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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
588 | Chapter 21 Create Layouts
Create Layout Viewports
When you create a layout, you can add layout viewports that act as windows
into model space.
Work with Layout Viewports
When you compose a layout, you can consider layout viewports to be objects
that provide a view into model space that you can move and resize. Layout
viewports may overlap or be separated from one another. You cannot edit the
model while arranging the layout in paper space. To edit the model, you
must switch to model space using one of the following methods:
■ Choose the Model tab.
■ Double-click inside the layout viewport. On the status bar, Paper changes
to Model.
■ Click Paper on the status bar.
When you make a layout viewport current, you are working in model space.
Changes to the model are reflected in all paper space viewports. Objects that
you create in paper space do not change the model or other layouts.
One benefit to using layout viewports is that you can selectively freeze layers
in each viewport. As a result, you can view different objects in each viewport.
You can also display different views by panning and zooming in each
viewport.
You can resize a viewport by using its grips to change how much model space
geometry is displayed in the viewport. Scaling the viewport using the
SCALE
command changes the viewport size without affecting the magnification of
the view.
As you create and place layout viewports, any plot style table that is attached
to the layout is automatically attached to the layout viewports you are
creating. If you want to attach a different plot style table to a layout viewport,
you select the viewport you want to modify, and then open the Properties
palette.