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Editing a Sheet Style
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Method 2: Creating a Sheet Style in a New Drawing
When you create a separate drawing file for the sheet style, you have more
control over the sheet style, but an additional step is required. You create a
separate drawing (which may also be in a separate project) for your sheet style.
Creating a new sheet style in a separate drawing makes it easier to edit the sheet
style later and it also makes it easier to share the sheet style drawing with other
people.
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.
To create a sheet style in a new drawing
1 Create a new drawing in a new project (a new project is optional but
recommended). When you save this drawing using File ä Save, the *.dwg file is
saved to the project folder. Create a unique folder for the sheet style in
Windows Explorer in the \sheets folder. When you save the sheet style using
the Save Sheet Style command, the sheet style is saved to this folder.
2 Change the sheet style database path so that it points to this new folder.
3 Create the sheet in the paper space of the new drawing.
4 Click File ä Save. This step saves the sheet style drawing to the project folder.
You can directly edit this *.dwg file if you need to change the sheet style.
5 From the Sheet Manager menu, choose Sheet Styles ä Save Sheet Style. This
command creates the *.dwg, *.dbf, and *.sdb files associated with the sheet.
These files are saved to the unique folder that you established in step 2.
You cannot directly edit the *.dwg file that is saved to this folder. You can,
however, edit the *.dwg file that is saved to the project folder.
If you need to edit the drawing, then always use the File ä Open command to
open the drawing from the project folder. Make your changes, then select File ä
Save, and finish by selecting Sheet Manager ä Sheet Styles ä Save Sheet Style.
Creating a Viewport
On plan/profile and profile sheet styles, you must use viewports to display the
model space views of the alignment and profile.
To create new viewports on a sheet, use the Create Viewport command. This
command is the same as the MVIEW command.
NOTE
This is a paper space command.
To create a new viewport
1 From the Sheet Manager menu, choose Sheet Styles ä Create Viewport. The
following prompt is displayed:
ON/OFF/Hideplot/Fit/2/3/4/Restore/<First Point>:
2 Select two points on screen with your pointing device to draw the viewport (the
lower-left and upper-right corners of the viewport).