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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 Files tab (Options
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.
Insert a Layout Using DesignCenter
Using DesignCenter
™
, you can drag a layout with its objects from any drawing
into the current drawing.
When you use DesignCenter to insert a layout into a drawing, a new layout
is created that includes all of the paper space objects, definition tables, and
block definitions from the source layout. You can delete unneeded paper space
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