Layout

Creates a print layout viewport.

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A layout viewport represents the sheet of paper that will be sent to a printer or a file such as PDF. Layouts can include various views of the model and annotations like title blocks and notes.

Two types of viewports provide different functions: model viewports and layout viewports.

Model Viewports

In model viewports, create your surface or solid model using the appropriate units and precision.

Layout viewports

In layout viewports, place one or more details of your model and add information that annotates the printed sheet, such as manufacturing notes, bill of materials, general notes, title blocks, seals, and scale bars.

These viewports are accessible on the tabs at the bottom of the modeling area. The ViewportTabs command turns the tabs on and off.

Detail viewports

Layout viewports contain detail viewports. Detail viewport contain a view of the model. Details have their own Viewport Detail and Object Properties. The color, width, and other properties of the detail viewport edge including the No Print property are object properties of the detail.

Steps:

  1. In the New Page Layout dialog box, set options.

  2. Draw a border or insert a title block onto the layout. Add text that does not relate to the model such as the project name, sheet number, sheet content, and the like.

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  3. Add annotation objects such as text and title blocks.

  4. Create details and arrange them on the layout.

  5. In each detail set up view of the model, orientation, and scale.

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  6. In the detail viewport, add text and dimensions that apply to the model geometry.

    Note: To correctly reflect model geometry, add dimensions in the detail viewport. Text added here relates to and reflects the model rather than the page. For example, if a beam is labeled as M8X6.5, it needs to be in the detail viewport.

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  7. Set the visibility of the detail edge on the printed page. Use Properties to access the Print Width No Print property.

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  8. Print.

Options

Name

The layout viewport name.

Paper Size

Width/Height

Sets the size of the paper as well as the width (x length) and height (y length) of the layout. If the paper size not support by the selected printer, the Printer setting will be disabled.

Units

Units for the paper size.

Printer

Select the target printer from the list of configured Windows printers.

Size

Select a supported paper size from the list.

Portrait/Landscape

Sets the orientation.

Initial Detail Count

The number of details to start with.

Layout Viewport Menu Options

Right-click the viewport title to access the viewport menu.

New Page Layout

Add Detail

Enable Detail

Scale Detail

Pan View

Zoom

Active Viewport

Select viewport from the list.

Viewport Layout

Float/Dock Viewport

Hide/Show Viewport Tabs

Background Bitmap

Capture

To clipboard

To file

Delete Page

Display Options

Viewport Properties

Print

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Sheet Layout > New Layout

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View > Page Layout > New Page Layout

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LayoutProperties

Manages layout viewport properties.

Options

Name

The layout viewport name.

Paper Size

Width/Height

Sets the size of the paper as well as the width (x length) and height (y length) of the layout. If the paper size not support by the selected printer, the Printer setting will be disabled.

Units

Units for the paper size.

Printer

Select the target printer from the list of configured Windows printers.

Size

Select a supported paper size from the list.

Portrait/Landscape

Sets the orientation.

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Sheet Layout > Layout Properties

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CopyLayout

Copies the active layout to a new page.

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Detail

Manages layout detail viewports.

Detail viewports are modeling viewports that can be placed on a layout viewport.

Note: Selected detail views can be copied with Transform > Copy like normal geometry.

Options

Add

Draw a rectangle to add a detail view.

Turn on the detail view's control points.

Drag the control points of the to resize the detail view.

Click and drag an active view to move it around. It can overlap its neighbors.

Enable

Allows editing the model in the detail window.

You can also double-click the detail to enable it. Double-click another part of the screen to disable.

Scale

Set the distance on page to a distance in model.

Lock

Locks the detail view.

Unlock

Unlocks the detail view.

EnablePage

Disables the detail view and returns focus to the layout viewport. You can also double-click another part of the screen.

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Sheet Layout > Add Detail View

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CopyDetailToViewport

Copies the selected detail to a model viewport.

Steps:

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CopyViewportToDetail

Copies or moves a model viewport to a new page layout as a detail viewport.

Steps:

Options

Transfer

Copy

Copies the selected model viewport to a new page layout and keeps the model viewport.

Move

Copies the selected model viewport to a new page layout and removes the model viewport.

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HideInDetail

Hides selected objects in a detail view.

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ShowInDetail

Shows hidden objects in a detail view.

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