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I am trying to create a .pset from the Sheet Index. I have Print Styles setup but, I am not able to select a paper size. I have a Print Style setup to use ANSI D & one to use ANSI B but, it does not matter which style I select the ANSI B is used. Is it because ANSI B is set as the default paper size in the .pltcfg?
Is there any way to change the paper size after the .pset is developed?
What exactly is the point of the Sheet Index?
Barry Lothian said:What exactly is the point of the Sheet Index?
confusion, anger, disappointment, frustration
It is suppose to offer you the ability to :
create sheets files incusing the file name and models - doesn't do this very well
manage sheets - doesn't allow you to use the DGN filename as the sheet index name
link to print organizer - doesn't do this very well
create sheet issue reports - gave up trying
Jon Summers said:The Printing & Plotting Forum would be a good place to post that question.
Yes, that is true. I do not have the option to move it to that forum.
Rod Wing said:Since you can only have one Sheet Index per WorkSet it might take some creating thinking to work around that.
The sheets are defined as ANSI D. The plot driver is set to have ANSI B as the default paper size. This forces the pset to use the ANSI B paper size. I created a new driver and have only ANSI D defined. I have an ANSI B one created as well. If I create a .pset with the ANSI D driver but, if I want to create an ANSI B set I can just open the .pset, switch the plot driver to ANSI B and print the set. The sheets will scale properly.
That is the workaround at the moment.
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The Sheet Index is used to collect and organize the sheets (sheet models only) in your project (WorkSet). You can set up automatic sheet numbering criteria for different folders in the index that are automatically added to the sheet models. If you move a sheet, the numbers automatically adjust. From the Sheet Index it can be as easy as one click to send your sheets to Print Organizer, then one click in Print Organizer to print.
As Ian Lapper points out, it's usually not that easy.
It takes a lot of time, and patience, to get workflows set up to use it efficiently. It is best used in conjunction with the Named Boundary tool to cut the sheets and reference them into their own sheet models. You have to set up custom drawing boundaries so that the cut area is placed in the correct location on the sheet.
Rod WingSenior Systems Analyst