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Drawing sheet name

Drawing sheet name

Drawing sheet name

(OP)
Hello,

Does anyone know if it's possible to change the default naming SW uses for drawing sheets? (Sheet1, Sheet 2,..)

Most of the time I have about 15 sheets in a drawing and I name them 1, 2, ... by hand.

I was just wondering if it's possible to make Solidworks use this naming rule automatically.

RE: Drawing sheet name

Yes there is away to change the first to always be 1.

Start a new drawing from what ever template you use. RMB the drawing sheet\properties and change Sheet1 to 1. Then do a "Save As Template". Next time you open a new sheet it will have 1 as the default sheet name. Every Sheet after that when you add it you will have to manaully change it to the next number.

I Hope that helps,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
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RE: Drawing sheet name

You could write a VB macro to create and name sheets.  Basic outline of macro:

1. get names of sheets in drawings using DrawingDoc.GetSheetNames( )

2. determine name for new sheet by taking value of name of last sheet and adding 1

3. add new sheet using DrawingDoc.NewSheet3 ( name, paperSize, templateIn, scale1, scale2, firstAngle, templateName, width, height, propertyViewName )

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RE: Drawing sheet name

(OP)
Thanks a lot,

That seems like a good solution.
Not as easy and straigthforward as I hoped, but workable.

Best regards,

Maarten Dros

RE: Drawing sheet name

It sounded like a fun diversion, so I wrote you a macro.  Download at the following site:

http://rschwarz.tripod.com/CAD/addsheet.htm

The macro finds the sheet with the highest numerical value, and creates a new sheet with the same properties and numbered one higher.

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