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Reuse Layouts and Layout Settings | 583
For example, if you insert a layout called ANSI D from a layout template
and you already have two layouts in your drawing called Layout1 and
Layout2, the new layout is called Layout3 - ANSI D.
Layouts toolbar
Command line
LAYOUT
Shortcut menu Right-click the layout tab and choose From Template.
Save a Layout Template
Any drawing can be saved as a template drawing (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 Options dialog
box, Support tab. The layout template has a .dwt or .dwg extension like a
drawing template or drawing file, but it contains little information not essen-
tial to the layout.
When you create a new layout template, any named objects, such as blocks,
layers, and dimension styles, 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.
To save a layout template
1 At the Command prompt, enter layout.
2 At the prompt, enter sa to save the current layout as a template.
3 Enter the name of the layout you are saving.
4 In the Create Drawing File dialog box, enter a name for the drawing
template file you are saving.
5 In Files of Type, select Drawing Template File (*.dwt).
6 Choose Save.