").

3 . The sheet outline is now your current drawing.

3a (optional) : Use Navigate tools to look at parts of the sheet outline in greater detail.

3b (optional) : Add objects to comment layers in order to modify the sheet outline or communicate with users of a full-featured SDS2 program (who can view your comments).

3c : When you are done reviewing or modifying the sheet outline, follow these instructions beginning with step 1 to close your current drawing and open a different drawing to review.

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