Datasheet

UNDERSTANDING THE LAYOUT TABS

The layout tabs are like page previews with the added advantage of allowing you to draw

within them. The layout tabs also give you control over the printed scale of your drawing.

Another way to look at the layout tabs is to think of them as a drawing paste-up area. In the lay-

out tab, you can set up multiple views of the drawing you create in model space. You can also add

a title to your drawing and include borders or other graphic design features.

Try the following exercise to see firsthand how the layout tabs work.

1. Click the Layout1 tab at the bottom of the drawing area. The drawing area changes to show

your drawing, plus some additional display elements as shown in Figure 1.10. The Layout

tab shows you how your drawing will look when it is printed.

Figure 1.10

Your drawing as it ap-

pears in a layout tab

Accurate Panning

Realtime Pan is a great tool for quickly getting around in a drawing, but sometimes you need to pan in

an exact distance and direction. A version of the Pan command lets you do just that.

If you choose View  Pan  Point, you see the prompt:

Specify base point or displacement:

This is the prompt you see for the Move or Copy commands, though in this case you’re not affecting the

objects in your drawing. When you select a point at this prompt, you see a rubber-banding line in con-

junction with the next prompt:

Specify second point:

The rubber-banding line indicates the direction and distance of your pan. As with any other command

that displays a rubber-banding line, you can select points to indicate distance and direction, or you can

enter coordinates. This allows you to specify exact distances and directions to pan your view.

Click this outline

and then press

the Delete key.

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