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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 Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Create and Modify Layouts in a Project
There are several options in the Project Manager for creating and modifying
layouts directly in the interface or through a shortcut menu.
Following are descriptions of common operations when working with layouts
in the Project Manager. You can access commands by right-clicking an item
in the tree view to display the relevant shortcut menu.
Add layout from drawing. After you create a project, you can add one
or more layouts from existing drawings. You can initialize a layout by
switching to it using the QuickView dialog box or the layouts popup menu
on the status bar. A layout does not contain any print settings before
initialization. Once initialized, layouts can be drawn upon, published, and
added to projects (after the drawing has been saved).
Create a new layout. As an alternative to importing existing layouts
from a drawing, you can create a new drawing with a layout based on a
specified template. When you place views in this layout, the drawing files
associated with the views are attached as xrefs.
Modify a layout. Double-click a layout on the Project tree view to open
the associated drawing. To review a layout, right-click on the layout and
click Open Layout Read-only to open the drawing in read-only mode.
NOTE Modifying a layout should always be done using an open project in the
Project Manager. This ensures that all data associated with the layout is updated.
Rename and renumber a layout. After you create or add a layout, you
can change its title and number.
Remove a layout from a project. Removing a layout from a project
disassociates the layout from the project, but does not delete the associated
drawing file or the layout saved in the drawing.
Reassociate a layout. If you move a drawing to a different folder, you
should reassociate the layout to the project with the properties listed in
the Details panel to correct the path. To reassociate the layout, click the
Ellipsis button in Drawing Location property and specify the new location
of the drawing. Update the Layout property as needed.
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