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The Views tab organizes view drawings in which constructs and elements are referenced to provide specific
views of a building. Views allow you to tell AutoCAD Architecture in architectural terms what types of
drawings you want to assemble, such as first floor plans, second floor framing plans, or building sections.
Views may contain any number of constructs, which in turn, may reference elements. After you create
views, you can organize them on sheets.
No view drawings have been created in the Getting Started project.
5 Click the Sheets tab.
The Sheets tab organizes a set of project drawing sheets that you can plot or electronically publish. Sheet
drawings contain paperspace layouts that comprise the sheet layout. You reference model space views from
view drawings onto sheets to create sheet views.
If you are familiar with the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager, the Sheets tab should also look familiar.
Since sheets contain views (which reference constructs) and elements, any changes to the design in the
constructs or elements can be easily updated in the views and sheets, by reloading the externally referenced
drawings.
Now that you have an overview of how your drawings are organized and managed in AutoCAD Architecture,
proceed to the next exercise to start designing.
Managing Your Drawings | 5