Keep track of page numbering?

[Anonymous]

Is there any way to keep track of the page numbering in a plan set? Or
to automatically number plan sheets?
Thanks!
-Kirsten

[Anonymous]

Kirsten,
I have a software package that includes this feature. If you take a look
and are still not interested I will give you the block of code I used to do
it in my software. Take a look at www.homestead.com/designpro/main.html
I use a block for each sheet size that I use. So I simply search the drawing
each time my software inserts a new titleblock, then add 1 to the highest
sheet in the set for the new page number then go back update the "of Page"
to correspond. All automatic. If you need any help let me know. Note my
software dynamically selects the correct sheet size for you based on what
size window you pick around your drawing then you can
upsize/downsize/scale/rotate to what you want.

Rodney Estep

[Anonymous]

Rodney,
Does this mean that all your sheets have to be in the same drawing? Since
our drawings can be 100 to 200 pages long, that wouldn't be feasible. I was
thinking some kind of overall project manager would be needed for that big
of a task
.
"Rodney Estep" wrote in message
news:965CF9E3946073D54C1C210A35E13108@in.WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> Kirsten,
> I have a software package that includes this feature. If you take a look
> and are still not interested I will give you the block of code I used to
do
> it in my software. Take a look at www.homestead.com/designpro/main.html
> I use a block for each sheet size that I use. So I simply search the
drawing
> each time my software inserts a new titleblock, then add 1 to the highest
> sheet in the set for the new page number then go back update the "of Page"
> to correspond. All automatic. If you need any help let me know. Note my
> software dynamically selects the correct sheet size for you based on what
> size window you pick around your drawing then you can
> upsize/downsize/scale/rotate to what you want.
>
> Rodney Estep
>

[Anonymous]

I don't know of an easy way to do this within the drawing without using
LISP, VBA, or ARX. We keep track of sheets within a drawing set two ways:

1) By appending the sheet number to the end of the file name.

2) And by manually putting the sheet number (and total sheets) in each
drawing's title block.

Since we only have a small number of sheets per drawing set, less than 10.
We don't need to rely on any "automated" way to track drawing sheet within
the drawings. We just know which sheet it is and it is easy to keep track
of. If I was in your case of needing to track 100's of drawings I would
probably re-evaluate my directory structure (I don't know what you currently
have), place all drawings for each project within a directory (if this is
feasible, for us it is not as we are a mechanical company and use the same
part in several different places), then append the sheet number to the end
of each file name. Now I would write a LISP routine to update each
drawing's sheet number to that of what the file name specifies.

I would have each file name be in the structure of the project number/name
then the sheet number:

Example: Manhattan Bridge Project_001.dwg

This is just one approach and idea.

--
Kevin Nehls
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"Kirsten" wrote in message
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> Is there any way to keep track of the page numbering in a plan set? Or
> to automatically number plan sheets?
> Thanks!
> -Kirsten
>