Sheet Set Problem: How to move view from one sheet to another while maintaining field references

Anonymous

Sheet Set Problem: How to move view from one sheet to another while maintaining field references

Anonymous
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I'll try to paint a simple picture since I have tried for 2 days and many hours to figure this out but have not succeeded yet.

 

Assume we have 1 plan sheet S101 and 2 details sheet S201 + S202 in an AutoCAD sheet set. The plan sheet  has multiple references to multiple different details in S201 and S202. I want to be able to reference the details in MTEXT. So one of the plan notes will say something like: REPAIR SLAB PER 1/S201. I want the "1" and the "S201" to update automatically in case the referenced detail is re-numbered on the same sheet or entirely relocated to another sheet. The only way I know how is to do the two references separately: insert a field reference to the detail number and then insert a completely separate and static field reference to sheet "S201".

 

The re-numbering part does not appear to be an issue, but the detail has to stay on the same page. So for example I could move 1/S201 around on the S201 sheet and make it 4/S201. On the S101 plan, the referenced detail number "1" will change to "4" and the static sheet number "S201" will stay the same.

However, what do I do when I need move the detail to another sheet in the sheet set? In other words how do I move detail 1 from S201 to S202? I don't think it is possible. I would need to manually delete the view on S201 and re-create a new view and insert it into S202? What happens to the reference I made in the MTEXT on S101? Wouldn't it now be REPAIR SLAB PER ##/#### because I've broken the link? Essentially if I want to move a detail (that is referenced many times in MTEXT on S101 plan sheet) to another sheet, the whole system falls apart... I would have to go through all the text references on S101 plan sheet and re-insert new field references to the new detail's location on S201 to fix it. At that point, what would be the point of having sheet sets?

 

Any input on the above would be greatly appreciated!

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jrreid
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This won't make you feel good but this was asked back in 2016.

I just like how they all agreed on what he suggested (same as you are now).

Sheet Set Manager Sheet View Move Command - Autodesk Community

 

Crass
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Hi @Anonymous and @jrreid - I'm guess there has been no "fix" for this issue, correct? If a detail sheet fills up and you need to move a detail (view) to another sheet, you are SOL, right? Thanks

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