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Create and Modify Layouts in a Project
There are several options in the Project Manager for creating and modifying
layouts directly in the interface or through a shortcut menu.
Following are descriptions of common operations when working with layouts
in the Project Manager. You can access commands by right-clicking an item
in the tree view to display the relevant shortcut menu.
Add layout from drawing. After you create a project, you can add one
or more layouts from existing drawings. You can initialize a layout by
switching to it using the QuickView dialog box or the layouts popup menu
on the status bar. A layout does not contain any print settings before
initialization. Once initialized, layouts can be drawn upon, published, and
added to projects (after the drawing has been saved).
Create a new layout. As an alternative to importing existing layouts
from a drawing, you can create a new drawing with a layout based on a
specified template. When you place views in this layout, the drawing files
associated with the views are attached as xrefs.
Modify a layout. Double-click a layout on the Project tree view to open
the associated drawing. To review a layout, right-click on the layout and
click Open Layout Read-only to open the drawing in read-only mode.
NOTE Modifying a layout should always be done using an open project in the
Project Manager. This ensures that all data associated with the layout is updated.
Rename and renumber a layout. After you create or add a layout, you
can change its title and number.
Remove a layout from a project. Removing a layout from a project
disassociates the layout from the project, but does not delete the associated
drawing file or the layout saved in the drawing.
Reassociate a layout. If you move a drawing to a different folder, you
should reassociate the layout to the project with the properties listed in
the Details panel to correct the path. To reassociate the layout, click the
Ellipsis button in Drawing Location property and specify the new location
of the drawing. Update the Layout property as needed.
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