Challenge

Creation of Multiple viewports, Scaling the drawing and setting in Template in AutoCad

1. Create a layout of the Plan and Section A of the project in Challenges 7, using the template Tutorial-mArch.dwt in a scale as given in the Figure. Use the MV command to create the viewport of the size as shown in Figure. Also, use the ATTEDIT command to edit the information in the title block. Use A1 size for the layout. Take a plot.

AIM

To create a layout of the Plan and Section A of the project in Challenges 7, using the template Tutorial-mArch.dwt in a scale as given in the Figure

INTRODUCTION

Layout viewports are objects that display views of model space. We create, scale, and place them in paper space on a layout.

On each layout, we can create one or more layout viewports. Each layout viewport is like a closed-circuit TV monitor of a view of the model at a scale and orientation that we specify.

PROCEDURE

Creating layout

Go to the Layout tab and delete the current viewports available

Right-click on the layout tab and click on “FROM TEMPLATE”

From pop up click on tutorial-mArch right click on layout and click on rename and type

Edit the template using the ATTEDIT command as per the given figure

Creating views

Go to the model tab

Type V and press enter

Click on new

Type name as 1ST 2ND 3RD FLOOR PLAN click on define window

Select the floor plan

Press enter

Click on ok

Click on new

Type name as SECTION AA

Click on define window

Select the section view

Press enter

Click on ok

Creating viewports

Draw a rectangle from the top of the layout of dimensions 400 x 445

Draw another rectangle adjacent to the rectangle from the top right corner with dimensions 375 x 445

Go to paper space or PS

Type MV in the command box and click on the object in the command box select the object to the viewport as the first rectangle drawn

Go to model space or MS

Type V and press enter

Select the floor plan view created and click on set current and click okay change the scale to 1:50/2% and plan the figure to adjust

Go to paper space or PS

Type MV in the command box and click on the object in the command box select the object to the viewport as the second rectangle drawn

Go to model space or MS

Type V and press enter

Select the SECTION AA view created and click on set current and click okay change the scale to 1:50/2% and plan the figure to adjust

Go to paper space or PS

Select the two viewports created and go to properties change the display locked to yes

Plotting

Type plot and press enter or select plot from the menu bar

Set name as week_10_layout

Change printer to AutoCAD pdf

Set paper size as ISO A1

Change plot area to layout

Change plot style table to monochrome.ctb

Click ok to plot

RESULT

2. Create a layout of the Kitchen drawn in Challenge 9 as shown in Figure. Use the scale as shown in the Figure. Use an A4 Size page for the layout. Take a plot.

AIM

To create a layout of the Kitchen drawn in Challenge 9 as shown in Figure. And take a plot.

PROCEDURE

Creating layout

Go to the Layout tab and delete the current viewports available

Type MV to create the viewport

Create rectangles as shown in the figure

Adjust the view and scale as mentioned in the figure

Plotting

Type plot and press enter or select plot from the menu bar

Set name as Kitchen layout

Change printer to AutoCAD pdf

Set paper size as ISO A4

Change plot area to layout

Change plot style table to monochrome.ctb

Click ok to plot

RESULT

3. Create a layout of the section created in Challenges 9.
Use the scale as mentioned in the Figure. Use the MV command to create multiple viewports. Take a plot.

AIM

To create a layout of the section created in Challenges 9. And take a plot.

PROCEDURE

Creating layout

Go to the Layout tab and delete the current viewports available

Type MV to create the viewport

Create rectangles as shown in the figure

Adjust the view and scale as mentioned in the figure

Plotting

Type plot and press enter or select plot from the menu bar

Set name as Kitchen layout

Change printer to AutoCAD pdf

Set paper size as ISO A4

Change plot area to layout

Change plot style table to monochrome.ctb

Click ok to plot

RESULT

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