Category Archives: Layout

AutoLISP: ViewPort Lock & Unlock

Posted on June 21, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is another short but sweet LISP routine by Lee-Mac found at the AUGI forums. This one is great because it does 4 functions. You can Lock or Unlock viewports byselecting them or you can Lock or Unlock all of … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Layout, Modifying, Viewports | 2 Comments

Printer Margins

Posted on June 9, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Some one asked me yesterday, “what are the dashed lines that I see when I am in a layout tab?” Simplified answer: These are the boundary lines that show you the printable area of that Layout Tab’s sheet size and … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Layout, Settling In | 8 Comments

Printing Multiple Layout Tabs

Posted on March 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Did you know that you can print multiple layout tabs at once? Here’s how: Hold the CTRL button Select the layout tabs that you want to print/plot Right-click any of the tabs and select “Publish Selected Layouts…”

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Adding Transparency Per Viewport

Posted on March 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I started working part-time recently and I actually got to use this new transparency feature that is new to AutoCAD 2011. And now I love it. It is as easy as freezing layers in viewports – REALY! (the picture below … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Layout, Modifying, New in 2011, TIPS | 10 Comments

Line-Type Scale

Posted on February 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

When you are in Model-Space, and place a dashed line, you may not see the dashed line. In order to see the dashed line, you need to adjust the LTSCALE (Line Type Scale). The scale factor that you set when … Continue reading →

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Tab thru Layout Tabs

Posted on February 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here’s a quick tip: Hold the CTRL button and then hit the PAGE-UP or PAGE-DOWN buttons to “tab” through your layout tabs.

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Copy, Re-order, and Rename Layout tabs

Posted on February 18, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a quick tip. After you have your layout setup the way that you want, as in the previous post, you can simply copy the layout tab and modify the viewport and text accordingly. This will save you a … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Layout, Text | 8 Comments

Adding a new Layout

Posted on February 16, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Creating layouts and viewports have been around for a while; Viewports were introduced in Release 12 (1992), even though they functioned differently than what is commonly used as viewports today… The Layout function was introduced in Release 2000 (1999). So they … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Layout, TIPS | 12 Comments