Sheet Set Manager (SSM) - Custom Property Inquiry

[LarryS23]

I am a little confused on how SSM works. I have my title block as a block within a .dwt file with fields and attributes. The problem is I cannot seem to edit custom properties for my sheet set correctly so that the fields change.

[Anonymous]

Look in the AutoCAD forum, there are good posts on this topic there.

[Anonymous]

Simply ...

Your title block template is used for plan production. When you create view frames you specify the sheet template and which layout tab to use (depends on scale, whether plan/pro or just plan, etc.). Later when you create sheets it uses the template for layout tab border and title block.

In your template, title block, you use fields in the places you want to populate with data from the sheet set. Edit the attribute, Insert a Field, and then look for the sheet set category. You can insert sheet set name, subset name, project name, project number, sheet number, etc. as well as custom fields that you define.

when you create sheets you specify which sheet set the sheets are added to and it pulls sheet set property data to populate the title block.

at any time you can edit the sheet set properties, the subset properties or individual sheet properties. Saving the drawing or using UPDATEFIELD will update the title block.

It's really a powerful tool and can save a lot of time and mistakes. I hopefully got you started, but the best way to learn is to start to use it. You might look further into page setups, how to have it point to the correct default plot folder, renumbering/renaming sheets, etc.

[Joe-Bouza]

Post the title block and dst file

[LarryS23]

I think I know what the issue is. Probably have defined custom properties incorrectly.

[LarryS23]

Update: It has not been fixed. It only seems to update one field.

[LarryS23]

I can update the fields by selecting the block and then going through the properties menu of the block and changing the field there. Not sure as to why it will not update through sheet set manager.

[Joe-Bouza]

The most common error is  placing the field definition in the "value" of the attribute and not in the :default of the attribute definition.

next the attributes used in SSM should be set to lock and preset

next if using multi line attribute some time you have to open the editor and update fields

Overall when I redefine a field ATTSYNC, sometime I have to reinsert the block IF attsync doesn't fix it first

[LarryS23]

Yeah I am trying to work around this; was able to fix it, but don't think it is the most intuitive solution. Still trying to figure out why my sheet set custom properties will not update the fields. 

[user181]

There are both sheet set custom properties and sheet custom properties. Are you sure you are using the same in both the ssm and the title block and not using sheet custom in ssm and sheet set custom in the title block?

[Joe-Bouza]

or you can post the Tb and let us take a look

[lynn_zhang]

Hello @LarryS23 , thanks for posting!

I've edited the subject title of your thread so it better describes your problem. This makes it easier for other community users to find the post when they search with key words.🙂

[LarryS23]

Attached is the title block I am using.

[Joe-Bouza]

Hello @LarryS23  and empty dst file would be helpful.

it doesn't need sheets you can create blank.dst from example . I could recreate the wheel but it would be better if I had your definitions

[LarryS23]

Attached is what I have been using to create my sheet sets

[Joe-Bouza]

They work on my end . 

what isn't updating for you?

PS clever use of PLOTSCALE. I never thought of that field before

[Joe-Bouza]

Hello @LarryS23 

the CAD attribute is defined as CurrentSheett fields and the dst shows CurrentSheetSet

is that the one giving you issue?

[LarryS23]

Where do you find if the CAD attribute is defined as a CurrentSheet field? I have been looking for it as it would make editing way quicker.

[LarryS23]

Yeah only the PM field seems to update and then for some reason the other fields (CAD, ENG) disappear.

[Joe-Bouza]

In the titleblockV4 attribute definition