Using Layouts to Set Up a Print - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 767

6. Make the A-ANNO-NPLT layer current, and then create a new view-
port (refer to the “Creating the Paper Space Viewport” section if you
need a refresher) in the lower-left corner of the layout (look ahead to
Figure 14.71).
7. The viewport displays all the model space contents. Although the
view will be labeled as not having a scale, you should create the view-
port with a scale of 3 ⁄ 16 ″ = 1 ′ -0 ″ (1:70).
8. Select the 14A-FPLAY1.dwg xref, right-click, and then choose Open Xref
from the contextual menu that opens.
This will open the 14A-FPLAY1.dwg file in a new drawing window.
9. Modify the General Notes text box to be a single column. You'll do this
by placing the cursor just after the first note in the left column, and
then pressing the Delete key.
10. To allow more room in the plan sheet, stretch the 1, 2, 3, and 4 gridlines
to be closer to the cabin.
11. Save and close the 14A-FPLAY1.dwg , and then return to the A-103
layout tab in the A-100.dwg ile.
12. Copy this viewport, double-click inside the new viewport, and then
pan and zoom until the General Notes text fills the viewport.
13. Copy the Drawing Title block under the new viewports, and edit the
attributes as shown in Figure 14.71.
NOTE Most plan sheets require some degree of refinement as they
are put together. Learning how to switch quickly between different xrefs is
imperative in making these edits in an efficient manner. You'll likely deter-
mine a preference between editing xrefs in place or opening the reference as
you gain more experience with the software.
The floor plan drawings for your plan set are now complete. In this section, you
learned how to create viewports at a specific scale, manage the layers in those
viewports, and for the AutoCAD users, import additional layouts into Sheet Set
Manager. In the next section, you'll apply many of these same concepts to setting
up your elevation plan sheets.