Creating a new layout
In IntelliCAD, you can create multiple layouts for a single drawing. Each layout
represents a sheet of paper. For each layout you can specify the print area,
print scale, lineweight scale, pen mappings, and add viewports, dimensions,
a title block, and other geometry specific to the layout. The entities you add
to a layout in paper space do not appear in model space.
Each layout requires at least one layout viewport. This viewport displays
the drawing’s model space entities.
When you create a new drawing, the drawing automatically contains two default
layouts: Layout1 and Layout2. You can start by using one of the default layouts,
you can create your own, or your can create a new layout from another template
(.dwt) file, drawing (.dwg) file, or drawing interchange (.dxf) file.
Each drawing can contain up to 255 layouts.
To create a new layout using the Layout1 or Layout2 tab
- Click the Layout1 or Layout2 tab.
- Set up at least one layout viewport.
- If desired, rename the layout.
To create a new layout using a new Layout tab
- Do one of the following:
- Choose Insert > Layout > New Layout.
- On the Layouts toolbar, click the New Layout tool (
).
- Type layout, press Enter, and choose New.
- Type a unique name for your layout and then press Enter.
- The name can be up to 255 characters in length and can contain letters,
numbers, the dollar sign ($), hyphen (-), and underscore (_), or any combination.
- Set up at least one layout viewport. For details, see Working with layout
viewports.
To create a new layout from an existing file
- Do one of the following:
- Choose Insert > Layout > Layout from Template.
- On the Layouts toolbar, click the Layout from Template
tool (
).
- Type layout, press Enter, and choose Template.
- Select the desired template, drawing, or drawing interchange file that
contains the layout you want, and then click Open.
- Select the layout(s), and then click OK. You can choose multiple layouts
by holding down CTRL while selecting layout names.
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Reusing layouts from
other files
Managing layouts in
a drawing
Setting up Layout tabs
for printing
Understanding paper
space and model space
Viewing drawings in
paper space and model space
Working with layout
viewports
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Copy a layout
Create layout viewports
Delete a layout
Rename a layout
Save a layout as a
template
View a list of all
layouts
View drawings in paper
space and model space