The Art Of Using Paper Space

In AutoCAD
All Secrets Of Using Layout Tab and
Paper Space In AutoCAD
2010 – 2020

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 Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1 - Introduction To Layout Space (Paper Space)
I - Introduction Overview
II – Comparison Of Layout Space Management With Traditional
Model Space Management
Part 2 - Workflow With AutoCAD And Layout Space
Chapter 1 - Build The AutoCAD Template File W ith The
Default Standard Settings
Process Of Building The Attribute Title Block
Chapter 2 - Test And Determine Scale Drawing On Layout
Space
Chapter 3 - Implementing The First Drawing On The Model
Space With 1:1 Scale Drawing And With The Tested Scale
Drawing On Layout Space
The Basic 16-Step Process Develops The Architectural Plan
To Get The First Drawing On The Model Space
Chapter 4 - Build All The Remaining Drawings Lists In The
Model Space With 1:1 Scale Drawing
Chapter 5 - Set Up A Template Layout Page
Chapter 6 - Working With The First Sample Layout Drawing
Chapter 7 - Print Test The Sample Layout
Chapter 8 – Copy Layout
Chapter 9 - Working With All Layout Drawings
Chapter 10 - Set Up Sheet Set Manager
 Chapter 11 - Print A Series Of Layout Drawings With The Sheet
Set
Part 3 - Applying The Layout To A Real Construction
Part 4 - Summary Of The Standard Process For Working With
AutoCAD And Layout - Apply It To Develop All AutoCAD
Drawings
10 Steps Standard Process Developing All AutoCAD Drawings
And Layouts
Part 5 - Print A Series Of Layout Drawings By Publishing
Part 6 - Managing Annotative And Dashed Lines In Layout
Space (Paper Space)
Part 7 - Back Up Drawings Containing File Sheet Set Securely
Conclusion and Thank you
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Introduction

Paper Space - Printing has never been easier!

Layout Space (Paper Space) is an excellent tool of AutoCAD, specialized

for presenting and printing drawings. This special book not only shows you
how to work with Layout Tab, but also gives you an overview process of 10
standard steps to develop all AutoCAD drawings on the basis of working
with Layout Tab.

With this book, you will completely master Paper Space, manage drawings
scientifically, showing drawings of different proportions also becomes
extremely easy and fast. I will guide you in detail how to combine 3
extremely powerful tools in AutoCAD that are Annotative, Layout and
Sheet Set for you to apply to profile management and batch printing.

More specifically, not only provide the process through 10 steps in the
book, I also guide you based on a real work, I will show you step by step so
you can apply immediately 3 great tools. This is on your own right now.

The core value that I send to you through this wonderful " The Art Of
Using Paper Space In AutoCAD " book, is the word “ PROCESS ”, which
has everything in your hands. To work effectively with AutoCAD and
Layout tab, you must have a PROCESS.

I am sure that, after you practice with this book, from now on you will give
up the old habits to switch to Annotative, Layout and Sheet Set because of
the great results you see it brings. again. Get into practice with my book.
The value of a book is the result of your work!
Part 1 - Introduction To Layout Space (Paper
Space)

I - Introduction Overview

In AutoCAD, there are 2 concepts: Model Space (model) and Layout Space
(Paper Space). Model Space to represent the drawings of the object. Layout
Space to present, layout the position of these drawings on paper when
printed. Layout Space is always the actual size of the paper. In Layout
Space we can see the Model side of the Model through the ViewPort
dynamic view.

II – Comparison Of Layout Space Management With Traditional

Model Space Management

Management on Layout Management on Model Space

Space
- Title Blocks synchronize - Many types of the Title
Block, messy size if the
drawing has many scale factors
- Only need 1 Dimstyle type - Each scale drawing must set
to record the size for all scale up 1 type of Dimension Style,
drawings easy to confuse, difficult to
manage
- Each type of text needs only - Each type of text, need to
one type of Text Style for all create a Text Style. Cannot
drawing ratios share Text Style
- Print one time a series of - Each time you scan, choose a
drawings, fast, complete, lot of Title Blocks, take time
easy to manage and are easily missing
- Text print out uniformly - Because you have to manage
 between all drawings many types of Text Style,
which can easily cause
confusion, printing causes
large and small letters.
Requiring the drawing manager
to manage text very closely if
there are many scale drawings

Part 2 - Workflow With AutoCAD And Layout

Space
The content throughout this wonderful book will be wrapped in the 11-step
process below, which is also the process to deploy to all AutoCAD
drawings and work with Layout. Called 11 steps but can be changed to 10
more compact steps (I will explain later in Part 4) and the first step we only
do 1 time (and if using Publish, the process will be even more compact).
1. Build the AutoCAD template file with the default standard settings
1.1. Preparation
- Units: mm
- Layer

- Annotative-attached Text Style

- Annotative-attached Dimension Style

- Annotative-attached Mleader Style

- Table Style

- Standard Attribute Title Block, Attribute Block, Static Block, Dynamic

Block, Combined Block

- Annotative-attached Attribute Block

- Hatch samples

- Print Style
1.2. Turn it into the default template file

2. Test and determine the scale drawing on Layout space

3. Implementing the first drawing on the Model space with 1:1 scale
drawing and with the tested scale drawing on Layout space

- Check 6 system variables

- Use standard line (layers)

- Use standard sample hatch

-Use Blocks (without Annotative and Annotative attached) to insert into the
drawing

- Use Text Styles with Annotative-attached

- Only use 1 Dimension Style with Annotative attached to the whole

drawing

- Use types of notes with Annotative attached

4. Build all the remaining drawings lists in the model with 1:1 scale
drawing

5. Set up a template layout page

- R ename the Template Layout

- Enter information for the Title Block, except Field

- Set up “Page Setup Manager”

- Set that Page Setup style to current

6. Working with the first sample layout drawing

- Set the Viewport layer as the current layer

- Create the Viewport frame

- Set the aspect ratio for the Viewport frame of the sample Layout to be
equal to the Dimension-text ratio of the first drawing

7. Print test the Sample Layout

8. Copy Layout

Duplicate one sample layout pattern into many different layout tabs

9. Working with all layout drawings

- Rename Layout

- Put the drawing you want to display on the Viewport frame

- Set up the scale of the viewport

- Align the position and lock the Viewport frame

10. Set up Sheet Set Manage

- Create a new Sheet Set

- Rearrange the structure of the Sheet Set

- Import Layout drawings into the corresponding Subset

- Rename and Renumber

11. Print a series of layout drawings with the Sheet set

- Publish to Plotter

- Publish using Page Setup Override

Chapter 1 - Build The AutoCAD Template File W
ith The Default Standard Settings

I – Preparation

To build a Template file, you need to set up the following settings:

- Units: mm
- Layer

- Annotative-attached Text Style

- Annotative-attached Dimension Style

- Annotative-attached Mleader Style

- Table Style

- Standard Attribute Title Block, Attribute Block, Static Block,

Dynamic Block, Combined Block

- Annotative-attached Attribute Block

- Hatch samples

- Print Style

Instructions for some main settings:

1 / D rawing unit: mm

UN ↙ The installation unit of the drawing is “mm”

2/ Layer

Create a list of layers that are frequently used or by company standards.

Each layer must ensure the following factors:

§ Name
§ Color
§ Line style (solid or dashed or dashed, ...)
§ Lineweight

In addition to the layers of the object in the drawing, you should set up
another layer named "ViewPort" and set its properties to not print (No Plot).
3/ Text Style

Create some of the most common Text Styles:

- Text Style notes: 2mm, Annotative attached.

- Text Style big notes: 3.5mm, 5mm (optional you choose), Annotative
attached

- Text Style title: 7 mm or 9mm large, Annotative attached

- Text Style for Dimension text (textdim): 2mm, without Annotative.

Also, you can add some other Text Style like:

- Text Style for the text in the Title Block: 2mm, without Annotative

- Text Style for Text Attribute (text attribute inside Block): 2mm or 3mm
without Annotative.
To attach Annotative to a Text Style, we just need to check the Annotative
box when creating that Text Style.

4/ Dimension Style

Set only 1 Dimension Style for 1:1 ratio, with Scale factor = 1 and attached
Annotative.

To attach Annotative to the Dimension Style, when creating Dimension

Style:

- Type command D ↙ / New / Type name of Dimension Style and check the
box Annotative.

- Text Style of dimension: textdim (h =2mm)

5/ Block Library

Block library has many types of Blocks:

• Static Blocks (tables, chairs, vehicles, doors, ...): without Annotative
• Dynamic Block (door, fence, ...): without Annotative
• Attribute Block (Block with inserted text content: attaches Annotative
• Combined Block: attaches Annotative if it contains text inside the Block.
All the Blocks we have to build it in 1:1 scale (drawing with real size). For
example: Draw tables and chairs, doors with their actual size and then pack
them into Block.
As for Attribute Block, which contains text, in addition to drawing at 1:1,
we need to attach an Annotative attribute to them. Why need to attach
Annotative to Attribute Block?
For example, if you have a drawing with a 1:100 scale drawing, you build
the original Attribute Block at 1:1. When you want to insert that Block into
a 1:100 drawing, simply select the Annotation Scale factor of 1:100. Then,
the Block (including frame and text) after being inserted will automatically
be scaled up to 100 times (although the Block insertion coefficient is still 1)
because that Attribute Block has attached Annotative.
Summary, this Block library must ensure the following 2 conditions:
- All Blocks must be drawn at 1:1 (drawing with full size)
- If the Block is related to the text (Attribute Block, or associated Block
containing Attribute ), it must attach Annotative to it.

5.1. How to build an Attribute Block with Annotative attached

- Draw objects at a scale of 1:1
- Build ATT (Attribute) text at 1:1 scale
- Using the B command, pack the object and Attributeinto a Block and note
the mandatory: Must click on the mark in the Annotative box to attach
Annotative to that Block

For example : Building an axis name symbol Block with annotative

attached

- On the Model Space, select the Annotation Scale factor by 1:1 in the
lower-left corner of the screen
- Draw a numbered axis with a scale of 1:1
- Type ATT ↙ and set as the image below:

- Click OK , then put the "ASIX" Tag on the center of the circle
- Create 1 Block with all these objects: B ↙, with:

+ Select Object : Select all the objects, including Att

+ Pick point : select the Block insertion point is the highest peak position
of the Block

+ Check the Annotative box to add Annotative to the Block

- Press OK
* Insert the axis symbol Block with the Annotation Scale still at 1:1. Then
set the Annotation Scale to 1: 2. Insert the Block again and verify the
change when the Block is automatically scaled 2 times.
For any Attribute Block that has been Annotative, when changing the
Annotation Scale, then insert the Block, the Attribute Block will
automatically be scaled with a scale equal to the Annotation Scale.

It means:

ü Annotation Scale is 1:100, the scale when inserting Attribute Block is

100 times
ü Annotation Scale is 1:50, the scale factor when inserting Attribute
Block is 50 times
ü Annotation Scale is 1:2, the scale factor when inserting Attribute Block
is 2 times

Conclude:

No Annotative - Block will not be affected by Annotation Scale

Attached Annotative - Block will be affected by Annotation Scale
5.2. The case of the library's Attribute Block has been set at 1:1
already, but all are not yet Annotative. How to attach Annotative to it?

- Open that Attribute Block in the Block Editor environment (Bedit

command)

- Bring it to the right ratio of 1:1 (the height of Attribute text is equal to the
height of the text on the paper after printing, for example 2mm)

- Press Ctrl 1 to display the property sheet

- Scroll down under Tag named Block, find the second line Annotative,
switch from No -> Yes
- Close the Block and save the changes. Meanwhile, that Attribute Block
has been successfully attached Annotative.

6 / Attribute Title Block

- Why is the Title Block in Block format?

Block is an object, so it will be neat and easy to copy or insert. I will only
have to build this Title Block once. From the next time, we just copy to or
put this Title Block into the Template file, each time we start AutoCAD, we
can always use it, no need to reset it.

- Why should it be the Attribute Block and not the regular Static Block?

The Attribute Block easily changes the content of the text property without
having to go into the Block Editor environment to edit it.

- Why should Block Block combine Field?

Add the Field utility when using the Layout side in combination with the
Sheet Set. The content inserted Field will update automatically in the Title
Block for us. If the position is no longer valid Field, then we delete the
Field it automatically transferred to Attribute for us.

- Do you need to attach Annotative to this Title Block?

Attach Annotative if you intend to use it for Model Space. And if you do
not intend to use the Model but only used for Layout, do not need to attach.
Because in Layout Space, the aspect ratio of the Title Block is always 1:1.
In my opinion, you do not need to attach Annotative to this Title Block.

Suppose we want to build a Title Block with the following contents:

Each part indicated by an arrow is 1 ATT. So we have 11 ATT. In which 1
Attributeis inserted Field is DRAWING (drawing name). Because, in
construction work, the different drawings are almost the same in most
information in Title Block, the drawing name will be different.
 Process Of Building The Attribute Title Block

Step 1: Make the titles available for Title Block (note that Title Block must be drawn in a 1:1
scale)

Step 2: Build 10 Attribute by only initializing 1 Attribute and then copying it to the remaining
9 Attribute
Now, we will build the first Attribute is CLIENT

- Type ATT ↙ command and enter the content as shown below:

Tag Name of Attribute (required)

Prompt Content appears at the command prompt (may be left blank)

Default The default content will be displayed if we do not enter anythin

(can be left blank)
Justification Alignment, optional

Text Style The type of Text Style of this text Attribute

Text height The height of the text displayed

- Press OK
- Move the CLIENT Attribute to the desired position in the Title Block.
- Copy the CLIENT Attribute to the remaining 11 positions
Now start editing each Attribute in arbitrary order by double-clicking on each Attribute and
modifying the Tag and Prompt.

-Edit for 9 Attribute are copied out there to get 10 different Attribute

Step 3: Build 1 Attribute to insert Field for DRAWING tag

- Type ATT ↙ command and enter the content as shown below.

- At Default , click the Insert Field button / Select Current SheetTitle / OK

- Get the following results:
- Click OK to finish
- Put this Attribute under the content Name drawings in Title Block.
And we get a preliminary title block as follows:
- Quick Properties dialog box:
Step 4: Scan the turn and close the Block

- Create a Block with the command B ↙

- Select Objects :
+ Select ATT from top to bottom
+ Then scan all 1 Title Block in turn

- Pick point : Click the corner of the Title Block as the Block insertion point
- No need to check the Annotative if you just use the Title Block in Layout
(the ratio is always 1:1). Check Annotative if you use the Model box on the
Title Block. Not recommended to use the Model because we are aiming to
use Layout.
- Name the Block. Assume: My Title Block
- OK .
Now check by inserting Block with Insert command into the drawing.
- Click OK / Select insertion point => Attribute table appears like this:
-Click the Next button:
- We can enter information into the Block right after inserting. After
inserting, the Title Block is done.
Note :
1. If you ever insert Title Block but do not see the above attribute table
appear but appear as the prompt located in the command bar, it is due to the
ATTDIA variable.

Type the ATTDIA ↙ command. If set to 1, it will appear as an attribute

table, if set to 0, a prompt will appear. In my opinion, should set ATTDIA =
1.

2. If you insert Title Block but do not see the attribute table, nor the prompt
that Block is inserted directly into the drawing is always due to the variable
ATTREQ = 0. Please reset by ATTREQ ↙ and enter the value 1.
3. Whoever said that "I have entered information into Title Block via the
property sheet, but after the insert is complete, the only Title Block is blank,
the content does not display. Is that why? ”

That's because the ATTDISP variable is set to OFF. To display the inserted
attribute text information: ATTDISP ↙ and select ON or Normal.

II - Set The Newly Created File To The Default Template File

- Save as / Name the Template file and save in .dwt format

- Set variable STARTUP = 0. (type STARTUP, set the value to 0)

- Options / Files / Template Settings / Default Template File Name for

QNEW / Browse / Select the path to the Template file we have just created /
Open / OK.
*NOTE:
Here is the experience : After you have a complete Template file, I
recommend that you save it to another folder in drive D or E, as long as not
drive C? Why?
Many times my computer has a problem, it is forced to reinstall Windows
or ghost, or to reinstall the AutoCAD software. Because I did not keep the
Template file in another drive, I then lost it because by default the Template
file after we created it was in C drive with software. Please pay attention to
this. Do not ignore it.

NOTE 2:
This is not part of the process I'm teaching you, but it will be important for
you to speed up your work with AutoCAD. It is "Please change the shortcut
command". You have your own 1 change /addition table appropriate
shortcut command. Match it with your style. If you haven't already, do so
now!

Chapter 2 - Test And Determine Scale Drawing

On Layout Space
You must determine in advance in your mind: what is the size of the paper
you want to print and what scale drawing you want to print? This step is
very important, must be determined from the beginning.

- Paper size: Usually we print in A3 size. Large drawings use the size of A2
or A1. The default in this book I mention in A3 size print.

- The scale drawing: usually, if often designed, the designer can rely on his
experience, with any size range or with a list of drawings, how much will
be reasonable ( 1:20, 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, ...). From work experience, it is
possible to determine a relative proportion.

The scale drawing is prescribed as follows:

ü Detailed drawings of Foundations, Columns, Beams: scale 1:20, 1:25.

ü Sections (eg floor sections, ladder sections ...): 1:20, 1:25 scale
ü The floor plans are dependent on the size of the paper and the size of
the ground, the usual ratios are: 1:50, 1:75, 1:100, 1:150, 1:200.
Restrict drawing to a large scale. When the ratio is greater than 200, it
is necessary to increase the paper size (A2, A1, A0) or divide it into
multiple drawings to reduce the ratio.
However, no matter which drawing you should still scale with Title Block
to increase reliability, avoid the case when you have finished drawing and
when putting in Title Block in Layout Space does not fit it is very time-
consuming.
The ratio test will work in Layout Space because the paper size in Layout
will always be 1:1, which is the size of the paper. In order to test the scale,
in this case, we want to test the scale for the drawing of the first floor plan
as follows:
First of all, we should bring the color of Layout Space to black like the
Model environment for ease of work, by adjusting in Options / Display /
Colors / ...

- On the Model Space, draw a rectangle whose size is equal to the total size
(length x width) of the plan's first drawing plan (for example, FAP - 1st
Floor Architechtual Plan).
- Delete 2nd Layout (just use only 1st Layout )

- Go to Layout 1 environment, delete redundant ViewPort (if available)

- Insert or copy a Title Block A3 Attribute Block that has been built and
pasted into any location on Layout 1.
- Test the ratio for the first drawing (1FAP) by: Using the MV ↙ command,
draw a ViewPort frame in the middle of the print area of the Title Block.

- Roll the mouse, bring the total size rectangle of the building (FAP) to the
center of the ViewPort frame. We will prioritize trying the most common
scales for drawing the ground.
-First, we will try with a drawing ratio of 1:100, by clicking the mouse on
the Viewport, adjust the Annotation Scale for that ViewPort frame by 1:100
You can see, it ‘s a little small.
-Second, we will try with a drawing ratio of 1: 75, by: Click the mouse on
the Viewport, adjust the Annotation Scale for that ViewPort frame by 1: 75

It is very fit!
-Third, we will try with a drawing ratio of 1:50, by: Click the mouse on the
Viewport, adjust the Annotation Scale for that ViewPort frame by 1:50

You can see, it ‘s too big!

We find the ratio 1:75, the drawing is more balanced. OK, got it The
decision to choose the ratio of drawings to the floor plan is 1:75.
Chapter 3 - Implementing The First Drawing On
The Model Space With 1:1 Scale Drawing And
With The Tested Scale Drawing On Layout Space

Learning from the errors (unpleasant phenomena) of many people often

encounter when working with Annotative and Layout, so I ask you to do
right from the beginning of this step before you start drawing to avoid
encountering yes the same troubles as them. Wait to ask why, or what the
errors are, just do as I said. I will have a clear explanation in Part VII of the
book. Now follow me.
Set these 6 system variables to the following values:

§ ANNOAUTOSCALE = -4
§ ANNOALLVISIBLE = 1
§ SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 1
§ MSLTSCALE = 1
§ PSLTSCALE = 1
§ MAXACTVP = 64

These are system variables, so you cannot include them in the Template. If
you can, I reminded you from the beginning. Therefore, before proceeding
to draw, and you determine to work with Annotative, Layout and dashed
lines, remember to check for me these 6 variables to see if it has returned
the conventional value as above. not yet. If you are not working with
Annotative, Layout, then these 6 variables are completely meaningless and
you do not need to check.
Put 6 variables on the conventional value?
OK, got it Let's start drawing!
 Proceed to draw the objects of the "1st Floor Architectural
Plan" (1FAP) in the Model Space with a 1:1 drawing ratio.

What is the 1:1 drawing ratio? A line with length 1000, on the Model Space
you also enter the size for it is 1000. That is the ratio of 1:1 draw. Re-check
the actual size of that line with the DIST command, the result will be
exactly 1000.

I don't know what major you are but draw your first drawing with me.
I will now model an architectural drawing of the first floor of the Model 1
side, with a scale drawing of 1:75. The process of developing an
architectural plan is as follows:

1. DRAW AXES GIRD PLAN

- Draw grid axes with defined distances between axes

- Activate the Annotation Scale by 1:75. Keep this coefficient constant

throughout working with this plan.
- Insert the axis symbol Block (must be an Attribute Block, with Annotative
attached during Block creation)
Let it automatically Scale-up 75 times after inserting. Then copy the Block
to other locations and modify the axis name.

We have axes grid plan

2. DRAWING COLUMNS GIRD PLAN

Draw columns plan and place them in their respective positions in

the axes grid plan.

3. DRAWING ELEVATORS (IF AVAILABLE)

4. CLOSING AXES GIRD, COLUMNS GIRD, ELEVATORS INTO A

BLOCK
Because these are objects that are used throughout the plan, we
have to close the Block to copy the remaining plans.
5. DRAWING WALLS (CUTTING OF WALLS)

6. DRAWING VISIBLE LINES (glass partitions, stairs, kitchen

shelves, etc.)
7. INSERTING DOOR BLOCKS
Insert door blocks with an insertion factor of 1 (Door blocks without
annotative attached)

8. INSERTING SANITARY EQUIPMENT BLOCKS

Insert Sanitary equipment Blocks with an insertion factor of 1 (Sanitary
equipment Blocks without Annotative). Do not attach Annotative, so no
matter how much the Annotation Scale has, the inserted Block will not
scale-up.
9. NOTES THE FUNCTION OF ROOMS
- Still with Annotation Scale is 1:75
- Choose a note style, with Annotative attached, to make the text height
automatically scale 75 times (2x75 = 150mm). When printing on paper the
text height will be 2mm (shrink down 75 times).

10. NOTE THE AREAS TO BE EXTRACTED IN DETAIL

- Keep the Annotation Scale equal to 1:75.

 - Insert the Attribute Block with Annotative attached to the location to

extract details.

11. NOTES BY LEADER

- Use Leader annotations with Annotative attached to annotate the parts to
be quoted (leave Annotation Scale 1:75). The note stroke represents the
height of 2x75 = 150mm. When printed, it will be 2mm high.

12. HATCH BATH FLOOR, HATCH CONCRETE

13. INSERTING HIGH BLOCKS
- Insert high Blocks with Annotative attached, so that it automatically scales
up to 75 times (still keeping Annotation Scale 1:75)
14. INSERTING ATTRIBUTE SECTION LINE BLOCKS (A-A, B-B,
…)
- Insert Attribute section line Blocks, attached Annotative

15. WRITE DIMENSIONS FOR THE WHOLE PLAN DRAWING

- Still keeping the Annotation Scale equal to 1:75
- Use the type of Dim 1:1 (the only type of Dimension Style) with the
attached Annotative set to dim for the whole FAP. The height of the
dimension value will be scaled up 75 times (2x75 = 150mm). Print out the
paper height is 2mm.

16. WRITE TITLE NAME FOR DRAWING

- Still keeping the Annotation Scale equal to 1:75

- Use the large style Text Style (h = 7mm) to write the words " 1ST
FLOOR ARCHITECTURAL PLAN ". Then the height of the text
displayed on the drawing is 7x75 = 525mm. And when printed it will be
7mm.

Note:

Here I do not discuss in depth the layout and assessment of room space
(majoring in Architecture) but only show the quick drawing process by
AutoCAD in the Model space (mainly Annotative application. for text-
related objects) so that we can quickly have a complete drawing on the
Model space to prepare to work with Layout space.

As a reminder, any object on the drawing that is related to the text

(Attribute Block: axis symbols, cutting directions, ...; Dimension; Note text;
Header text; ...), we must attach Annotative for it. And before inserting the
Attribute Block or before going to Dim, before writing the Text, always
have the Annotation Scale equal to the ratio of the drawing to be printed,
then insert the Attribute Block, then go Dim and write Text. Always keep
this in mind!
Static Blocks do not contain text (tables, chairs, vehicles, etc.) because we
do not attach Annotative, so when inserting it, it is not affected by the
Annotation Scale.
The Basic 16-Step Process Develops The Architectural Plan To
Get The First Drawing On The Model Space

1. Draw Axes Gird Plan

2. Drawing Columns Gird Plan
3. Drawing Elevators (If Available)

4. Closing Axes Gird, Columns Gird, Elevators Into A Block

5. Drawing Walls (Cutting Of Walls)

6. Drawing Visible Lines (Glass Partitions, Stairs, Kitchen Shelves, Etc.)

7. Inserting Door Blocks

8. Inserting Sanitary Equipment Blocks

9. Notes The Function Of Rooms

10. Note The Areas To Be Extracted In Detail

11. Notes By Leader

12. Hatch Bath Floor, Hatch Concrete

13. Inserting High Blocks

14. Inserting Attribute Section Line Blocks (A-A, B-B, …)

15. Write Dimensions For The Whole Plan Drawing

16. Write Title Name For Drawing

Here are 16 basic steps, if you think you need to add something, then add
more to the complete and turn it into your process.

For other Lists of drawings, you should also build yourself a standard
process to work. In general, with any drawing, regardless of specialty, you
follow the process as follows:

- Draw first
- Go dim and text later. Note before the Dimension, text, remember to set
the ratio of Annotation Scale corresponding to the rate of that drawing and
then dim, text offline.

Pay attention to objects related to text and use it many times, so use
Attribute Block with Annotative attached to make drawing quickly. If you
are still not familiar or do not yet have these Attribute Block attached to this
Annotative, create a new or add Annotative attribute to it right away.

Chapter 4 - Build All The Remaining Drawings

Lists In The Model Space With 1:1 Scale Drawing
- Plan drawing: After having FAP, we make other remaining plan drawings
by copying and editing from FAP.

- Vertical and section drawings: You also build it from axes grid plan

- Similarly, we also draw Structure + Electricity + Water drawings: use only

text with Annotative attached, use only 1 dimstyle with Annotative attached
and use static Blocks without Annotative and use Attribute Block with
Annotative attached to insert drawings according to Annotation Scale
(corresponding to the scale drawing).

After drawing all the drawings, we get a series of drawings on the Model
space side as follows:
Same for other drawings.

Note:
How much does a scale drawing (the ratio of the drawing after printing out
the paper), we have to choose the corresponding Annotation Scale, then
insert the Attribute Block, go Dim and Text with the Annotation Scale there
and for that drawing. If other drawings have a different scale of the
drawing, then they must proceed with another Annotation Scale. Blocks are
not related to text, do not attach annotative
OK, got it. So, come here as you have ended the session with the Model
space.
Do you feel any different from the way you are still doing the Model space?
It is also working with Model space, but what I aim to guide you is to apply
Annotative to the Model (Dimensions, text, quotations, Attribute Block, ...
are attached Annotative and zoom according to the Annotation factor, the
scale of drawings). Your drawing will become neat, light and elegant, much
easier to manage.
Starting with the next chapter, I will step by step guide you to use Layout,
which is the main goal of this book. The Layout will only really work if you
follow the Annotative rules as I have instructed from the beginning. You
should remember the Annotative + Layout space.
Come on, let me explore the effective workflow in Layout space!
Chapter 5 - Set Up A Template Layout Page
After we have the complete drawing list in Model space, we start moving to
work completely with Layout space for layout and printing. We need to set
the first Layout as a Layout Layout, this will be the standard Layout and be
copied for all other Layout drawings for the current drawing file.

1 / Rename “Layout 1”

The Layout can be named according to the following rule:

<Drawing type> - <Drawing number> - <Drawing name>

st
For example: AR01:1FAP (Architecture, First drawing – 1 Floor
Architecture Plan)

2/ Setup “Page Setup Manager”

Step 1 : Enter the information for the Title Block

Step 2 : Install Page Setup Manager

- Right-click on the name of the sample Layout (call this first Layout is the
sample Layout) / Select Page Setup Manager
- New

- Name the paper size to be printed (for example, A3)

- Click OK
-> Page Setup dialog box appears (print page settings dialog)
* Setting:

- Select a printer : for example, I choose DWG to PDP.pc3 (if you have a
real printer, select it here)

- Paper size : choose an ISO full Bleed A3 (420x297mm )

- What to plot :

We choose Window mode, then pick on the two corner points of the Title
Block (this Title Block is available in Layout 1 because we copied it to the
previous step in "Pre-try the ratio", do you remember) to determine the print
area just within that name range.
- Plot offset : choose “ Center the Plot ” so the printed part is centered on
the paper.
- Plot scale : set Scale to 1:1 , with 1mm = 1unit.
Note:
If you want to print correctly, do not check Fit to paper. Fit to paper means
to print the selected part to fit within the printed area of the paper. This
often makes the ratio a bit skewed, no longer accurate the ratio so we avoid
checking here.
- Plot the style table : choose a printing style
The printing type can be one of the available models of AutoCAD, for
example:
Acad.ctb: color printing style (very few people use it)
Monochrome.ctb: black and white printing style
Or we can manually set up new print styles.
Suppose I choose an available type of monochrome.ctb
- Quality : can choose arbitrary, for example, I choose Normal
Quality is related to DPI (Dots Per Inch) density, the more dots per square
inch, the higher the print quality, but the more ink.
- Plot options :
+ Plot object lineweights: print the objects with line density
+ Plot transparency: shows both the strokes and the settings for
transparency
+ Plot with plot style: print according to the Plot style selected in the
previous step
+ Plot paperspace last: print objects are drawn on the last Layout (print
order)
+ Hide paperspace objects: hide objects drawn in Layout space
- Drawing orientation : choose the print direction as Landscape

Install as shown below:

- Click OK to complete the installation.
- Select the A3 size you've just created (default is already selected ) / Press
Set Current (or double-click the name of A3 size) to select that size to
make the current Layout / Close
And we get the results: A3 Title Block has fit the size of A3 paper (the Title
Block overlaps with the dotted line specified in the print area), with a name
structure of the form:

* Layout name (name of Page Setup)

--> Finish the setting up a Template Layout
Chapter 6 - Working With The First Sample
Layout Drawing
Stay on the Layout space of 1FAP (AR01:1FAP):
- Delete the old ViewPort frame (if any)

- Select the layer named ViewPort (previously created) as the current layer
(this layer is not allowed to print).

- Using the MV command, draw a rectangular ViewPort frame in the

middle of the print area on the A3 sheet (this ViewPort frame will, of
course, belong to the "ViewPort" layer and will not be printed).
- Double-click on the middle of the ViewPort frame to log into the
ViewPort space

- Zoom, Pan, find the 1FAP drawing to be displayed, bring it to the middle
of the viewport so that your eyes feel that is reasonable.
- Switch to click the ViewPort Scale button in the bottom right corner of
the screen
- Select the scale drawing according to the ratio of dimensions and text note
of 1FAP. Suppose is 1:75

- Double-click on the screen to exit ViewPort.

- We can click on the border of ViewPort, drag to narrow or expand the
view.
- If you find some notes text, size lines or text in the Block is lost (not
displayed) displayed, you must exit the ViewPort click space, set the system
variable ANNOALLVISIBLE = 1.

- After feeling that the drawing is properly arranged in the ViewPort frame,
we need to lock that ViewPort frame to avoid when we scroll the mouse, the
aspect ratio of the frame will be changed. To lock ViewPort frame: we
select the frame border / Right-click / Display Locked / Yes.
ViewPort frame after locked, can not change the ViewPort Scale rate, we
can Zoom, Pan comfortable objects inside ViewPort without fear of scaling.
- We can Move, Copy ViewPort, the commands to work with Layer (layon,
layoff, ..) are implemented as Model.
- To create one more ViewPort, you can use MV ↙ command to draw or
copy from existing ViewPort. However, I encourage:
"1 Layout should only put 1 ViewPort frame showing 1 plan drawing
only"
In case the details on the drawing that you want to show are not large, you
still want to put multiple views on a layout and those views have different
ratios and their drawings on the model have broken lines. The math is this:
How do the ViewPort frames, even though they are different, but after
printing the paper, the density of the dashed line is still uniform across the
drawing (printed on the paper you are holding)?
Sir, I have anticipated this situation and have worked out the plan for you
from the beginning, but you probably don't know it.
The workaround is to tick the box "Use paper space units for scaling" so
that the dashed lines are always in sync with all viewport ratios. After
printing out the paper, the dashed line has a uniform thickness/thickness
across the whole drawing, looking very nice and not distracting.

Checking here is equivalent to setting PSLTSCALE = 1 (make sure that

MSLTSCALE = 1). Therefore, I asked you to set these 2 variables to the
first value, now you understand.
- Type the command LT ↙

Note: If you don't see this box, click Show details .

- The processing of drawing printing is proportional and has dotted lines on

the Layout other than printing on the Model. Therefore, it is necessary to
have experience and understand the problem, otherwise, it will be difficult
to solve thoroughly, because it is a combination involving many variables:
PSLTSCALE, MSLTSCALE, LTSCALE and ANNOTATION SCALE (or
ViewPort Scale) ).
- If printing on the Model, you do not need to care about: PSLTSCALE,
MSLTSCALE, ANNOTATION SCALE, but only need to care about
LTSCALE and CELTSCALE. So from the outset, specify the clear idea that
you plan to print on Model or Layout space.

Later, I also shared how to handle dashed lines in Layout (of course, with
other people's drawings), but don't worry, if you follow my method
correctly there will never be any errors and you will be the one to help them
troubleshoot. Trust me!
Chapter 7 - Print Test The Sample Layout
When printing drawings, it is sometimes important to test prints to avoid
errors for later drawings. The test print here is not printed on paper but just
use the Preview function before printing to observe:
§ Is the drawing arranged in a reasonable position? Can the whole
drawing area be printed out?
§ Is there any missing text in the Block?
§ Is the Title Block fully informed?
§ Dimensions and Text are equal in height?
§ Any errors?

To print a prototype Layout drawing (or any other Layout drawing later)
- Right-click the Layout to print (here is a sample Layout)
- Choose Plot
- Select Preview to view the drawing before printing
Chapter 8 – Copy Layout
Because we will have to work on a lot of layout drawings, each of the
drawings can't make the effort to reset from the beginning, which we will
use a quick method is "copy layout" from the first sample Layout.
Moreover, when copying the sample layout, all layouts will have the same
Page Setup Manager setting so it will be easy for mass printing later.
After you have established a complete sample layout drawing
(AR01:1FAP), we need to duplicate this Layout in enough numbers: the
total number of Layout needs to be equal to the number of drawings to
print.

We need the following 2 preparations:

- Go to Page Setup Manager to check again if the Layout of the template

has been set up in Curved Paper (A3) or not. If you see after the name
Layout template with the name of the paper size in parentheses, it is already
Set Current.
Note : The sample layout must be set to the current paper size so that
copying the sample layout will make sense.

- Unlock the ViewPort frame of the template Layout tab. The purpose is
only so that the following Layout does not bother to unlock a series of
ViewPort frames after copying.

How to proceed with Copy Layout as follows:

- Right-click the name of the sample Layout AR01:1FAP

- Choose Move or Copy

- Click “ Create a copy ” / OK

- Do the same to copy out multiple Layout drawings.

You can copy multiple Layout at the same time by choosing Layout: select
the first Layout, hold Shift to the last Layout and do the same. Then, the
Layout will default to all settings set similar to the original sample Layout.
At this time, check Page Setup to see that all Layout drawings have been set
with 1 Page Setup set to A3.
Chapter 9 - Working With All Layout Drawings
- We start to lock the ViewPort frame for sample Layout (AR01:1FAP)
- 2nd layout
+ Rename according to the naming rule (AR02-2FAP)

+ Zoom, Pan to the drawing you want to display

+ Set scaling for the viewport

+ Pan drawing on the balance position between the paper

+ Edit frame size and Lock the ViewPort frame.

- Do the same with the remaining Layout. From Layout 2 to the last Layout
Chapter 10 - Set Up Sheet Set Manager

Sheet Set Manager is a method to build a professional drawing management

system in AutoCAD, starting from AutoCAD 2005. Creating a Sheet Set
Manager for a project or a project is the same as ours. Create "Table of
Contents" for such a book. The Sheet Set Manager is a way to organize and
arrange Layout drawings of construction, a project that makes managing,
printing and exporting drawing drawings scientific, easy and fast.

Step 1: Set up Sheet Set

We proceed to Set up a new Sheet Set as follows:

- Press Ctrl 4 (or SSM command) to open the Sheet Set Manager dialog
box

- Choose “ New Sheet Set”

- Click “ An example sheet set ”/ Next
- Select the 2nd line “ Architectural Metric Sheet Set”/ Next
- Name the Sheet Set. We named after the work is working

For example: Karol's house drawing

- Set where to save Sheet Set. We should save it together with the directory
containing the drawings of that project.
- Then click “ Next ”
- Click Finish .

=> The Sheet Set management dialog appears

The dialog box has 3 tabs:

+ Sheet List: List all Layout drawings (Layout drawings only). This is also
the tab that we work most when "Print drawings with Sheet Set"
+ Sheet Views: Lists the Sheet Set that has been created in the current
drawing, and allows us to create or insert other Sheet sets.

+ Model Views: add directory tree only external file.

Step 2: Rearrange Sheet Set

Sheet Set allows us to manage an

overall system of many drawings in
construction or a project.
- Architectural
- Structural
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Plumbing
 - Fire protection
- ...

Assuming we only care about

managing Architectural, Structural
and Electrical drawings, we only
retain those 3 subsets.

- Delete unnecessary Subset by right-clicking on it / click “ Remove Subset

”

We get the Subset directory tree:

Step 3: Import The Layout Drawings Into Their Respective Subsets

- Right-click on Subset “Architectural” / Import Layout as Sheet

- Click Browse for Drawings

- Find the path to the current file, containing the architectural drawings that
we want to import.
- Choose Import Checked and as a result, all architectural drawings of the
current file are imported into Architectural Subset
 - Do the same: Import Layout
for Structural drawings,
Electrical in other files into
the remaining Subset.

We will get a Sheet Set

Manager management system
for this entire construction

* Sheet Set Utilities:

- Sheet Set allows inserting Layout from various drawing files into common
management in Sheet set file
- We can insert Layout drawings from many different drawing files into 1
Subset without having to open that drawing. However, a Layout can only be
inserted into a Subset in that Sheet Set.
- Want to open any Layout drawing in Subset, double click on that Sheet
Layout to open it immediately.

Step 4: Rename And Renumber

The purpose of this step is to:

- Reset the title for the drawing, so we do not have to enter the drawing
name in the Title Block anymore.

Sheet title: is the name of the drawing (DRAWING)

 Sheet title: Enter the name of the drawing

Then click Next .

Do the same with the other Architectural Layout.
Type the command REGEN to update.
Chapter 11 - Print A Series Of Layout Drawings
With The Sheet Set

Besides organizing and managing functions, printing is also the main

function of Sheet Set. With 1 Sheet Set, we can:

ü Print each Layout drawing (print each Layout sheet one by one)
ü Print all Layout drawings in 1 SubSet (print each Subset)
ü Print all Layout drawings in Sheet Set to form a complete set of
documents (print entire Sheet Set)
ü Print Layout drawings in different drawings without having to open
them

Now want to print any Layout sheet, right-click on it / select Publish

Then choose a print style yourself.

Some printer models can print as follows:

ü Publish to DWF : Export software file in .dwf format (see drawings

in vector format, Autodesk Design Review can be used to view files
in this format)

ü Publish to DWFx: export software file in .dwfx format (a more

advanced form of .dwf, also use Autodesk Design Review to view)

ü Publish to PDF : export the software in .pdf format (can be used to

print a test copy on PDF on the machine and see if there is no real
printer)

ü Publish to Plotter : print to paper, print files according to the

printer installed in Page Setup's existing Page Setup settings (be it
PDF printer or real printer)

ü Publish using Page Setup Override : print out paper, print

according to another Page Setup setting, override that initial Page
Setup setting of that Layout.

What does Publish using Page Setup Override mean?

I assume all the layouts you have set up Page Setup A3, but it could be for
many different printers or to print to PDF because a set of drawing files can
be drawn by many people on many machines and they are not
homogeneous about the printer. Therefore, when you want to print out the
paper if you choose “Publish to Plotter”, it defaults to printing Layout
drawings set according to the current printer only.
Therefore, Publish using Page Setup Override has the function of printing
the entire Layout drawing on an existing printer, by creating a common
Page Setup Setup for the current printer, overriding the available settings (if
any). Do you understand what it means?

Thus, when printing mass will have 2 cases as follows:

Case 1:

All Layout drawings in Sheet Set have the same printer and must be the
current printer from the beginning, usually drawings in the same Subset:
use Publish to Plotter.

Suppose you want to print all Layout drawings in the ARCHITECTURAL

subset:
- Right-click the name Subset / Publish / Publish to Plotter

- OK. All drawings are printed in standard scale series. Because all
drawings have the same Page Setup set up with the current printer.

Case 2:
Layout drawings in Sheet Set are not identical with the general settings for
a printer (for example, all drawings in a large Sheet Set): use Publish using
Page Setup Override (usually the profile printer will use this function to
print).
If you want to use this type of printing, you need to have 1 more step to set
up Page Setup about printing type for this current printer:

- Right-click on any Layout sheet / Publish / Manage Page Setup

- Select New / Set the name of Page Setup for the new printer. For example,
set as "Bulk A3 Printing" / Then select OK .
- Set Page Setup as follows
- Now, to print the entire Sheet Set, we do the following:

Right-click on the Name of Sheet Set / Publish / Publish name using Page
Setup Override / Select the "Bulk A3 Printing" type
At this point, all drawings in the Sheet Set are printed in a series. A
complete set of files can be up to several tens, hundreds of drawings printed
in a short time (compared to scanning each drawing in the Model). With
Sheet Set, printing becomes a lot easier.

Dear friends, about batch printing, there is also another tool, Publish. But in
my opinion, Publish does not have many advantages like Sheets Set:
Publish only prints but cannot manage, if you want to print out the paper,
Layout drawings must have the same printer setting, ie Publish does not
have Override feature like Publish using Page Setup Override should in
many cases be inconvenient if the settings are inconsistent. Therefore, I am
not directing you to the Publish command. However, since Publish is also a
batch printing tool, it is my responsibility to show it to you.
The tutorial and practice with Publish will be at the end of Part III below.

Part 3 - Applying The Layout To A Real

Construction

Now I will apply the Layout and Sheet Set to the Architecture section of a
4-story house of Ms. Karol.
Architectural drawings including 14 drawings (floor plan, vertical surface,
section, floor surface, the layout of items). Structural drawings include 15
drawings (of course, not complete but taken as a demo). I will do it from the
beginning to the end for you to see.

Architectural Drawings
Structural Drawings
Step 1: Creat Template File

Details of this step I would like to skip because making 1 later we just need
to open a new drawing and we have all the settings ready to draw already. I
will focus on the Layout section.

However, review some important settings to work with Layout:

- Text Style

- Dimension Style : only set 1 Dimension Style 1:1 and Annotative

attached
- Dimension text is taken from Text Style named " textdim 2mm "

- Get ready for the Attribute Title Block.

Step 2 – Test And Determine Scale Drawing On Layout Space

Based on experience and test results. Defining scale drawing for 1FAP as

1:75 is the most beautiful.

Step 3 – Implementing The First Drawing On The Model Space With

1:1 Scale Drawing And With The Tested Scale Drawing On Layout
Space
Applying 16 steps of developing architectural plan drawings to get the first
1FAP drawing in Model space, with ratio 1:75.
Step 4 - Build All The Remaining Drawings Lists In The Model With
1:1 Scale Drawing
- Draw all the plans, verticals, cross-sections, with a drawing ratio of 1:1
(draw in real size)
Step 5 – Set Up A Template Layout Page

- Name the first Layout is AR01-1FAP

- Enter information for the Title Block, leaving DRAWING Attribute

- Set Page Setup Manager

è The result:
Step 6 – Working With The First Sample Layout Drawing

Recalibrate the layout, set ViewPort aspect ratio for 1FAP to 1:75.
Step 7 – Print Test The Sample Layout

- Right-click the name of the sample Layout, select Plot

- Click Preview to view the drawing before printing
Step 8 - Copy Layout
- Copy Layout to create a sufficient number of Layout corresponding to the
number of existing architectural drawings

(How many drawings you have in the Model, copy the same amount of
layout accordingly)

Step 9 - Working With All Layout Drawings

Layout 1 : Lock the ViewPort frame of the 1FAP drawing

Layout 2:

- Rename the 2nd layout to: AR02-2FAP

- Bring the 2FAP drawing to the middle of the ViewPort frame

- Set a 1:75 aspect ratio for that ViewPort frame.

- Align drawings

- Lock that ViewPort frame.

- Do the same with the next Layout to the last layout (5 small steps like
Layout 2).
Etc…
Step 10 – Set Up Sheet Set Manager

- Create a new Sheet Set: Press Ctrl 4 / New Sheet Set

- Should save the .dst file in the same directory as the drawings for easy
management (everything in construction work should be saved in the same
folder)
- Reorganize Sheet Set: delete, remove only 3 Sheet Sets
- Import architectural Layout drawings into ARCHITECTURAL Subset

- Find the path to the current file

- Click Import Checked to insert the layout into the first Subset
- The result:
- Import more layout drawings of the Structure item from another file into
the STRUCTURAL subset for always management.

(Assuming the Structural drawing follows the same procedure, setting up

the Layout with the same process as the Architecture drawing).
ð We get the Sheet Set system as follows:
- Rename and Renumber
- Results after Rename & Renumber
Step 11 – Print A Series Of Layout Drawings With The Sheet Set

- Set printer override

- Print entire Architectural Subset: Publish to Plotter
- Print entire Sheet Set (Architectural+ Structural): Publish using Page
Setup Override
OK, got it. Drawings are printed in a batch, faster, synchronized, accurate
scale drawing.

Results after batch printing:

etc …
Part 4 - Summary Of The Standard Process For
Working With AutoCAD And Layout - Apply It
To Develop All AutoCAD Drawings
Thus, we have gone through 11 steps of the "downstream" process to work
with AutoCAD. Why am I calling the process forward because it goes from
top to bottom according to our awareness process? So now the question is
whether this process can be further streamlined or not?
You absolutely can apply this process without having to change anything.
But I always liked the "faster", "less manipulated"
You should be in the habit of asking "How to be faster? " Is there a better
way? "Then we'll have to brainstorm. Those are the questions that I used to
ask myself a lot and then found the answers myself. I encourage you to be
creative, to be creative your way. However, if I want to be creative, I think
you have to accumulate enough knowledge to be flexible. When I think of
something or a method, it's mine and will often remember it for a long time.
Back to the question "Can this process be further streamlined?" I think the
steps: "Set Layout Template” can be completely truncated by putting the Set
that to the Template file. Why: Because those are the same steps that we
will constantly repeat when working.
Remove the step "Set up a template layout page"
We put the step "Set up a template layout page" in the Template file to
remove 1 step. The process of "Set up a template layout page" you do as I
have instructed it, do it in your Template file, no need to enter any
information for the Title Block.
By the way, how to fix the Template file, do I have to repeat it?
- Ctrl O .
- Select the file format you want to open in the .dwt extension (Drawing
Template)
- Choose your Template file
- Open
- Set up a template layout page

§ Insert or copy Title Block to Layout 1

§ You can rename Layout 1 to "SAMPLE LAYOUT "
§ Set Page Page Manager
§ Set that Page Setup type as the current

- Save
- Close

So our standard process will only have 10 steps. Always keep this process
in mind!
10 Steps Standard Process Developing All AutoCAD Drawings
And Layouts

1. Build the AutoCAD template file with the default standard settings
1.1. Preparation on Model space
- Units: mm
- Layer

- Annotative-attached Text Style

- Annotative-attached Dimension Style

- Annotative-attached Mleader Style

- Table Style

- Standard Attribute Title Block, Attribute Block, Static Block, Dynamic

Block, Combined Block

- Annotative-attached Attribute Block

- Hatch samples
- Print Style

1.2. Preparation on Layout Space

- Set up the sample layout

1.3. Turn it into the default template file

2. Test and determine the scale drawing on Layout space

3. Implementing the first drawing on the Model space with 1:1 scale
drawing and with the tested scale drawing on Layout space

- Check 6 system variables

- Use standard line (layers)
- Use standard sample hatch

-Use Blocks (without Annotative and Annotative attached) to insert into the
drawing

- Use Text Styles with Annotative-attached

- Only use 1 Dimension Style with Annotative attached to the whole

drawing

- Use types of notes with Annotative attached

4. Build all the remaining drawings lists in the model with 1:1 scale
drawing

5. Working with the first sample layout drawing

- Set the Viewport layer as the current layer

- Create the Viewport frame

- Set the aspect ratio for the Viewport frame of the sample Layout to be
equal to the Dimension-text ratio of the first drawing

6. Print test the Sample Layout

7. Copy Layout

Duplicate one sample layout pattern into many different layout tabs

8. Working with all layout drawings

- Rename Layout

- Put the drawing you want to display on the Viewport frame

- Set up the scale of the viewport

- Align the position and lock the Viewport frame

9. Set up Sheet Set Manage

- Create a new Sheet Set

- Rearrange the structure of the Sheet Set

- Import Layout drawings into the corresponding Subset

- Rename and Renumber

10. Print a series of layout drawings with the Sheet set

- Publish to Plotter

- Publish using Page Setup Override

Part 5 - Print A Series Of Layout Drawings By
Publishing
As promised, I will now show you how to use Publish in batch layout
printing.

Publish allows batch printing not only in Layout space but also in Model
space. You can refer to the Publish content for the Model that I have
presented in a book: " PROFESSIONAL AUTOCAD PRACTICE ".

The requirements for using Publish for Layout space are the same as for
Sheet Set:

- Drawings must have the same Page Setup setting.

In short, you just do the same thing from step 1 to step 9 for me,
particularly step 9 adds me an additional action that is to enter the
information "Name of drawing" for the Title Block to be fully named. Skip
stepping 10 because I do not need to set up Sheet Set Manager anymore.
And step 11 instead of printing with Sheet Set, we print with Publish.

- Because Publish has no override type setting function, these Page Setup
settings must be for the actual printer or PDF right from the start.

So, if you use Publish, you only have to go through 10 steps overall
(including the Template file setup step)

PRACTICE: Print 2 drawings (Architecture + Structure) with Publish

- Open 2 drawing files at the same time

- Type the command PUBLISH ↙ to enter the interface of Publish

command.
Some key functions:

Publish to
: allows
you to
choose the
print style
according
to the
original
settings or
the option
to print
vector or
print PDF.

Add
sheets :
allow
inserting
sheets
from
another
drawing
file here
Remove
sheets :
allows
deleting
sheets you
 don't want
to print

- You click on Publish Options:

+ Type: it only makes sense when printing PDF. To be Multi-Sheet file is to

merge all printed drawings into one PDF file. If to Single is each drawing is
printed into a separate PDF file

+ Location: if you print a PDF file, click the three-dot button (...) to choose
a location to save the PDF file. Print it out, there's no need to tick it
- The area where the drawings' names and Layout sheets are located in the
control area for the drawings you want to print. You can drag the slider to
see the drawings below.
- If the drawings have a standard Page Setup setting, the Page Setup column
will always show the <Default: setup name> line, specifically here is
<Default: A3>
- Because we only print Layout drawings, we will delete 2 Model drawings
sheets: by selecting these 2 sheet names and then clicking Delete or clicking
the Remove Sheets button.
- To remove a Layout drawing, select it and press Delete or click Remove
Sheets .
- We can click the Save button to save this Publish file. After this, to reopen
just select Load sheet list
Assuming here I will print the entire drawing in the Layout sheet, so I need
to delete the 2 Model sheets.

Done then we click Publish to agree to print in batch.

- All Layout drawings will be printed at the same time as Sheet Set. The
corner of the screen flickers.
If printing in PDF, go to the saved drive to see the results. If it's printed, it's
done. The results between Publish and Sheet Set are no different. Each has
its advantages and disadvantages as I said. Choose to use Publish or Sheet
Set as your right, I still direct you to use Sheet Set.
Part 6 - Managing Annotative And Dashed Lines
In Layout Space (Paper Space)

I - 6 Powerful Tools For Annotative Management

Because you own this special book, you are much more sure than many
others, because of what I am about to share with you below, because there
aren't many people who know all. Congratulations once again!
To manage Annotative, specifically Dimension objects, text, Attribute
Block with Annotative attached, you need to understand and manage the
following 6 issues.

- ANNOTATION SCALE
- ANNOALLVISIBLE

- ANNOAUTOSCALE
- SELECTIONANNODISPLAY

- AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE command

- AIOBJECTSCALEADD command

1/ ANNOTATION SCALE

Annotation Scale: is the scale of the drawing that we are about to start
writing its dimensions and text. And so far we've worked with it a lot. It is
the 1:75 ratio that I use for the practice drawing.

Notice at the bottom right corner of the screen, the arrow next to the Status
Menu Bar. Click on it to show/ hide the status bars I usually only show one
bar as the Annotation Scale. What is used is displayed, what is not used is
hidden away.
When you click on the Annotation Scale, it shows the ratios for you to
choose.
If you want to add a certain ratio: select Custom / Add

Suppose you want to add a ratio of 1: 200. Enter as shown below / OK / OK

 Then, in the Annotation Scale bar will
appear more options are 1: 200 scale

2/ ANNOALLVISIBLE

Annoallvisible is a system variable that controls the on / off of Annotative

objects (text, dimension, attribute Block) when viewed in Viewport,
depending on the current Annotation Scale.

Meaning:

Annoallvisible = 1: Viewport will display all objects that have Annotative

attachment to all aspect ratios.

Annoallvisible = 0: Viewport will only display objects with Annotative

attachment with Annotation Scale equal to the current Annotation Scale of
that Viewport

We can check how this system variable works through the following
example:

In the first floor plan, we have a ratio of 1:75. That is, the dimension of the
objects, text are assigned Annotative ratio 1:75 and the Viewport frame is
also attached Annotation Scale 1:75.
Now, if we unlock this viewport, then set ANNOALLVISIBLE = 0, and
change the current Annotation Scale factor of the Viewport to 1:50. Then,
the dimensions and text will disappear on the screen, as shown below:
But if you change ANNOALLVISIBLE = 1 now, those dimensions and
text appear on the screen again.
Recommendation: You should set ANNOALLVISIBLE = 1

3/ SELECTIONANNODISPLAY
Have you ever encountered the situation: When you select or just
accidentally select an object with Annotative attachment, it will suddenly
appear a mess, big to small, still the object but it shows up a lot of ratios.
Look very uncomfortable yet?
It can be understood that: the same object has an Annotative attached, but it
brings with it many different Annotation Scale at the same time. The reason
that it is easy to add the ratio is that you accidentally let
ANNOAUTOSCALE = 4. However, if you manage well, you will not
encounter this phenomenon.
The Phenomenon when clicking on an object that shows a large amount of
enlargement, the reduction ratio can be controlled by the
SELECTIONANNODISPLAY system variable. This variable I mentioned
at the top of the book once already. It has 2 values:

- SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 0: only shows the object at the current

scale of the Annotation Scale (the ratio may be true or false because the
object can carry many proportions in itself, while only 1 has the right ratio).
Do not appear a jumble when selecting the object.
- SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 1: shows all jumble of the object's
proportions when selecting that object.

Recommendation: Leave SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 1

Why set SELECTIONANNODISPLAY to 1?

Because of the principle: on the drawing, an object is allowed to carry only

1 ratio. It may not have any consequences for you, but it can be a nuisance
for others if your drawing is sent. So we need to get rid of those "fake"
rates.

When we let SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 1, using the mouse to scan 1

time through the drawing, we immediately know whether any objects are
getting the "fake rate" error. And we will solve it always, bringing back
only 1 single ratio with AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE tool (see the next
content). And if set to SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 0 you will only
detect when it jumps the blinking rate on the drawing, it is much harder to
detect if the current Annotation Scale is not in the list of proportions it
carries. follow, because then it won't blink.
Therefore, let SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 1

4/ ANNOAUTOSCALE
Have you ever encountered the situation: you are Dimension-text at one
ratio when changing the Annotation Scale to another ratio to Dimension-
text, the old Dimension-text will be changed to the new ratio. Choose any
new ratio, the old Dimension-text will automatically jump to that new ratio.
Extremely uncomfortable. One of the most annoying errors when using
Annotative.
This error is caused by the ANNOAUTOSCALE variable.
ANNOAUTOSCALE was mentioned 1 time at the beginning of the book.
ANNOAUTOSCALE is on the Status bar called AutoScale.

However, I deliberately made it hidden because of its "danger" level. The

AutoScale bar has 2 ON / OFF states, corresponding to 2 values of an
ANNOAUTOSCALE system variable.

ANNOAUTOSCALE is a system variable, which controls the mode of

"automatically assigning scale" to Annotative object. It has 2 values of 4
and -4:
- ANNOAUTOSCALE = 4: automatically assign new scales to old
Annotative objects, when changing the Annotation Scale. Then, the new
rate is automatically added to the person for that object. This is why an
object has so many "fake" ratios in it, while the true ratio is only 1 ratio.

With SELECTIONANNODISPLAY = 1 that click here, it will show a

mess on the screen.

- ANNOAUTOSCALE = - 4: turn off the automatic capture rate.

Recommendation: Always put ANNOAUTOSCALE = - 4 in the first place

and not to equal 4. Do not try even once, you will probably get enough
consequences. Really.

Many people are confused because they accidentally or intentionally touch

on the value 4 of this variable. They don't know how to handle it when the
Dimension-text goes on freaking out. Finally, the solution is to "not use"
Annotative because it is too annoying. Because they don't know the 2
commands I'm about to share below.

Don’t worry! Annotative is really great, man!

5/ AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE Command
Are about to master this extraordinary tool?
What effect does AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE have?

AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE is a command that helps to remove the

current Annotation Scale ratio of the selected Annotative-attached object.

Application:
- Clear the Annotation Scale that is wrong of objects with Annotative
attachment that has 1 or more fake ratios.
- Fix error: same object but carrying on it many different Annotation Scale
at the same time.
- Avoid scaling the old object when switching to the new ratio.

How to use AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE as follows:

- Change the Annotation Scale to the wrong ratio (the ratio want to remove
from the object) as the current ratio
- AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE ↙
- Select an object with Annotative attached (object to remove the current
Annotation Scale) ↙
=> Then the current Annotation Scale (the ratio is wrong) is removed from
the object.
Note:
Each time you execute AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE, you only remove 1
ratio of the Annotation Scale. If the object contains multiple Annotation
Scale ratios, repeat the same procedure with the "fake" ratios. Removing all
the false ratios, we can keep the real ratio.

6/ AIOBJECTSCALEADD Command
AIOBJECTSCALEADD and AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE are
just one pair of instructions. Reverse roles. Not many people know about
this command pair. And you are among those few.

What effect does AIOBJECTSCALEADD have?

AIOBJECTSCALEADD is a command to attach the current Annotation
Scale to the object with the selected Annotative attached (ADD as opposed
to REMOVE)
Application:

- Convert the Annotation Scale of the selected object to a completely new

ratio. AIOBJECTSCALEADD is less commonly used than
AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE. But after the ADD has to use REMOVE to
remove the old rate away.

How to use AIOBJECTSCALEADD as follows:

- Convert Annotation Scale to a completely new ratio (the ratio you want to
convert)

- AIOBJECTSCALEADD ↙

- Select the object with Annotative attached (the object you want to convert
the Annotation Scale to the current scale) ↙

=> Then the current Annotation Scale (new rate) is appended to the object.
To remove the old ratio, we use AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE.
OK, got it So I have shown you all 6 tools for you to manage, master
Annotative.
II - Display Dashed Lines On Layout Space

This section, for drawings drawn but not my method. I will help handle
some types of faults about dashed lines.
When you use Layout, have you ever encountered the situation: the dashed
object on the model is normal, aside from the layout, does it appear like a
continuous line?
Or vice versa, the Model space does not see the dashed line but the Layout
still sees the dashed line.

In general, there is no specific procedure for how to handle it because it is a

combination of many variables and also because you set the current
LTSCALE number (that's only you know). The solution is as follows:

- Set MSLTSCALE = 1.

- Model environment: Bring Annotation Scale to the ratio you want to print
(eg 1:75)

- Type Regen command to update the dashed line. Via Layout to check.

- Set PSLTSCALE = 1.

- Log back into the ViewPort frame, type REGEN command and check.

- Change the LTSCALE coefficient accordingly.

- OK.
Part 7 - Back Up Drawings Containing File Sheet
Set Securely
Due to the characteristics of the Sheet Set, it is possible to attach multiple
Layout drawings on the same Sheet Set file. This is great for management
work. However, in the process of copying, moving drawings, Sheet Set
from one location to another in a computer or copying to USB, the file path
in the drive is changed or severed. Therefore, when opening the Set Sheet
up may be corrupt, Layout drawings are lost associated with the parent file.
Experience is:
- When executing a project, save all drawing files of that project in the same
folder.
When moving or copying to another location in the device, move/copy the
entire folder to avoid losing files.
- When copying to USB: copy the entire folder. Or one smart way to copy
only drawings related to the Sheet Set file is to use Etransmits.
As follows:
- Right-click the name Sheet Set / Etransmits
- We will get 1 compressed file containing all .zip files related to that Sheet
Set.
- When copying to USB to take away, we just need to copy this .zip file. All
drawings of that Sheet Set will be saved and no link errors are concerned.
Conclusion and Thank you
Today, the presentation and printing of AutoCAD drawings is an important
part of every engineer's requirement. Asking us to know how to make the
most hard work and the least time. With many years of design experience
on AutoCAD, I wrote this book with all the heart and love. I really hope
you will apply my heartfelt sharing to your current work. And what I want
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means you have mastered completely.

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