Autocad 2d Module 39 PDF

Learning Outcomes:

AutoCAD® Self-paced Learning Modules

AutoCAD 2DModule 39

Layouts and Plotting - Part 1

When you have completed this module, you will be able to:

1. Describe a layout and how to create and modify them.2. Describe the two different working spaces, model and paper and how to use them in an

AutoCAD drawing.3. Describe viewports and explain how to create and edit them.4. Describe and apply the command LAYOUT, PAGESETUP and MVIEW.

LayoutsCreating, modifying, configuring and plotting layouts is a large and important part of working inAutoCAD. In this module and Module 40, you will be learning the basic principles of creating,editing and configuring layouts. The advanced features of layouts and view definition will becovered in the AutoCAD 3D Modules.

Model Space Vs Paper SpaceUp to this point in the modules, you have been drawing everything in model space. This is notthe ideal way to use AutoCAD to its potential or as an efficient productive design and draftingtool. These modules were written this way to keep things simple to help the student learn thebasic principles of drawing in a CAD software. It is now time to move on to the next level.In an ideal world, the object(s) you are drawing are drawn in model space and everything that ispart of the plotted paper is drawn in paper space. They are two completely different drawingareas. Only one can be current at a time.

Model SpaceModel space is a limitless three dimensional space where the real object(s) of your model aredrawn. For example, if you are drawing a house, everything that is part of the house such asthe walls, windows, doors, etc. are drawn in model space. The units you might use to draw thehouse are feet and inches. All parts of the house would be drawn at full scale or full size,exactly as they exist in real life.

Paper SpacePaper space is a virtual two-dimensional space where all objects related to the piece of paperyou are plotting your drawing on, are drawn. Objects drawn in paper space are things like thetitleblock, borders, dimensions, notes, labels and bills of material. Paper space is also drawn atfull size but the units are usually inches or millimeters. These units can be different than theones used in model space in the same drawing file. Objects can only be modified in thedrawing space they were created in.

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Model and Layout TabsAlong the bottom of the graphic window you will see the Modeland Layout tabs as shown in Figure 39-1 and 39-2. If you cannotsee these tabs, read the User Tip below. There is only oneModel tab in each AutoCAD drawing but there can be manyLayout tabs. Layout tabs can be created by the user as you willlearn later in this module. When the Model tab is current asshown in Figure 39-1, you are working in model space.

When one of the Layout tabs is current, as shown in Figure 39-2,the layout drawing will be displayed. In a layout tab, you canwork in either paper space or model space. The name of thelayout can be changed.

Moving between Model and Paper SpaceThe current space, which is either model or paper,is called the working space. When the Model tab isthe current tab, the working space can only be

Figure 39-1Model Tab

Figure 39-2Layout Tab

Figure 39-3model but when a Layout tab is the current tab, theworking space can be either model or paper. Whena Layout tab is the current tab, you can change theworking space back and forth between model orpaper space toggling the PAPER/MODEL icons in thestatus bar. See Figures 39-3 and 39-4. ClickMODEL to change to PAPER and PAPER to changeto MODEL.

Model Space is Current

Figure 39-4Paper Space is Current

If the Model and Layout tabs do not display along the bottom of the graphicwindow, enter the OPTIONS command and from the Display tab, enablethe Display Layout and Model tabs in the Layout elements box as shownbelow.


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The Paper Space IconThe paper space icon, as shown in Figure 39-5, will appear whenever theworking space is paper space. When it displays, you know that you are inpaper space and you can only insert or edit paper space objects.

If this icon does not display when you are in paper space, read the User Tipbelow. The status bar will display the current working space.

If the paperspace icondoes notdisplay when

you are in paper space,enable it using the View pull-down menu as shown on theright. You will have to seteach layout tabindependently.

Creating and Editing Layouts

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Figure 39-5The PaperSpace Icon

A layout is the graphical representation of the piece of paper that is configured to plot yourdrawing. What you see on the layout is what will plot on the plotter. You can create andconfigure as many layouts as you wish for each drawing. Each layout can be configured to adifferent paper size or different plotter. On each layout, one or more views of the object can bedisplayed, each at the desired scale.

Paper Space GeometryIn each layout, you can add paper space geometry for example a titleblock, drawing border,dimensions, bill of material, notes and other related geometry.

Model Space GeometryYou can also create as many viewports as you wish to display the model space object(s) youcreated in the model space. Each viewport can be configured to display the model spaceobject(s) at a specified scale or area to display.By default, a new drawing starts with two layout tabs, Layout1 and Layout2. You can create anew layout from scratch, use the Create Layout wizard or import a layout from an existingtemplate drawing. In this module, you will learn how to create them from scratch.

AutoCAD Command: LAYOUTThe LAYOUT command is used to create, modify, or edit the current layout.

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There are two completely different spaces to work in when you are drawingin AutoCAD. They are model space and paper space.The real object(s) that you are drawing should be drawn in model spaceand all other objects that are part of the description of the object, are drawnin paper space.

Objects created in model space can only be modified in model space and should alway bedrawn at full size using the appropriate model drawing units. Objects drawn in paper spacecan only be modified in paper space and are drawn at full size. The paper units may differfrom the model units.

AutoCAD Command: MVIEWThe MVIEW command is used to create a model space view in paper space. It is a paper spacecommand.Shortcut: MV

AutoCAD Command: PAGESETUPThe PAGESETUP command is used to configure thepiece of paper to be plotted for the current layout.

Shortcut: Right click the layout name, the pop upmenu will display as shown below.

ViewportsA viewport is a rectangular or square hole cutthrough a sheet of drawing paper (layout) so that themodel the can be viewed at a specified scale andorientation. A layout can have an unlimited numberof viewports cut through it all viewing the samemodel at different scales and orientations.

The viewport will display all visible objects that existin model space. If the model is changed after theviewport is created, the viewport will automaticallydisplay the changes since it is merely viewing the

Figure 39-6A Layout with Three Viewports

model. The orientation and scale of the viewport can be adjusted. When you have a viewportset, you can lock the display so that it cannot be accidentally changed. If you want to makechanges, simply unlock it. It is best to insert the viewport on its own layer and turn the layer offbefore you plot the drawing to avoid plotting the viewport rectangle.

Paper space objects, like dimensions, crosshatching, note, titleblocks, borders, text etc arethen added or drawn in paper space at full scale on the drawing.


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Using the LAYOUT, PAGESETUP and MVIEW Commands 2005-2008

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For AutoCAD 2005-2008 users only. If you are using AutoCAD 2000-2004,skip to page 39-10)

Step 1 Open drawing AutoCAD 2D Lab 25-1that you constructed in Module 25.

Step 2 Using the SAVEAS command, save thedrawing with the name AutoCAD 2D Workalong39-1.

Step 3 Delete the titleblock, the titleblock textand the border. Your drawing should now Figure Step 3appear as shown in Figure Step 3.Step 4 Using the PURGE command, purge the layers Titleblock and Titleblock Text.

Step 5 Create layer Viewport asshown in Figure Step 5.

Step 6 Enter the OPTIONS command.In the Display tab, set the LayoutElements settings to match FigureStep 6.

Figure Step 5

Step 7 Enable the Layout 1 tab. To do that,click it with the left mouse button. It willdisplay white. With the cursor on Layout 1,right click the mouse. In the right-click menu,click Rename as shown in Figure Step 7

Figure Step 7

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Using the LAYOUT, PAGESETUP and MVIEW Commands 2005-2008 - Continued

Step 8 In the RenameLayout dialogue box, enterthe new name Drawing SizeA as shown in Figure Step 8.

Figure Step 8

Step 9 Repeat the same for Layout 2 namingFigure Step 9

Step 10 Enable the Drawing Size A layoutas shown in Figure Step 10. Note how thepaper space icon will display as shown in

it Drawing Size B. Your Model/Layout tabsshould now appear as shown in Figure Step 9.

Figure Step 10. If it does not display, see theUser Tip on page 39-3.

Figure Step 11

Step 11 With the layout Drawing SizeA enabled, right-click it. In the right-click menu, click Page Setup Manageras shown in Figure Step 11. This willopen the Page Setup Managerdialogue box.

Step 12 In the Page Setup Managerdialogue box, select Drawing Size A.When it highlights, click the Modifybutton. See Figure Step 12A and 12B.This will open the Page Setup dialoguebox for Drawing Size A as shown in Figure Step 12C.

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Figure Step 10

Figure Step 12A

FigureStep 12B


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Figure Step 12C

Step 13 In the Printer/plotter area, pulldown the list of plotters and printersavailable. The list on your computer willdiffer from the figure. Select None as shownin Figure Step 13.

Authors Comments:None is used for the plotter/printer in the labexercises in these modules. The reason for Figure Step 13this is to standardize the procedure for allstudents. There are merely hundreds of different printers and plotters available to theAutoCAD User. After you successfully complete the modules and are actually printing orplotting your drawings on paper, you would select the applicable printer/plotter available toyour computer.

Step 14 In the Paper size box, pulldown the list of available paper sizesand select ANSI A (8.50 x11.00Inches) as shown in Figure Step 14.

Figure Step 14 ...continued on page 39-8


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Authors Comments:Be careful when are selecting the papersize. In most cases, there are usually twoselections for each paper size. Forexample, an 8.5 x 11.0 is the same size asan 11 X 8.5. The only difference would beits orientation, either portrait or landscape.

Figure Step 15A

Step 15 In the Drawing orientation box, Figure Step 15A, selectPortrait since we want the 8.5X11 paper orientated vertically. Theselected paper size is shownin the graphic. See FigureStep 15B.

Step 16 In the Plot area andthe Plot Scale area, set yoursettings to match Figure Step16A. When your dialogue boxmatches Figure Step 16B,

Figure Step 15B

click OK.


Figure Step 16A

Figure Step 16B


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Step 17 Your graphic window in the layoutDrawing Size A should now appear similar toFigure Step 17.

Step 18 Using what you just learned, edit thePage Setup dialogue box for Drawing Size Blayout as shown in Figure Step 18.

Figure Step 17

Figure Step 18



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Using the LAYOUT, PAGESETUP and MVIEW Commands 2000-2004For AutoCAD 2000-2004 users only. If you are using AutoCAD 2005-2008,skip to page 39-15)

Step 1 Open drawing AutoCAD 2D Lab 25-1that you constructed in Module 25.

Step 2 Using the SAVEAS command, save thedrawing with the name AutoCAD 2D Workalong39-1.

Step 3 Delete the titleblock, the titleblock textand the border. Your drawing should nowappears as shown in Figure Step 3.

Figure Step 3

Step 4 Using the PURGE command, purge layers Titleblock and Titleblock Text.

Step 5 Create layer Viewport asshown in Figure Step 5.

Step 6 Enter the OPTIONS command.In the Display tab, set the LayoutElements settings to match FigureStep 6.

Figure Step 5

Step 7 Enable the Layout 1 tab. To do that,click it with the left mouse button. It will displaywhite. With the cursor on Layout 1, right clickthe mouse. In the right-click menu, clickRename as shown in Figure Step 7.

Figure Step 7

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Step 8 In the RenameLayout dialogue box, enterthe new name Drawing SizeA as shown in Figure Step 8.

Figure Step 8Step 9 Repeat the samefor Layout 2 naming it Drawing Size B. YourModel/Layout tabs should now appear as shown inFigure Step 9.

Figure Step 11A

Figure Step 9

Figure Step 10

Step 10 Enable the Drawing Size A layout as shown in Figure Step 10. Note how thepaper space icon will display as shown in Figure Step 10. If it does not display, see theUser Tip on page 39-3.

Step 11 With thelayout Drawing SizeA enabled, right-click it. In the right-click menu, clickPage Setup asshown in FigureStep 11A. This willopen the PageSetup dialogue boxfor layout DrawingSize A as shown inFigure Step 11B

Figure Step 11B



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Step 12 Enable thePlot Device tab asshown in Figure Step12A. In the Plotterconfiguration area,pull down the list ofplotters and printersavailable. The list onyour computer will differ fromthe figure. Select None asshown in Figure Step 12B.

Authors Comments:

Figure Step 12A

Figure Step 12B

None is used for the plotter/printer in the lab exercises in these modules. The reason forthis is to standardize the procedure for all users. There are merely hundreds of differentprinters and plotters available to the AutoCAD User. After you successfully complete themodules and are actually printing or plotting your drawings on paper, you would select theapplicable printer/plotter available to your computer.

Step 13 Enable theLayout Settings tabas shown in FigureStep13.

Figure Step 13

Step 14 In the Paper size box, pulldown the list of available paper sizesand select ANSI A (8.50 x11.00 Inches)as shown in Figure Step 14.

Figure Step 14Authors Comments:Be careful when are selecting the paper size. In most cases, there are usually twoselections for each paper size. For example, an 8.5 x 11.0 is the same size as an 11 X 8.5.The only difference would be its orientation, either portrait or landscape.



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Step 15 In the Drawing orientation box select Portrait sincewe want the 8.5X11 paper orientated vertically. You can see theway the paper will be orientated by the small graphic. SeeFigure Step 15.

Step 16 In the Plot area and the Plot Scale areas, set your Figure Step 15settings to match Figure Step 16A. When your dialogue box matches Figure Step 16B,click OK.

Figure Step 16A

Figure Step 16B



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Step 17 Your graphic window in the layoutDrawing Size A should now appear similar toFigure Step 17.

Figure Step 17

Step 18 Using what you just learned, edit the Page Setup dialogue box for Drawing SizeB layout as shown in Figure Step 18. Ensure you set the plotter to None.

Figure Step 18



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Using the LAYOUT, PAGESETUP and MVIEW Commands - Continued

Step 19 Your graphic window in the layoutDrawing Size B should now appear similar toFigure Step 19.

Authors Comments:The next step is to use the MVIEW commandto create a viewport(s) on the drawing sheet.A viewport is simply a rectangular or squarehole cut through the drawing paper. After thehole is cut, you will be able to see the model.It will show all visible model space objects ifthe view is zoomed to the extents. Rememberyou can cut as many holes as you required butin this workalong, you will be only be cutting Figure Step 19one viewport (hole) in the drawing.

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Figure Step 20

Figure Step 21C

Step 20 In paper space, enable layout Drawing Size A. Setlayer Viewport as the current layer. Enter the MVIEWcommand as shown below to cut a viewport through thepaper layout.Command: MVSpecify corner of viewport or[ON/OFF/Fit/Shadeplot/Lock/Object/Polygonal/Restore/2/3/4] <Fit>:Specify opposite corner:

(Using a window select two opposite corner to define the locationand size of the view port. Try to create the same size and locationof the window as shown In Figure Step 20.)

Regenerating model.

Figure Step 21A Figure Step 21B

Step 21 Change to model space. You can do that byclicking the PAPER icon in the status bar as shown inFigure Step 21A. When you are in model space, theMODEL icon will replace the PAPER icon. See Figures 21Aand 21B. Execute the ZOOM - Extents command so youcan see everything in the model. Your viewport will displayall visible objects In the model as shown in Figure Step21C.Command: ZSpecify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP), or[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/Object] <realtime>: E



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Step 22 While still on model space, use the wheel onthe mouse to zoom and pan the model in the viewport toappear similar to Figure Step 22.

Figure Step 23

Step 23 Change to paper space. You can do this byclicking the MODEL icon in the status bar. It will nowchange to the PAPER icon as shown in Figure Step 23.

Step 24 Open the Properties window and then withoutentering a command, select the viewport. See FigureStep 24.

Figure Step 24

Authors Comments:A viewport is a paper space object. That is why it isessential that paper space be the working space toallow you to select it and change its properties.

Step 25 While the viewport is selected, set theCustom scale property to 1.5. What that means is thatif the layout was plotted on paper, the model would be1.5 times larger then it actually is in real life. The actualscale is 1:1.5.


Figure Step 22

Figure Step 25


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Step 26 Set the Display locked properties to Yes asshown in Figure Step 26. When the viewport displayis locked, you cannot change the scale or theorientation of the viewport. Once the view is set tothe correct scale and orientation, always lock it toprotect it from accidentally being adjusted.

Figure Step 26

Step 27 Using what you just

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Figure Step 27


Figure Step 28

learned, create the viewport andset the layout for Drawing Size Bas shown in Figure Step 27.

Step 28 Set the Standard Scaleto 1:1 by selecting it from the pull-down list. See Figure Step 28.Lock the display.


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Step 29 Turn layer Viewport off. Your layouts should appear as shown in Figure Step 29.

Figure Step 29Step 30 Save and close the drawing.

When you use theMVIEW commandto create aviewport in thedrawing, you

should always execute the ZOOM- Extents command immediatelyafter. Before you enter thecommand, change the workingspace to model. After executingthe command, you will be able tosee all the visible model objects inthe viewport. You can then zoomand pan the view to set thedesired view.

Zoom to the ExtentsView zoomed and Panned

The Key Principles in Module 391. The real objects you are drawing are drawn in model space and everything that is part of

the plotted paper is drawn in paper space. They are two completely different drawingareas. Only one can be current at a time.

2. A viewport is a rectangular or square hole cut through a sheet of drawing paper (layout)so that the model can be viewed at a specified scale and orientation.


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Lab Exercise 39-1

Drawing Specifications

Time Allowed: 40 Min.

Name

AutoCAD 2D Lab 39-1

Template

N/A

Units

Inches

Text Style

N/A

Font

N/A

Note: Color, Linetype, and Lineweight are all ByLayer unless otherwise instructed.

Layering Scheme

Objects on Layer Name Color Linetype Lineweight

ViewportsInstructions:

Viewport Green Continuous N/A

1. Open the drawing AutoCAD 2D Lab 22-1.2. Save the drawing with the name AutoCAD 2D Lab 39-1.3. Delete the titleblock, titleblock text and the border.4. Purge layer Titleblock and Titleblock Text.5. Create the layer Viewport as shown above.

Figure Step 5

6. Rename the Layout1 tab to A SIZE and Layout2 tab to C SIZE. See Figure Step 5.7. For layout tab A SIZE set the following:

a) Plotter: Noneb) Paper Size: 8.5X11 Portraitc) On layer Viewport, create one viewport using most of the sheet. Set the scale to

1:1, center the model and lock the display.8. For layout tab C SIZE set the following:

a) Plotter: Noneb) Paper Size: 17X22 - Landscapec) On layer Viewport, create one viewport using most of the sheet. Set the scale to

1.4:1, center the model and lock the display.9. Turn layer Viewport off.

A SIZE C SIZE


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Lab Exercise 39-2

Drawing Specifications

Time Allowed: 40 Min.

Name

AutoCAD 2D Lab 39-2

Template

N/A

Units

Inches

Text Style

N/A

Font

N/A

Note: Color, Linetype, and Lineweight are all ByLayer unless otherwise instructed.

Layering Scheme

Objects on Layer Name Color Linetype LineweightViewports

Instructions:Viewport Green Continuous N/A

1. Open the drawing AutoCAD 2D Lab 27-3.2. Save the drawing with the name AutoCAD 2D Lab 39-2.3. Delete the titleblock, titleblock text and the border.4. Purge layer Titleblock and Titleblock Text.5. Add layer Viewport as shown above.

Figure Step 5

6. Rename the Layout1 tab to E SIZE and Layout2 tab to B SIZE. See Figure Step 5.7. For layout tab E SIZE, set the following:

a) Plotter: Noneb) Paper Size: ANSI E 34X44 - Landscapec) On layer Viewport, create one viewport using most of the sheet. Set the scale to

3/4"=1'-0" (1:16), center the model and lock the display.8. For layout tab B SIZE, set the following:

a) Plotter: Noneb) Paper Size: ANSI B 11X17 - Landscapec) On layer Viewport, create one viewport using most of sheet. Set the scale to

1/4" = 1'-0" (1:48), center the model and lock the display.9. Turn layer Viewport off.

Layout E SIZE Layout B SIZE


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