Sheet Index

The Sheet Index contains controls to manage sheet indexing.

A sheet index is an organized and named collection of sheet models from one or more design files. You may link any sheet model from any design file into a sheet index. You can then manage the properties of all the sheet models within the sheet index collectively. Sheet indexes may also be added to print organizer print sets for printing.

Setting	Description
Refresh	Refreshes the content of the sheet index. Though the sheet index automatically refreshes when you make any changes, in some cases, you may need to refresh it manually by clicking this icon.
Place as Table	Starts the Place Table Tool to place the index sheet. An index sheet contains properties of all the sheets in the sheet index that is placed as a table. Once placed, a report definition of the index sheet is also created in the Reports dialog.
(Technology Preview) Place Federated sheet index as table	Allows you to create the description of the Parent Sheet Index in the form of a table. It shows Folder Name, Sheet Number, Sequence Number, File Name, Exclude from Auto numbering, Link Type, Full Path, and so on.
Open Print Organizer	Opens the Select Print Style dialog. Selecting the desired print style in the Select Print Style dialog and clicking OK opens the Print Organizer. The Sheet Index displays in the Print Organizer. You can compose a new print set file using the sheet index.
Open Sheet Index for Edit	Allows you to make changes to the sheet index. When you click this icon, other users cannot make changes to the sheet index.
Make Sheet Index Read Only	Turns off editing options on the sheet index. When you click this icon, the changes made to the sheet index are saved and other users can make changes to the sheet index.
Add	Used to add sheet, new folder, (Technology Preview) sheet index reference.
Add Sheet	Opens the Add Sheet dialog from where you can select the file from which you want to add sheet links
Create Folder	Creates a new folder in the sheet index.
(Technology Preview) Sheet Index Reference	Opens Insert Sheet Index (Technology Preview) dialog, from where you can add existing Sheet Index from the different WorkSet under same WorkSpace.
Manage Sheet Index	Opens the Manage Sheet Index dialog in which you can manage the sheet index and its properties.
Update All Sheet Properties	Updates sheet models with the recent changes made to the respective sheet nodes in the sheet index tab. It will restore default color of the sheet names if 'Show Modified' is used previously. You can also update Text Fields in each sheet model for which the properties are propagated using "Update All Sheet Properties.
Show Modified	Shows all modified sheets except sheets from active file, by turning sheet names to blue color. Sheets from sheet index tab can be modified in sheet properties using Manage Sheet Index dialog or Properties Dialog. "Show Modified" doesn't mark Sheet Index nodes which point to Sheet Models in active file since the changes are automatically propagated. Here modified sheet means sheet node properties are not synchronised with actual sheet model.
(Technology Preview) Create Sheet Index File	Allows you to create child Sheet Index under parent Sheet Index.
(Technology Preview) Open Sheet Index File	Allows you to open Sheet Index from any WorkSet under same WorkSpace.
Delete	Deletes the selected folder or sheet link from the sheet index. If the folder contains links or other folders, they are deleted as well.
Reset pop-up menu for sheet index	Right-clicking the sheet index opens a pop-up menu with following options: Validate - Verifies that all the targets in the sheet index still exist in the locations to which the links point. If any targets do not exist, the sheet names turn red. They remain red until you revalidate and confirm that all targets in the folder exist in the specified locations. Add Sheet - Opens the Add Sheet dialog from where you can select the file from which you want to add sheet links. Update Sheet Model Properties - If you make changes to the properties in the sheet index, selecting this option updates those properties in the sheet model. (Technology Preview) Export SheetIndex to XML - Exports the sheet index as an XML file to the location of the Workset. For example C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation 2024\Configuration\WorkSpaces\<WorkSpace Name>\WorkSets\<WorkSets name>.xml. (Technology Preview) Import SheetIndex from XML - Opens the Import XML File dialog where you can select the XML file to import as a Sheet Index. Details - Opens the Details dialog displaying the properties of the sheet index. Properties - Opens the Properties dialog displaying the properties of the sheet index.
Reset pop-up menu for folders	Right-clicking a folder opens a pop-up menu with following options: Validate - Verifies that all the targets in the folder still exist in the locations to which the links point. If any targets do not exist, the sheet names turn red. They remain red until you revalidate and confirm that all targets in the folder exist in the specified locations. Add Sheet - Opens the Add Sheet dialog from where you can select the file from which you want to add sheet links. Update Sheet Model Properties - If you make changes to the properties in the sheet index, selecting this option updates those properties in the sheet model. Rename - Allows you to key in a new name for the selected folder. Details - Opens the Details dialog displaying the properties of the folder. Properties - Opens the Properties dialog displaying the properties of the folder.
Reset pop-up menu for sheet links	Right-clicking a sheet opens a pop-up menu with following options: Validate - Verifies that the target sheet still exists in the locations to which the links point. If any targets do not exist, the sheet names turn red. They remain red until you revalidate and confirm that all targets in the folder exist in the specified locations. Update Sheet Model Properties - If you make changes to the properties in the sheet index, selecting this option updates those properties in the sheet model. Open - Opens the selected sheet. Add Link to Element - Adds the sheet link to the selected element in the open DGN file. Details - Opens the Details dialog displaying the properties of the sheet link. Properties - Opens the Properties dialog displaying the properties of the sheet link.