Sheet Issue Tools Ribbon Panel
Sheet Issue automates the tedious task of creating bound DWG's and PDF's for issuing.
With the click of a button Sheet Issue sends the files to a designated folder and adds the drawing revision as a suffix to the file names.
To run successfully the following criteria must be met:
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Sheet Issue uses the title block information to create the file names using the Job No. / Sheet No./ Revision attributed data as shown below.
The Job No. and Sheet No. fields are separated by a hyphen (-), the Sheet No. and Revision seperator can be set in the Sheet Issue Config dialogue.
Sheet Issue 
Click the button to issue the current sheet.
Prior to using Sheet Issue ensure the Sheet Issue Config dialogue has been correctly completed and all criteria listed above is met.
Ensure you are in Paper Space / Layout Space of the drawing to be issued and click the Sheet Issue button to run.
The tool will first run a series of checks to ensure the configuration is correct. Should any problems be found an warning code will be reported to the user, please refer to the Troubleshooting section below for detailed explanations of these.
As Sheet Issue creates the files it may give the user some queries via dialogue options so it can continue.
Once the required files are created Sheet Issue will display a screen message to the user.
The files may be then be collected and issued.
Open Issue Folder 
Opens the current folder that Sheet Issue is configured to save DWG and PDF data.
Sheet Issue Config 
Click the Sheet Issue Config button to open the dialogue as shown below.
1. Issue Location: Click Browse to apply the Issue Location for the bound DWG and PDF files. This could be a local folder or a network project specific location.
2. Create Files: Check the PDF and Bound DWG boxes to select the required files.
3. Add revision suffix to files: Decide if you require revisions added to the exported DWG and PDF files. Place a check in the box to activate Revision Seperator: Hit the down arrow to select the type of Revision Separator.
4. Bound DWG Export Version: Select the DWG version required for the exported files.
5. Bind Option For Files With Attached Images: PDF and JPG images that are linked into DWG files cannot be bound, therefore options have been provided to allow the creation of a ZIP file containing a bound DWG plus the images.
6. Plot Styles (CTB): Select the Plot Style CTB file you would like to use for the ODF creation.
7. Plot transparency: Place a check in the box to create the PDF file with transparency.
Trouble Shooting
Click the button Help button to access this help information.
When Sheet Issue is activated it will first run a series of checks to ensure the configuration is correct.
Should any problems be found the following warning codes will be reported to the user, simply follow follow the instructions provided.
Warning 100
You are currently in Model Space.
The MonkeyFlow Issue tool can only be run from a Paper Space layout.
Set the title sheets up in Paper Space layouts and re-run.
Warning 101
More than one title sheet found in the current layout.
The MonkeyFlow Issue tool only allows one title sheet per Paper Space layout.
Move additional title sheets to a new layout or delete
Warning 102
Issue configuration file not found.
Run the MonkeyFlow Issue Configuration command.
Warning 103
The issue folder path is not configured.
Run the MonkeyFlow Issue Configuration command and select a valid issue folder
Warning 104
Issue folder path not found.
The issue folder path may have been deleted on the system.
Run the MonkeyFlow Issue Configuration command and select a valid issue folder.
Warning 105
Invalid PDF creation option.
Run the MonkeyFlow Issue Configuration command and configure the PDF option.
Warning 106
Invalid bound DWG creation option.
Run the MonkeyFlow Issue Configuration command and configure the bound DWG option.
Warning 107
Invalid revision separator option.
Run the MonkeyFlow Issue Configuration command and configure the revision separator option.
Warning 108
Invalid bound DWG version option.
Run the MonkeyFlow Issue Configuration command and configure the bound DWG version option.
Warning 109
Files cannot be bound if they contain unloaded XREFs.
Remove or Reload unloaded XREFs and save file.
Warning 110
Cannot find or configure Sheet Issue plot style file (CTB file).
Please check with your system administrator that you have permission to save CTB files to your configured location. If not please refer to the Sheet Issue help file.
Warning 111
Cannot find or configure Sheet Issue printer configuration file (PC3 file).
Please check with your system administrator that you have permission to save PC3 files to your configured location. If not please refer to the Sheet Issue help file.
Warning 112
The current file to be issued cannot be the default AutoCAD drawing name.
Please save the current file Drawing(Num).dwg to an appropriate name.
Warning 113
A valid MonkeyFlow title sheet could not be found.
Please insert a valid MonkeyFlow title sheet.
Warning 114
The title block revision has not been set and is showing its default value of -.
Please update the revision value to an alpha numeric value and re-run Sheet Issue.
Warning 115
The title block drawing number and / or revision contains invalid characters.
Change the drawing number not to include characters:
< > : " | \ / ? * or spacebar