AutoCAD® 2012 and AutoCAD LT® 2012 Essentials: Autodesk® Official Training Guide

Plotting Layouts in Paperspace

Layouts are the preferred plotting environment where one can display multiple scaled drawings within viewports, surrounded by title blocks containing text, and/or having dimensions in paperspace. In the following steps, you will create and plot two layouts from paperspace:

1. Open the Ch14-C.dwg file. If this file is not open, find it on the book's web page.
2. Click the Layout1 icon on the status bar. A single viewport is automatically generated on the layout.
3. Click the ribbon's Output tab and click the Page Setup Manager ...