Document Properties > Drawing Sheets

Setting	Get/Set Methods	Return Value or <Value>	Comments
Sheet format for new sheets - Use different sheet format	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsUseDifferentSheetFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsUseDifferentSheetFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to use a different sheet format
Sheet format for new sheets - Sheet format file location	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceString(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swFileLocationsNewSheetFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceString(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swFileLocationsNewSheetFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	String value	Specifies the location of the sheet format file to use
Zones - Origin	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDrawingSheetsZonesOrigin, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDrawingSheetsZonesOrigin, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, swDrawingSheetsZonesOrigin_e.<Value>)	See swDrawingSheetsZonesOrigin_e for valid options	Specifies the corner where the lowest letters and numbers start on the drawing sheet
Zones - Letter Layout	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsZonesLetterLayout, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsZonesLetterLayout, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, swDrawingSheetsZonesLetterLayout_e.<Value>)	See swDrawingSheetsZonesLetterLayout_e for valid options	Specifies where the letters and numbers appear on the drawing sheet
Zones - List number first in Zone callout	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsListNumFirstInZoneCallout, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsListNumFirstInZoneCallout, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>	Boolean value	Specifies whether to list letter or number as first character in zone callouts: Letter first (A1, B3, C4, etc.); default Number first (1A, 3B, 4C, etc.)
Zones - Continue column iteration across sheets	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsContinueColumnIteration, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsContinueColumnIteration, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to restart columns or rows (default) across drawing sheets; (i.e., A, B, C, etc.)
Multi-sheet custom properties source - Use custom property values from this sheet on all sheets	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsMatchCustomPropVals, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingSheetsMatchCustomPropVals, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to use custom property values from this sheet on all sheets
Multi-sheet custom properties source - Sheet number	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDrawingSheetCustomPropSheetNo, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDrawingSheetCustomPropSheetNo, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Integer value	Sheet number
Store images for OLE object data in drawing file (Note: will increase file size)	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swStoreOLEImagesWithModel, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swStoreOLEImagesWithModel, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Boolean value	For drawings

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