Sets allows users to open a collection of documents in a single view with the pages organized in a specified sorted order, including any revisions and addenda. Users can navigate through multiple files as though they were one document without actually merging them into a single file. Additionally, files that normally cannot be combined due to PDF security or digital signatures can be viewed as a cohesive collection.
Sets can be opened in read-only mode by an unlimited number of users.
The Sets tab provides quick access to open, modify, create
Sets have a few unique navigation properties. See Navigating Sets for more information.
Go to View > Tabs > Sets or press ALT+2 to show the Sets tab.
The following actions are available from the Sets tab toolbar:
Click the dropdown arrow next to this button for the following options:
New Set: Select to create a new Set. This is also the default action selected by clicking the Modify Set button itself. See Creating a Set for more information.
Open Set: Select to open an existing Set. Only one Set can be opened at one time.
Save Set: Select to save the Set that is currently open. If this is an existing Set, it will be overwritten. Sets are saved with the file extension:
.bex
.Save Set As: Select to save the Set that is currently open with a new name.
Select All: Selects all pages in the Set that is currently open.
Select Latest Revisions: Selects only the latest revisions of the pages in the Set that is currently open. Pages that have no revisions are also selected.
Select Previous Revisions: Selects only the previous versions of the pages in the Set that is currently open. Pages that have no revisions are not selected.
Click this button to add new files to a Set. See Adding Files to a Set for more information.
Click this button to print the pages that are currently selected in the Set or select a page grouping from the dropdown menu. See Printing a Set for more information.
Click this button to search all documents included in the Set. The Search tab opens with Current Set selected as the Search In option by default.
Click this button to publish a Set as a PDF. This can be especially useful when a Set needs to be shared with someone who does not have access to the user’s network. There are two options for publishing a Set as a PDF:
Combine: Creates a PDF of the Set. The Combine PDF Files dialog includes options to rearrange the file order, add files, include bookmarks and attachments, merge layers and more.
Package: Creates a PDF Package of all the files in the Set without any of the Set ordering.
Export Drawing Log: Creates a drawing log of the sheets in the Set.
Click this button to bring up the Tags dialog box to edit current tags, add or remove tags, or reorder tags for the current Set.
Click this button to access Sets Preferences.
Click this button to toggle between Thumbnail View mode and List View mode. The selection persists until changed.