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SSMPropEditor - Sheet Set Manager Properties EditorAbout | Download | System requirements | Purchase | Documentation | License agreement | Revision History | Customers and testimonials AboutEdit properties on multiple sheets belonging to AutoCAD's Sheet Set Manager (SSM) or AutoCAD Architecture's Project Navigator (PN) Sheet Set View with ease. If you want to change properties like a revision, date or name on two or more sheets at the same time SSMPropEditor is for you. Your productivity will increase and you will save time avoiding a lot of manual work. Sheet Set Properties, Sheet Set Custom Properties, Sheet Properties and Sheet Custom Properties can be edited and bulk updated.
Copy Sheet Properties from one sheet to one or multiple other sheets. Copy Sheet Set Properties from one Sheet Set to another. Increment revisions quickly on multiple sheets. Paste the total sheet count to any property. Optionally rename the actual drawing file associated with the sheet. Export all Sheet Properties information to a file that can be opened with Excel. Import back the exported file after manual changes have been made. Search or Find and replace can be used for example in Notepad or Excel. Launch your DWG application from the tree view opening the sheet drawing. The application could for example be AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT or TrueView. Workaround when sheet title contains unsupported characters? Have you got “The name cannot be longer than 64 characters”? SSMPropEditor can help with this. SSMPropEditor will save you time and money and make you less frustrated when you don't need to edit one sheet at a time.
Update and correct non-existing paths to improve performance of SSM within AutoCAD.
When it comes to Sheet Set Manager performance within
AutoCAD there can be several reasons. There are a
few things that can be done to tune it in. Take a look at these posts: DST ConverterThe DST converter is useful for IT or CAD Managers to correct performance problems with SSM Sheet Sets that started to perform badly. The program converts a DST file to an XML file that can be edited in an XML editor or Notepad and then converted back to DST. One customer used it to replace some dead paths in an SSM file and made a 50 sheet set of construction dwgs each open in 20 seconds instead of the 1½-2 minutes it was taking. Another customer found that the size of the DST was increasing more than reasonable and was able to manually compress and remove erroneous data. Eventually found out that changing the "include in publish" status was what caused the bloat. 1 license of DST Converter is 5 EUR. Contact us for details. Download
Contact us to get a time
limited license file for free. The installer downloads are up to 3.2 MB.
Other languages like French and Spanish can be made available upon request and with some help with the translation. There is also a portable download with the possibility to get the files without the need run the installation. Just extract the files to any folder on your computer or USB memory and run SSMPropEditor.exe.
SSMPropEditor.bundle.zip (2.9 MB) version 4.4.1 English/German version for both 32-bit and 64-bit. For the autoloader that comes with AutoCAD 2012 and 2012 verticals. Includes also a Plug-Ins Ribbon tab panel. Installation instructions below. System requirements.NET Framework 2.0 or later - Download at Microsoft.com Operating system - Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows NT (SP
6A), Windows 2000 (SP2), Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server. The software runs stand-alone and does not require AutoCAD to be installed. Compatible with AutoCAD versions (2005 and up to AutoCAD 2012) that has Sheet Set Manager (SSM). Works with all flavors/verticals based on AutoCAD like AutoCAD Architecture (ACA), Architectural Desktop (ADT), AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Electrical , AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP (AMEP, ABS), AutoCAD P&ID. Compatible with AutoCAD Architecture 2012, AutoCAD LT 2012, etc.
Purchase25 EUR for one license or less depending on the amount of licenses. Click here to Purchase with PayPal (Use your credit card or bank account where available) and you will be emailed the license (this is done manually but normally within 24 hours). Calculate the price based on above price list and enter the total price in the Unit Price text box and click on Update. Quantity will say 1 no matter the number of licenses but the total sum determines the number of licenses so that is ok. Contact us for a quote and include how many licenses you want to purchase and your preferred payment method. If you have a really many users that you want to give access to this software we can discuss a discounted price based on your particular situation. Educational discounts available. Network license needs can be met. The license is perpetual and support is included. PayPal, share-it, Mastercard/Eurocard, Visa, American Express, and Diner's Club online are accepted. Alternatively, there is support for bank transfer/wire transfer, or Checks and Money Orders through postal mail. Online transfers via giropay and Nordea Solo are also supported. To pay by PayPal you can also send payment to the account of info@jtbworld.com at www.paypal.com. DocumentationSetup procedure
It is also possible to run SSMPropEditor from a thumb drive or portable drive or network by downloading the "no installation" .zip file. For deployment on multiple machines silent/automated installation can be
done: AutoCAD 2012 and 2012 verticals installation supporting the autoloader. This can be done both while
AutoCAD is running or not running. SSMPropEditor usageRun SSMPropEditor.exe from the installation folder or start SSMPropEditor from the Windows Start menu. If SSMPropEditor.bundle has been used for installation the application will automatically load and also add the SSMPropEditor panel to the Ribbon tab Plug-ins.
If you don't have the license file SSMPropEditor or if the Sheet Set is locked SSMPropEditor will run in a read-only mode.
With a time limited license the software works without limitation except for the time period limitation.
Here follows the few steps to use the program. Click on the open button or the application menu followed by open or select from recent sheet sets to Open a DST file.
Select one or many sheets in the tree or click on the top node to access the Sheet Set Properties. Click on Show Properties button if "Use Show Properties" is checked. If selecting many sheets it can speed up if "Use Show Properties" is checked but it is a bit less convenient because the button needs to be pressed for the properties to update.
Make the changes to the properties. If the values of a property is different on at least two of the selected sheets you will see *VARIES* as value.
Click on Apply before selecting other sheets in the tree on the left side. Apply is only a way to accept the changes but they are not saved to the DST file until Save is pressed. When opening another Sheet Set (DST file) or exiting the application you will be asked to save the changes permanently to the Sheet Set. Note that changing the Layout property does not change the layout name in the actual DWG file so it should only be used if the layout previously has been or will be changed separately in the DWG file.
Or if you cannot access YouTube use here is an alternative. Make the changes on the selected sheets. Make changes and click on Apply. When opening another Sheet Set (DST file) or exiting the application you will be asked to save the changes permanently to the Sheet Set. Start Ribbon tabPropertiesUse Show PropertiesSelect this checkbox if you don't want to click on Show Properties when you click in the tree view. This can be good when you select a few sheets but it can be slow if you have many sheets. Show PropertiesClick on this button to show the properties of the Sheet Set or the Sheet. Edit Sheet SetCancelCancel any changes. ApplyClick on Apply before selecting other sheets in the tree on the left side. Apply is only a way to accept the changes but they are not saved until Save is pressed. Increment ValueIncrement the value in the active property cell. One or more sheets can be selected. Even if the values are varying each value will be incremented individually. If the existing value is a number it will be incremented to the next number and if a letter to the next letter. If there is a need for a custom incremental series a file named increment_value.txt can be placed in the same folder as the DST file and it will be used to control the increment functionality. An example of the content of the increment_value.txt file is:
"1" In the above example if the existing value is 0 it will be changed to A. If the existing value is B there is no value after so it will not be changed. Notice that each value is enclosed by double quotes. The file can easily be created using Notepad or another basic text editor. Unlock/LockUse the unlock/lock button to unlock or lock the sheet set. This makes it possible to save changes and see them updated in AutoCAD without having to close and open the Sheet Set. When the button says Unlock, clicking on it will make SSMPropEditor unlock the DST file and make it possible to edit it in AutoCAD and make it read-only in SSMPropEditor. When the button says Lock, clicking on it will make SSMPropEditor lock the DST file so it is possible to edit properties. If the DST file is locked by AutoCAD for example when you have the sheet properties dialog box open, SSMPropEditor cannot lock it. ClipboardCopy PropertiesShow Copy Checkboxes checkbox needs to be checked first. The Sheet Set or one or a sheet can be selected. Select what properties should be copied and press Copy Properties.
Paste PropertiesA Sheet Set or one or many sheets can be selected to paste the properties to. It is possible to copy properties from one sheet set and then open another sheet set and paste the properties to. Before Paste Properties
After Paste Properties
Paste Sheet countThe number of sheets is pasted to the currently selected property cell. This is useful if you have a property holding the total number of sheets either as a Sheet Set Custom Property or a Sheet Custom Property. Paste Selected Sheet countThe number of selected sheets is pasted to the currently selected property cell. Sheet IndexingMakes it possible to renumber multiple sheets. If a selection of sheets should be indexed select them in the tree view. Select one Sheet Property or Sheet Custom Property. Click on Sheet Indexing button. The dialog box that makes it possible to specify how the indexing should work opens up.
The dialog box that makes it possible to specify how the indexing should work opens up.
Note in this case how the Sheet Property Sheet number have been changed on all sheets and with the prefix specified.
Show Selection CheckboxesCheck this checkbox to be able to select the properties to copy. Include sheets with 'No Publish'This applies to the buttons for Paste Sheet count and Paste Selected Sheet count. Application Menu and Quick Access Toolbar also known as QATHere you have access to Open, Apply, Save and Recent Sheet Sets. To check if there is a new version available click on "Check for update"
OptionsClick on the Application menu and Options.
Editing of internal pathsUpdate and correct non-existing paths to improve performance of SSM within AutoCAD. As default "Advanced: Show internal paths" is unchecked. When activated reopen the sheet set to see the new properties: Relative Path, Full Path, UNC Path, Local Path, Special Path and Environment Path.
AutoCAD's Sheet Set Manager and SSMPropEditor will try find the sheet/drawing/"File Name" by first looking at the "Relative Path". This is relative to the DST file location and is empty if a relative path cannot be created like when the DST and DWG are on different drives. If the sheet is found using the "Relative Path" the complete path will show in "Found Path". "Expected Path" will be based on the "Relative Path" if it is available. If the "File Name" is not found in the "Relative Path" the "File Name" will be searched for in the "Full Path". If still not found "UNC Path", "Local Path", "Special Path" and "Environment Path" will be searched in the mentioned order. If "File Name" is not found in any of these folders "Found Path" will be empty. Because of the above functionality in Sheet Set Manager the performance can be affected if AutoCAD has to try locating the drawing file in non-existing folders on the network and especially non-existing UNC path. To correct this either make sure all paths are existing or you can delete some of the path properties and just leave one so that the drawing files is found. Suggestion is to make sure the relative path is correct making it possible to relocate the sheet set and also make sure the full path is correct. If "Rename actual .dwg file" is activated in Options changing the "File Name" property will result in the drawing file being renamed when saving the Sheet Set. If "Expected Path" is changed it will result in the drawing file being moved when saving the Sheet Set. Changing any of the other paths can depending on the circumstances also result in moving the drawing file. Tree view right-clickRight click on a sheet or subset in the tree view for more options.
Export/importClick on Export Data to export the information to a text file that is in tab separated format so it easily can be opened with Excel. The file can also be edited with a basic editor like Notepad where you search and replace and then import it back. You cannot add or delete sheets or properties this way. Click on Import tab and then on Import button to import the information from an exported/edited text file that is in tab separated format. When opening a text file in Excel it sometimes automatically format cells so that for example a value 1:100 is showing as 0.1111111 and 1:50 as 01:50. To avoid that make sure to use the Text Import Wizard. The data is delimited with Tabs. and specifically set the data format for columns to for example "Text" so that they are to changed to something else.
Other featuresCreate Grid Report or Report Preview to print to a printer or export to PDF, HTML, JPEG or TIFF. To clear the recent list merge the file SSMPropEditor Clear Recent List.reg to the registry by double clicking on it. The file is located in the installation folder. If you make use of publishing in the background in AutoCAD you need to first run "Resave All Sheets" in SSM before starting to publish. Otherwise the updated properties by SSMPropEditor will not be used. More Sheet Set Manager resources:
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Wishes
If you too have a need for any of these wishes please contact us so we know how big the need for it is and can prioritize accordingly. Some SSMPropEditor reference customers"I love the SSMPropEditor, by the way. It's the coolest thing since sliced bread." “I love your SSMPropEditor. I’ve used it on two major projects this past week and it has saved me at least a day, maybe two, over others here not using the SSM. The SSM speeds up productivity, but the SSM Properties Editor makes it feasible considering you can have titles 64 characters long and longer, plus special characters. The ability to change properties on multiple sheets at once is something that really makes this worth having. I was able to change 45 sheet title blocks in a matter of minutes.” - Archie Dodge "I've just sent out a final issue
of some 40-50 drawings for a
project that I've been working
on all year. I only needed to
use the Prop editor once, but it
worked 'exactly like it said on
the tin'. Excellent! Why don't
Autodesk do this already? I've purchased The SSMPropEditor and It's the best investment I have made in my life. I'm editing custom sheet set data regarding drawn-by and checked by and lot of other data for hundreds of sheets in seconds while it took me days to do it - quote on AUGI "As a Cad Support person with Brisbane City Council
(Australia) I have been responsible for the implementation of Sheet Set
Manager within AutoCad and AutoCad Map 3D. This initiation was overall
excepted well, however one of the few complaints I have received is the
inability of editing multiple drawing (often in excess of 100 drawings)
Titleblock information (SSM Titleblock Fields.
"I believe everyone should be using AutoCAD's Sheet Set Manager, as it greatly improves drawing management. I also believe everyone should be using your Sheet Set Property Editor and Sheet Set Path Editor. Both tools greatly improve AutoCAD's Sheet Set Manager. Our users have indicated that using your software allows them to update the title block data more effectively and efficiently, thus saving time with drawing revisions and submissions." - Keith Biggs, CAD Technical Coordinator, RF Binnie & Associates Ltd. HOLY COW THERE MR JB where has this software been all my life, thanks for taking off at least a day of frustration per job now it takes only 15 min. This tool is a lifesaver!
More customers are found here. SSMPropEditor will help you save time and money when working with multiple sheets in the Sheet Set Manager. SSMPropEditor can help with: AutoCAD Sheet Set, AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager, AutoCAD Sheet Set performance, AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager performance, ACAD SSM, SSM performance issues, AutoCAD Sheet Set Properties, AutoCAD Sheet Properties and much more. If you want other features added feel free to contact us with your wishes. |
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