Commas in Sheet Set Manager
Sheet Set Manager has certainly made it much easier to create, manage, and plot drawing sheets. Even still, SSM is not without it’s flaws. Perhaps one of my all-time SSM annoyances is the fact you cannot insert a comma in a SSM field. So how did I put a comma in the illustration above?
Well technically there is no comma in the above illustration. Instead I have inserted a character that looks like a comma. The secret is to press and hold the ALT key while you type 0130. It will then insert a character that looks like a comma, but more importantly works with SSM.
The other question I get rather frequently is how to make a SSM field blank. That solution is very similar to the comma solution. Instead of typing ALT+0130, type ALT+0160. The 0160 code will insert a non-breaking space, which will appear blank when plotted.
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Thanks for posting the escape sequence for SSM; The code for “Blanks” 0160 works great for me but Alt 0130 for a comma is giving me a headache. My SSM field is using Romand.shx, could this be my problem?
Thanks Joe
Joe - AutoCAD fonts (SHX) don’t always have the same depth as most True Type Fonts. The Alt + 0130 sequence was figured out by going to the Character Map in Windows. Seems to me the AutoCAD font you’re using just doesn’t have a comma character for 0130. Changing your font to a True Type Font (Arial, Times Roman, etc) should fix this for you. The only other option would be to open the Character Map in Windows, and see if you can find another character that looks like a comma, and try it. Sorry I don’t have a better answer for you.
- Donnie
Donnie,
You can also have a non-breaking space by typing Shift-Ctrl-Space altogether.
Huáscar - Thanks for sharing that additional tidbit of information!
Donnie,
You also can use %%44 in the sheet name, this will regenate a comma, in most .shx fonts, when translated into autocad.
Tim
Donnie,
Do you know how to insert other items such as; + , : , ‘X’? Is there a list of code that shows all the different characters you can use?
Brandon - I personally do not have such a list, although you will probably find just about everything you’re looking for in the Character Map (Generally: Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map).