USING LAYOUTS TO DISPLAY YOUR DESIGN

Each layout represents an individual sheet of paper. Add a border, title block, and floating viewports showing model space geometry to the layout to create a drawing of your plot.

Choose the layout tab to create a layout.  Use the Page Setup dialog box to specify plot device, print area, paper orientation, plot offset, paper size, and default scale.  Use a layout template to import DWG or DWT files with title block information into the current layer.  Use AutoCAD® DesignCenter™ to copy layouts between drawings.

In this lesson you create two layouts in a single drawing.  Designing a Layout Using a Layout Template Copying an Exist Layout.

Tip: Default paper size is determined by the available configured Windows® system printer and non-system plotters.  Use Autodesk Plotter Manager to add or configure Windows system printer, or non-system plotter.

Designing a Layout Using a Layout Template

1. Right-click the layout1 tab to display layout options on the shortcut menu, then click From Template.
2. In the Select File dialog box, select Architectural, English Units -Color Dependent Plot Styles.dwt as the template, the click Open.
3. Select Architectural Title Block, then click OK to accept Architectural Title Block as the default layout name and then close the dialog box.
4. Right-click the Architectural Title Block tab to display layout menu options on the shortcut menu, then click Rename.
5. In the Rename Layout dialog box, under Name, type Roof Plan.   Click OK to close the dialog box and rename the layout tab.
6. Click the Roof Plan tab and the drawing environment switches from model space to paper space and displays a title block and viewport.
7. Double-click inside the viewport to switch from paper space layout to work in the floating viewport.
8. In the floating viewport, right-click to display the Default menu options on the shortcut menu then click Zoom.
9. Right-click to display Zoom menu options on the shortcut menu, then click Zoom Extents.  The model drawing is displayed.
10. Right-click to display Zoom menu options on the shortcut menu, then click Exit to end zooming.
11. On the status bar, click the Model button to switch from the model space floating viewport to work in the paper space layout.
12. Click the edge of the viewport to display grips.
13. On the Modify menu, click Properties.
14. In the Properties window, click Standard Scale and select 3/8"=1' to apply a 3/8" scale to the viewport.
15. Close the Properties dialog box.
16. Click the viewport's lower-right grip to make it active, then drag the grip up until only the framing plan is visible.
17. Press ESC twice to remove all grips.  The roof plan layout is complete.

Tip: Use grips to resize or change location of floating viewports.

Tip: Click the Paper button on the status bar to work in the floating viewport, which is a view into model space.  Click the Model button on the status bar to work in the paper space layout outside of the floating viewport.

Copying an Existing Layout

1. Right click the Roof Plan tab to display layout menu options on the shortcut menu, then click Move or Copy.
2. In the Move or Copy dialog box, select (move to end).
3. Click Create a Copy, then click OK to create Roof Plan (2).
4. Click the Roof Plan (2) tab.
5. From the View menu, click Viewports, and then click New Viewports.
6. In the Viewports dialog box, on the New Viewports tab, click Single to create a single viewport, then click OK.
7. Click two points to create a new viewport along the right side of the layout.
8. Double-click inside the viewport to make it active.
9. On the Standard toolbar, click Zoom Window.
10. Click two points to place a window around the three details to the right of the plan.
11. Right-click to display the Default menu options on the shortcut menu, then click Pan.
12. Drag the pointer to move the drawing display so that the details are centered in the viewport.
13. Right-click to dipole the Pan menu options on the shortcut menu, then click Exit to finish.
14. On the status bar, click the Model button to switch from the model space floating viewport to work in the the paper space layout.
15. Click the same floating viewport to display grips.
16. On the Modify menu, click Properties.
17. In the Properties window, click Standard Scale and select 1"=1' to apply a 1" scale to the viewport.
18. Close the Properties dialog box.
19. Press ESC twice to remove grips.  The second layout is ready to plot.

Tip: To disable the automatic creation of floating viewports when a new layout is created, clear the Create Viewport in New Layout option on the Display tab in the Options dialog box.

Tip: Right-click a layout tab and click Delete to delete a layout.