The key is to press and hold down the ALT key while you type 0160. To enter a blank space you can use %% or %%U which enable a blank field, but we are going to use a key combination or ALT+0160 for a blank field.Īlthough I find the %%U and %% helpful since you can see the characters, I have found many people that prefer the blank space.

If you leave this area blank you would think that you would get a blank space, instead you will get 4 dashed lines - that will print in your title block. The area underlined above in RED is where you have options to enter a Non Breaking Space to replace the word VALUE. To do this use a numbering sequence to keep organized. Why the 01 and 02? AutoCAD will sort these fields alphabetically and in our title block we want to enter the drawn by first then the checked by. We are going to edit sheet custom properties by adding 01-Drawn by and 02-Checked by. Select Edit Custom Properties on the lower left of the dialog box.įor this task we will add sheet custom properties. Right click on the Sheet Set Project (AU2019_Project Header shown in the image below), then select properties from the fly out menu. Start AutoCAD and open up a Sheet Set that already contains a sheet within the set. You can perform this same function with your standard company title block to provide consistency on your design projects. The virtual computers at Autodesk University would not allow us to enter the non-breaking space but we were able to use %% or %%U to capture the same effect. We are going to review exercise 3 from my Sheet Set class and a video of the non-breaking space. Within the SSM you can insert a non-breaking space which will give you the ability to have a cleaner output by inserting a blank field. In word processing and digital typesetting, a non-breaking space, also called no-break space, non-breakable space, hard space, or fixed space, is a space character that prevents an automatic line break at its position. This class was a hands-on-lab with 15 exercises and one of those was entering Sheet custom data into our sheet set template. In my class at Autodesk University 2019 we explored Advanced topics using the Sheet Set Manager. What do I mean by a non-breaking space using a field in AutoCAD? Entering data using fields in AutoCAD is an extremely efficient way to connect the data and keep consistent throughout your design project, especially when using Sheet Set Manager.

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