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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
598 | Chapter 21 Create Layouts
Edit in Layout Viewports
When you are working in paper space and you want to edit model space
objects, you can return to model space by making a layout viewport current.
Changes you make within a layout viewport affect your model and therefore
affect all other viewports that display the objects you changed.
Scale Views Relative to Paper Space
To accurately and consistently scale each displayed view in the plotted draw-
ing, set the scale of each view relative to paper space. Scaling or stretching
the layout viewport border does not change the scale of the view within the
viewport.
When you work in a layout, the scale factor represents a ratio between the
actual size of the model displayed in the viewports and the size of the layout.
The ratio is determined by dividing the paper space units by the model space
units. For example, for a quarter-scale drawing, the ratio would be a scale
factor of one paper space unit to four model space units, or 1:4. You can
change the plot scale of the viewport using the Properties palette, the
ZOOM
command, or the Viewports toolbar.
To modify a viewport scale using the Properties palette
1 Make sure you are on a layout tab in paper space.
2 Double-click the border of the viewport whose scale you want to modify.
3 In the Properties palette, select Standard Scale, and then select a new scale
from the list.
The scale you choose is applied to the viewport.
Standard toolbar
Command line PROPERTIES
Shortcut menu Select the viewport, right-click in the drawing area, and
then choose Properties.