Create sheet files with layouts from view frame groups

Last updated: 2020-10-30

Total video time: 9:59

Exercise files: pln-prod-basc-creat-sht-fil-vu-frm-grup-begin-data-c3d18.zip

Start with xxx-begin.dwg

pln-prod-basc-creat-sht-fil-01.mp4 4:47

Prospector >Data Shortcuts >View Frame Groups >Right-click VFG - 51 - (1) >Create Reference...

Leave all defaults

OK

Warning: View frames should not be edited in the files they are referenced into. Civil 3D allows this, but these edits are not reflected back in the source file and if the source file is edited, these edits would be overwritten. Edits to objects should always be in the source file.

Output tab > Plan Production > Create Sheets

  1. View Frame Group and Layouts
    1. View Frame Group: VFG - 51 - (1)
    2. View frame range: All: checked
    3. Choose View Frames...
      1. Select VF - (1) through VF - (10)

    4. Layout Creation: All layouts in the current drawing checked

      Warning: This option should always be used because options that involve new drawings create a layer of XREF that can cause problems.

    5. Layout name: click template button
      1. Name: <[Next Counter]>
      2. Number style: 01, 02, 03...

      3. OK

    6. Next
  2. Sheet Set
    1. Add to existing sheet set: 11701970\SheetsPlan\11701970.dst
    2. Sheet file name: click template button
      1. Name: 0231<[Next Counter]>-pl
      2. Number style: 01, 02, 03...

      3. OK

    3. Create Sheets
  3. OK

pln-prod-basc-creat-sht-fil-02.mp4 2:11

Output tab > Plan Production > Create Sheets

  1. View Frame Group and Layouts
    1. View Frame Group: VFG - 51 - (1)
    2. View frame range: All: checked
    3. Choose View Frames...
      1. Select VF - (11) through VF - (30)

    4. Layout Creation: All layouts in the current drawing checked

      Warning: This option should always be used because options that involve new drawings create a layer of XREF that can cause problems.

    5. Layout name: click template button
      1. Name: <[Next Counter]>
      2. Number style: 01, 02, 03...
      3. Starting number: 11 Make sure this is correct.

      4. OK

    6. Next
  2. Sheet Set
    1. Add to existing sheet set: 11701970\SheetsPlan\11701970.dst
    2. Sheet file name: click template button
      1. Name: 0231<[Next Counter]>-pl
      2. Number style: 01, 02, 03...
      3. Starting number: 11 Make sure this is correct.

      4. OK

    3. Create Sheets
  3. OK

pln-prod-basc-creat-sht-fil-03.mp4 3:01

Layouts have been automatically added to subsets in sheet set manager based on the view frame group name. We will create an appropriate subset and move the sheets into that subset to get the title correct in the sheet border.

Move sheets to appropriate subset

  1. Sheet set manager > Open... > 11701970.DST
  2. Right-click subset 02- > New Subset...

    1. Subset Name: Planting

    2. OK
  3. Shift-select sheets 1-10
  4. Drag to subset Planting
  5. REAEnter
  6. Titles will refresh on all sheets.
  7. Shift-select sheets 11-30
  8. Drag to subset Planting

Rename sheets

Any sheets can be renamed in sheet set manager at any time with this process.

Right-click sheet > Rename & Renumber... > Number: empty > Next

Continue for all sheets that need to be renumbered.

pln-prod-basc-creat-sht-fil-vu-frm-grup-end-data-c3d18.zip