Sheet Layout (SheLay)

Type: Interactive Application

Places rectangular sheet lines with sheet labels over a user selected boundary area. Allows many different layout options and includes ability to overlap sheets and label match lines between sheets. The command starts with a menu keys dialog that allows the user to select a boundary line for layout.

The results of Sheet Layout are shown on the blue boundary line.

Local Commands

None

Parameters

Layer for sheet lines

The sheet border lines will be placed in this layer. Range: 1-32001

Layer for sheet labels

The sheet labels will be placed in this layer. Range: 1-32001

Layer for join labels

The sheet join labels will be placed in this layer. Range: 1-32001

Label font

Text font to use for sheet labels. Range: 1-12

Text height

Text height for sheet and join labels. Enter as Inches or Mm based on the current file settings.

Text width

Text width for sheet and join labels. Enter as Inches or Mm based on the current file settings.

Label prefix

Text string to place before each sheet label.

Label postfix

Text string to place after each sheet label.

Sheet number direction

This controls which way the numbering should run. Horizontal or Vertical may be chosen.

Sheet number start

This controls where the sheet numbering will start. This can be Upper Left, Lower Left, Upper Right, Lower Right.

Meander sheet numbers

If this is on, then sheet numbers will reverse direction on each row or column of sheets. If this is off, then sheet numbers will stay the same direction on all rows or columns.

Sheet rotation

The sheets will be placed at the specified rotation angle. Enter in degrees.

Sheet width

This is the width of each sheet in ground units.

Sheet height

This is the height of each sheet in ground units.

Sheet X overlap

This is the amount of overlap between each sheet in the X direction. Use negative numbers to create gaps.

Sheet Y overlap

This is the amount of overlap between each sheet in the X direction. Use negative numbers to create gaps.

Sheet X offset

This is the amount to offset the sheets in the X direction from the original starting position.

Sheet Y offset

This is the amount to offset the sheets in the Y direction from the original starting position.

Sheet join label

This is the prefix to use when labeling the join line between each sheet. This will be followed by the sheet number that joins the current sheet.

Maximum sheet columns

This sets the maximum number of sheets in each column. When the maximum column is reached the sheets will move to the next column.

Maximum sheet rows

This sets the maximum number of sheets in each row. When the maximum row is reached the sheets will move to the next row.

Button Assignments