To Select a Sheet Set Field

Use this procedure to select a sheet set field to insert into a drawing.

  1. Open the Field dialog box from one of the following components:
    If you want to… Then…
    insert a sheet set field into a text element see To Insert Fields in AutoCAD Text.
    insert a sheet set field into a multiline text (mtext) element see To Insert Fields in AutoCAD Multiline Text.
    insert a sheet set field into an AutoCAD table cell see To Insert Fields in AutoCAD Table Cells.
    insert a sheet set field into an attribute definition see To Insert Fields in AutoCAD Attributes.
    insert a sheet set field into a property set definition see To Insert Fields in Property Set Definitions.
    insert a sheet set field into an object property see To Insert Field Placeholders in Object Properties.
    insert a sheet set field into an object style see To Add Fields to Object Style Properties.
  2. Under Field Category, select SheetSet.

    Under Field Names, all sheet set-related fields are displayed.

  3. Select the field you want to insert.
  4. If you have selected CurrentSheetSetCustom or CurrentSheetCustom, select the desired property under Custom property name.
  5. If you have selected SheetSet, you can select any sheet set and any sheet to be displayed in the field. You can insert the sheet set or sheet field as a hyperlink, so that clicking on the field in the drawing will open the sheet or sheet set associated to the field.

    If necessary, browse to a different sheet set.

  6. If you have selected SheetSetPlaceholder, select the correct placeholder under Placeholder Type.
    Note: The fields for sheet title, sheet number, sheet description, view title, and view number can be created as a hyperlink that jumps to the sheet or model space view referenced.
  7. Under Format, select a text format or data format for the field.
  8. Click OK.