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To make a different layout viewport the current viewport, click inside it. You
can also press
CTRL + R to cycle through the existing viewports.
Typically, you step through the following process:
■ Create a drawing on the Model tab.
■ Configure a plotting device.
■ Create a layout tab.
■ Specify layout page settings such as plotting device, paper size, plot area,
plot scale, and drawing orientation.
■ Insert a title block into the layout (unless you started with a template
drawing that already has a title block).
■ Create layout viewports and position them in the layout.
■ Set the view scale of the layout viewports.
■ Add dimensions or annotate or create geometry in the layout as needed.
■ Plot your layout.
Set Up a Layout
After you complete a drawing on the Model tab, you can begin creating a lay-
out to plot by choosing a layout tab.
See Also
“Assign Plot Style Tables to Layouts” on page 630
Overview of Layout Setup
After you complete a drawing on the Model tab, you can begin creating a
layout to plot by choosing a layout tab. When you choose a layout tab for
the first time, a single viewport is displayed, and a sheet with margins
indicates the paper size of the currently configured plotter and printable area
of the paper. AutoCAD displays the Page Setup dialog box, in which you spec-
ify layout and plot device settings. The settings you specify are stored with
the layout as the page setup. Once a layout is established, you can modify its
settings later.