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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.