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AutoCAD 2021 Sheet Set Manager ignoring a DWG file

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:53:12 GMT

So, I've made great use of the Sheet Set Manager in the past, but now I'm getting a rather strange misbehavior where when I go to create a new sheet set and load the folder my drawings are in, it loads all the DWG files in the folder, except for the one that I need it to (i.e. the file I was just working in).

I've closed the file, and reopened to make sure the file was still there and intact. I verified the file is indeed saved the place I thought it did. I closed the file, opened another, and tried to create a sheet set after the file was closed, then exited and restarted AutoCAD and tried the same again. Any ideas?

Re: AutoCAD 2021 Sheet Set Manager ignoring a DWG file

pendean — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:24:45 GMT

Fix the file perhaps? RECOVER command is a good place to start.

Then ensure you are seeking the correct file in the correct folder, and the file actually contains usable active initiated and set up layouts too.

Re: AutoCAD 2021 Sheet Set Manager ignoring a DWG file

JTBWorld — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:36:12 GMT

What is the path to the DST and DWG and what type of drive is it?

What changed since it worked before?

Re: AutoCAD 2021 Sheet Set Manager ignoring a DWG file

Cadologist — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:57:07 GMT

A couple more things to check/try:

Was this particular drawing part of a different sheet set? Yes/No.... if no, then disregard. If yes, remember that drawings can only be part of one sheet set at a time (they cannot be added to more than one DST file).
Try to remove that sheet from the sheetset, then re-add it back in. Watch specifically for the message in the 'import layout as sheet' function to see if it is available for import, or why it is not available.