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Status Needs review
Categories General
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 27, 2021

[CR] Draw sheet border

Why there is no option to actually draw print border? It is troublesome to create printouts because it requires too much steps. We need an option to place paper sheet boundary in default model and quickly generate sheet models from it. Now the workflow is broken, either we have to create sheet model in zero coordinates and then move and scale default model(and fight with annotation scales) or have to write down coordinates then input these coordinates in sheet properties when creating new Sheet model next choose scale and then try to reference coincident.
How it is now:
Use Post-it notes to write down sheet origin before creating model and then manually input them when creating models.
Expected:
Ability to provide border origin coordinates graphically(it may be as define sheet boundary tool improvement).

Examples:
add a icon so sheet coordinates can be entered also by graphics
[View:add a icon so sheet coordinates can be entered also by graphics communities.bentley.com/.../CR_2D00_sheet_2D00_boundary.png_2D00_940x735.png or either add a additional tool for drawing Sheet border: communities.bentley.com/.../CR_2D00_sheet_2D00_boundary2.png:940:0]
or either add a additional tool for drawing Sheet border:

  • Guest
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    May 2, 2023

    I am not sure if this addresses your issue, but this is our workflow for a similar situation: activate the Place Named Boundary then pick the From Drawing Boundary option. Select a pre-set seed that includes the border and set the desired scale. The user then basically moves the cursor and clicks to drop a rectangular named boundary in the Default model. This then creates a sheet model (and drawing model if desired) that references that portion of the Default model.