Modifying Subset Properties

You can specify subset properties when you create a subset. You can modify the subset properties later by using the Properties option from the subsets context menu in the Sheet Set Manager palette.

Option Description
Subset Name Specifies the name of the subset
New Drawing Sheet Location Specifies where DraftSight stores new .dwg files that contain the sheets you add to the subset.
Drawing Sheet Creation Template Specifies the default drawing template file (.dwt) and the name of the sheet used to create new drawing files for this subset. Optionally, you can specify a different drawing sheet creation template when creating each drawing sheet.
To specify a different template when creating new sheets, set the Prompt for Template to Yes.

To change the drawing sheet creation template (for a subset):

  1. In the Subset Properties dialog box, in Drawing Sheet Creation Template, click Browse.
  2. In the Select Sheet as Drawing Sheet Template dialog box, click Browse.
  3. Navigate to the .dwt file you want to use as the template and click Open.

    The dialog box displays the list of sheets from the specified template.

  4. Select the sheet.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Optional: In Prompt for template, select Yes to specify the sheet creation template every time you create a drawing sheet in the drawing sheet set.