Data Management - Device Sheets
Created: March 22, 2016 | Updated: April 11, 2017
| Applies to versions: 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1
Now reading version 16.1. For the latest, read: Data Management - Device Sheets for version 21
The Data Management - Device Sheets page of the Preferences dialog.
Summary
As its name suggests, the Data Management – Device Sheets page of the Preferences dialog allows you to manage the device sheet related features.
Access
The Data Management – Device Sheets page is part of the main Preferences dialog (DXP » Preferences) and is accessed by clicking the Device Sheets entry under the Data Management folder, in the left hand pane of the dialog.
Options/Controls
Device Sheet Folders
- Device Sheet Folder List- List all the added device sheet folder locations.
Include Sub-folders- Check this option and all sheets in sub-folders can be used as device sheet as well.
- Move Up - To change sequence of device folders.
- Move Down - To change sequence of device folders.
- Add - Click this button to add a folder containing device sheet files if any.
- Remove - Click this button to remove a Device Sheet Folder containing Device Sheet files if any from the Device Sheet Folders list.
Options
- Make Device Sheets Read Only - Disable this option and you can edit the objects on the device sheet that is associated by the device sheet symbol on a parent sheet. By default this option is enabled and you cannot edit device sheets.
- Display "Read Only" Watermark - Enable this option and the device sheets will have the 'Read Only' as the watermark for the background and to denote that device sheets are not editable.
- Display Device Sheet Watermark - Enable this option and the device sheets will have the recycle symbol as the watermark for the background.