Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2009, Getting Started Manual

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Chapter 11 Create Layouts and Plots
Insert a title block into a layout
1
Make sure that you are on the Elevation and Floor Plan layout tab.
2
Make the Title Block layer the current layer.
3
Click Menu Browser
➤
Insert
➤
Block.
4
In the Insert dialog box, in the Name list, click Letter (portrait).
5
Under Insertion Point, make sure that the Specify On-screen check box is checked.
6
Under Scale, make sure that the Specify On-screen check box is cleared. If necessary, in the X , Y ,
and Z boxes, type 1 to set the layout to be plotted full scale.
7
Under Rotation, make sure that the Specify On-screen check box is cleared. If necessary, in the
Angle box, type
0 to keep the title block horizontal. Click OK.
8
Move the cursor to center the title block, and then click to place it on the layout.
Set up the viewports to plot
Now that the layout viewports have been created, you can specify the scale of the model space view
displayed in each viewport.
1
Select both of the viewports by clicking their borders.
2
On the Modify menu, click Properties.
3
In the Properties palette, click Layer and select the Viewports layer from the drop-down list.