{"id":43387,"date":"2026-05-30T17:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/?p=43387"},"modified":"2026-05-30T17:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:05:30","slug":"adding-custom-sheet-format-to-the-new-sheets-in-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/adding-custom-sheet-format-to-the-new-sheets-in-solidworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Custom Sheet format to the new sheets in SOLIDWORKS Drawings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Working on custom drawing templates for drawing document creations in SOLIDWORKS is very common task and may also include the addition of new sheets into the drawing document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While working with <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/solidworks-3d-cad\/\">SOLIDWORKS<\/a> default drawing template, addition of new sheets in the drawing will have the same standard format automatically loaded into all the new sheets added. But, when, a custom drawing template containing customized border and title block is being used, inserting a new sheet will give us a warning message saying, \u201cThe sheet format could not be located\u201d. This is because <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/solidworks-3d-cad\/\">SOLIDWORKS<\/a> cannot locate the sheet format for the custom drawing template. To demonstrate this, I have a custom drawing template as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Blog-Pic1.jpg\" alt=\"The sheet format could not be located\" class=\"wp-image-43388\" style=\"width:598px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Blog-Pic1.jpg 430w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Blog-Pic1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When a new sheet is inserted into the drawing, the warning message pops up:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic2.png\" alt=\"The Sheet Format could not be located SOLIDWORKS Image\" class=\"wp-image-43389\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.833631776005209;width:419px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This warning message means that <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/solidworks-3d-cad\/\">SOLIDWORKS<\/a> cannot fetch the required Sheet format as the template is changed from Standard to Custom. To resolve this issue, the following workaround can be used. Before proceeding to the next step, the sheet format of the template needs to be first saved into the default sheet format folder by clicking file &#8211; Save Sheet Format.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic3.png\" alt=\"Adding Custom Sheet format to the new sheets in SOLIDWORKS Drawings\" class=\"wp-image-43390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic3.png 649w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic3-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After saving the sheet format, we need to now set the sheet format path manually in the document properties. To set the sheet format manually, click on Options \u00e0 Document Properties \u00e0 Drawing sheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Sheet format for new sheets field, enable the \u201cUse different sheet format\u201d and browse for the custom template sheet format from the required folder.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic5-1024x476.png\" alt=\"Document Properties\" class=\"wp-image-43391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic5-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic5-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic5-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SWX-Pic5.png 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After setting the custom sheet format for the new sheets, check by adding the new sheets 2, 3, 4 etc. to the drawing document. Now, we see that the custom sheet format is now displayed for the sheets. To save this setting of sheet format, again save the drawing template with a new name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, the method of resolving the issue of \u201cmissing sheet format \u201cparticularly when new sheets are added to the drawing document while using a custom drawing template is addressed. The first step in resolving this issue is to save the custom template as a new sheet format in the default sheet format folder. The next step is to map the new sheet format to the template. Finally, we need to save the drawing template with a new name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By following the above steps, the user can save their valuable design time which otherwise would have been unnecessarily wasted in browsing and fetching the custom sheet format whenever the custom template is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working on custom drawing templates for drawing document creations in SOLIDWORKS is very common task and may also include the addition of new sheets into the drawing document. 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