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Creating a New Sheet Style
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6 Change the sheet style path so it points to this new folder.
7 Draw the sheet border using the RECTANGLE command, or insert a pre-defined
border block using the DDINSERT command. It is recommended that you create
the sheet style at a 1:1 scale. For example, if you want a sheet to measure 24 by
36 inches, then make your sheet 24 by 36 units.
8 Use the MVIEW or the Create Viewport command to create the sheet viewport.
9 Set the viewport category and view scale. For a profile sheet at 50 scale, set the
scale of the viewport to 50.
10 Draw the frames where you want the labels to appear.
11 Draw the view frames around each viewport.
12 Use the File ä Save command to save the current sheet drawing. Save the
drawing to the project folder you created when you started this new project. For
example, If you created a Sheet Styles project, then save the drawing to the
c:\Land Projects R2\Sheet Styles\ folder. You modify this drawing if you need
to make changes to the sheet.
13 When you have completed the sheet, click Sheet Styles ä Save Sheet Style on
the Sheet Manager menu. This command creates the *.dwg, *.dbf, and *.sdb files
associated with the sheet and places these files in the c:\Program Files\Land
Desktop R2\data\sheets\Company X\ folder.
If you want to edit the sheet style, then use File ä Open command to open the
sheet style *.dwg file that is located in the c:\Land Projects R2\Sheet Styles\
folder.
WARNING!
If you plan to use a sheet style with another project, then do not define
a sheet style template in the current working drawing. Layers in the
current working drawing are carried over to the next project in which
you apply the sheet style. Once the layers exist in a project, it is difficult
to remove them.
NOTE
Once .sbd and .dbf files are created using AutoCAD Land Development
Desktop Release 2, they cannot be used with an earlier version of the
Desktop.
Creating a New Plan-Only Sheet Style
You can begin creating a new plan-only sheet by using an existing sheet style
drawing and modifying it, or you can start from scratch by drawing a border,
viewports, and frames. You can create a new sheet style in a separate drawing,
which makes it easier to edit the sheet and transfer the data to other people.
However, another person cannot use the sheet style from a new drawing. For
example, if you create a new drawing in a new project (called Sheet Styles), then
this drawing is done completely in Paper Space and includes only the sheet
information that you want for your template. Then, you save the drawing.
Next, use the Save Sheetstyle command to save the sheet style to a different
folder specified in the Settings. This is the sheet that people use.