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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Reuse Layouts and Layout Settings
When you create a layout, you can choose to apply the information from an
existing template.
A layout template is a layout imported from a DWG or DWT file. When you
create a layout, you can choose to apply the information from an existing
template. The program has sample layout templates to use when you design
a new layout environment. The paper space objects and page setup in the
existing template are used in the new layout. Thus, the layout objects,
including any viewport objects, are displayed in paper space. You can keep
any of the existing objects from the template you import, or you can delete
the objects. No model space objects are imported.
The layout templates are identified with a .dwt file extension. However, a
layout template or layout from any drawing or drawing template can be
imported into the current drawing.
Save a Layout Template
Any drawing can be saved as a drawing template (DWT file), including all of
the objects and layout settings. You can save a layout to a new DWT file by
choosing the Save As option of the LAYOUT command. The template file is
saved in the drawing template file folder as defined in the Application tab
(Application Preferences dialog box). The layout template has a .dwt or .dwg
extension like a drawing template or drawing file, but it contains little
information not essential to the layout.
When you create a new layout template, any named items, such as blocks,
layers, and dimension styles, that are used in the layout are saved with the
template. These definition table items are imported as part of the layout
settings if you import this template into a new layout. It is recommended that
you use the Save As option of the LAYOUT command to create a new layout
template. When you use the Save As option, unused definition table items are
not saved with the file; they are not added to the new layout into which you
import the template.
If you insert a layout from a drawing or template that was not created using
the Save As option of the LAYOUT command, definition table items that are
used in the drawing but not in the layout are inserted with the layout. To
eliminate unnecessary definition table items, use the PURGE command.
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