Sheet collections allow you to manage and organize sheets in your project.
This video demonstrates the following:
Sheet collections offer enhanced flexibility in organizing and naming sheets within your project.
For instance, consider a model that contains numerous sheets. These may be more manageable if sorted into several sheet collections. To create a sheet collection, right-click on the 'Sheets' node in the Project Browser and choose 'New Sheet Collection'. To assign a meaningful name to the collection, right-click the new collection and select 'Rename'. In this scenario, we will create three sheet collections: 'Working Drawings', 'Life Safety', and 'Schematic Design'.
To add sheets to a sheet collection, select the desired sheets and drag them into the collection within the Project Browser. Multiple sheets can be selected using either 'Shift+Select' or 'Ctrl+Select'. Once sheets are added to a collection, click the '-' sign to collapse the node.
Upon creating the sheet collections, assume that you wish to include the sheet 'G000 – Cover' in each collection. To do this, right-click and duplicate the sheet with views, then drag the cover sheet into each collection and rename it.
Tabs containing the open sheet will display the sheet collection in the tooltip. Parameters on the sheet also indicate the collection to which the sheet belongs. These parameters can be used in tags, schedules, and filters.
When printing or exporting, the sheet collections can be accessed via the 'Select View/Sheets' dialog, facilitating the selection of a collection for print or export.
In summary, utilizing sheet collections can significantly streamline the management of sheets in your projects.