Creates a print layout viewport.
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.
In model viewports, create your surface or solid model using the appropriate units and precision.
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.
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:
In the New Page Layout dialog box, set options.
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.
Add annotation objects such as text and title blocks.
Create details and arrange them on the layout.
In each detail set up view of the model, orientation, and scale.
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.
Set the visibility of the detail edge on the printed page. Use Properties to access the Print Width No Print property.
The layout viewport name.
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.
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.
The number of details to start with.
Layout Viewport Menu Options
Right-click the viewport title to access the viewport menu.
Active Viewport
Select viewport from the list.
Viewport Layout
Capture
Delete Page
Sheet Layout > New Layout View > Page Layout > New Page Layout |
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.
Sheet Layout > Layout Properties None |
Copies the active layout to a new page.
None None |
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
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.
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.
Set the distance on page to a distance in model.
Locks the detail view.
Unlocks the detail view.
Disables the detail view and returns focus to the layout viewport. You can also double-click another part of the screen.
Sheet Layout > Add Detail View View > Page Layout > Add Detail View |
Copies the selected detail to a model viewport.
Steps:
Click in the detail to copy.
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Copies or moves a model viewport to a new page layout as a detail viewport.
Steps:
Click in the viewport to copy.
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.
None None |
Hides selected objects in a detail view.
None None |
Shows hidden objects in a detail view.
None None |