topic Re: how to add the number of sheets in AutoCAD Forum

how to add the number of sheets

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:50:32 GMT

Hello,

I want to add the number of sheets at the bottom of the template, so i want to add some kind of block that counts the number of sheets or layouts automatically, because I just have many layouts that i just 1, 2, etc as sheets, i don't think that i have sheets in the traditional sense. Is it a way to do that? Instead of manually changing the value of each layout just let autocad do it for me.

Thank you 🙂

Re: how to add the number of sheets

jayhar — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:48:23 GMT

Hi,

Use Field for Drawing Number see the attachments

For sheet numbering field and Auto Lisp also required see the cad file

Thanks
JAYHAR.M.J

Re: how to add the number of sheets

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:47:08 GMT

Jayhar,

hi thank you for your help, i found the ctab field but the formula "9 - 1" is not working, so i guess that i have to enter the formula "last ctab" or "ctab - 1" ?

Re: how to add the number of sheets

jayhar — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:05:41 GMT

Autolisp to be upload

Re: how to add the number of sheets

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 04:10:31 GMT

AutoCAD provides you with the ability to create a sheet layout from one of several existing templates. The sheet layout is based upon a sheet set that you can create using the "Create Sheet Set Wizard."

Plugin AVC_PageNo for AutoCAD and BricsCAD. Numbering of drawing sheets in one dwg file, without sheet set.

Re: how to add the number of sheets

jayhar — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 05:52:47 GMT

Upload Auto Lisp, Comment Lfsheet & Select Text It Will Works.
In This Lisp Has Three Comments Lfname, Lfsheet & Lfnumber.
Try It

Thanks
Jayhar M J

Re: how to add the number of sheets

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:28:55 GMT

Hi Jayhar,

I see that your way of numbering the sheets works only on your file if I open it with Autocad, but it doesnt work if I open it in AutoCAD LT which is the one im actually using. Do you think is any other way for me to do it in LT? Thank you for you help

Re: how to add the number of sheets

jayhar — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:45:51 GMT

<<<<<AutoCAD LT which is the one im actually using.>>>>

Auto lisp does not works in LT version

Re: how to add the number of sheets

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:59:33 GMT

Have you tried using sheet sets, and using a field in an attribute linked to either sheet name or sheet number?

It works well for me- see attached image and look into >sheet sets< and >fields<.

Hope this helps.

Re: how to add the number of sheets

tim_crouse — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:44:31 GMT

If you do not want to use sheet sets (which I highly recommend, as it makes project pkg management simpler) create an attribute for the total sheet count.

ROUGH MANUAL OPTION 🙂

Edit the attribute inside the border block >> right click inside the edit row of the attribute editor dialog and slect insert filed. You can link this to any of the current document properties which you can edit the in or out of autcad >> still a manual process unless you use something like hurricane script tool

SIMPLER OPTION

Create an Xref called Total Sheet Count >> base ref 0,0

have a single piece of text in the file that has the total sheet count that you edit as needed.

Insert it as an Xref in each sheet >> use this technique for revision and release date too if applicable.

Sheet set manager is much simpler you get to edit a sheet set property which updates on every sheet.

The only other way to do the auto math version you wish to implement would have to happen through a script. Again I would suggest Hurricane as it makes script writing simple. This technique would allow batch processing , smack the go button and go to lunch it is a LARGE project.

Best Regard

-Tim C.

Best Regards

Tim

Re: how to add the number of sheets

Jake_CAD — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:11:37 GMT

Hi Jayhar,

Is it possible to embed this use of the CTAB variable into a title block?