Insert Layout

Add a layout between the active layout and the next layout.

This function allows you to add a new layout by entering an appropriate name for it and setting up its paper size, orientation, units and scale.

This function is only available when a layout is active.

Layouts are intended primarily for plotting views of the drawing space.

Once a layout has been defined, you can add one or more named viewports.

Procedure

The drawing below does not have a layout, only the drawing space, which is labelled as the Drawing tab.

To add a layout page to the drawing:

1. Select Layouts ► Insert Layout or click the icon in the toolbar. Alternatively, right-click the Drawing or Layout tab and select Insert Layout from the popup context menu.

2. You are prompted to:

3. Type the new name for the layout and then press [Enter] or click  Enter .

The layout name must be unique i.e. it cannot have the same name as an existing layout.

4. The Layout Settings display. Here you can set up the layout's paper size, orientation, units and scale. Modify the layout settings as necessary, and then click OK.

5. You are asked if you want to add a default viewport to the layout or, if the drawing already contains viewports, a named viewport. The default viewport is a view of the drawing space contained by the paper limits, or as much of it as can be displayed at your chosen sheet size and scale.

6. If the drawing contains named viewports, click Named Viewport to display a list of defined viewports in the Control Bar.

7. The new paper layout is created and set as the current layout.

8. You can also change the scale and sheet size by right-clicking the Layouts tab and selecting the Layout Settings option from the popup context menu. This displays the Layout Settings where you can change the layout's paper size, orientation, units and scale.

9. You can select the background colour for your layout in the View Settings menu.