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Sheet Manager Terminology
When you are using the Sheet Manager commands, you may come across the
following terminology. Many of these terms are described in further detail in
following topics.
Frame Frames are part of a sheet style. They are rectangular
polylines that position labels on the sheets as the sheets
are generated. Label styles (also called frame
components) are attached to frames. Frames can
correspond exactly with the plan viewport in order to
label plan stations, for example, or they can be set up
below the profile viewport to label profile stations
beneath the profile. You set up cross section sheets by
using frames rather than view definitions.
Frame
Component
Frame components include text label styles, blocks,
distance label styles, and grids. You attach frame
components to frames using the Create/Edit Frame
command.
Laying Out You lay out, or arrange, the profile and plan/profile
sheet series in model space. When you lay out a series,
rectangles called view definitions are positioned over the
alignment or profile. You can move these view
definitions to control the sections of the alignment and
profile that are generated on each sheet.
Layout Mode The AutoCAD drawing editor contains two modes of
working with drawings: Layout and Model. Layout
mode is where you edit sheet styles. You switch
between the two modes by clicking the Model and
Layout tabs at the bottom of the AutoCAD window.
Layout mode is also known as paper space.
Model Space Model space is where you create drawing entities, such
as alignments and profiles.
Paper Space See Layout Mode.
Sheet Series A group of sheets generated from the current
alignment, saved as .dwg files. Sheets in a series may
contain views of a horizontal alignment, a profile, or
cross sections.