Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Viewport boundaries will print if you don't pay attention to where you create
them. What that means is that each drawing view has a nice rectangular border
around it. Nice, but a definite no-no in every drafting office. In Chapter 6, I intro-
duce you to object properties, including probably the most important one,
layers.
You can define a layer so that objects on it do not plot, and that's where you
should create your viewports.
If you don't have any paper space drawings handy, you can use one of the
AutoCAD sample drawings. Refer to the tip near the beginning of the “Setting Up a
Layout in Paper Space” section, earlier in the chapter for where to find the sample
drawings.
Some different ways of plotting the same model can be handled in a single pa-
per space layout with different page setups. See Chapter 16 for more details. If
your projects require lots of drawings, you can parlay layouts into
sheet sets
— a
feature that makes for more sophisticated creation, management, plotting, and
electronic transfer of multi-sheet drawing sets.
