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

Specifies layer into which to place sheet border lines. Range: 1-32001

Layer for sheet labels

Specifies layer into which to place sheet labels. Range: 1-32001

Layer for join labels

Specifies layer into which to place sheet join labels. Range: 1-32001

Label font

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

Text height

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

Text width

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

Label prefix

Specifies text string to place before each sheet label.

Label postfix

Specifies text string to place after each sheet label.

Sheet number direction

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

Sheet number start

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

Sheet rotation

Defines the rotation angle at which to place the sheets. Enter in degrees.

Sheet width

Defines the width of each sheet in ground units.

Sheet height

Defines the height of each sheet in ground units.

Sheet X overlap

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

Sheet Y overlap

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

Sheet X offset

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

Sheet Y offset

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

Sheet join label

Specifies 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

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

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