Lesson 31 | Using Layouts

In this lesson, you learn how to create a layout, which is the environment you use to prepare your drawing for plotting. You also learn how to switch between layouts and layout viewports.

Plotting is a vital step in the process of communicating your design and the use of layouts is an important part of preparing for plotting.

The following illustration shows geometry that resides in model space and a plot preview from a corresponding layout.

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Describe the purpose and key properties of layouts.
  • Create a new layout.

About Layouts

A layout is an environment used ...

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