Course Description
This chapter will introduce you to setting up your drawing page setups, printing, and plotting in AutoCAD. It will also discuss the differences between model space, paper space and layouts. Additionally, you’ll learn how to create layouts and viewports, and then how to set those viewport scales. And lastly, you will finish the chapter with how to configure your drawings for printing from AutoCAD.
What You'll Learn
- Distinguish between model space, paper space, and layouts in AutoCAD
- Configure drawing page setups and prepare pages for printing
- Create layouts and viewports and set their viewport scales
- Apply annotative scaling within layout viewports
- Configure and print or plot drawings from AutoCAD
Key Takeaways
- This chapter introduces setting up drawing page setups, printing, and plotting in AutoCAD.
- It explains the differences between model space, paper space, and layouts.
- It covers creating layouts and viewports and setting viewport scales.
- It concludes with configuring drawings for printing from AutoCAD.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this AutoCAD chapter cover?
It covers setting up drawing page setups, printing, and plotting in AutoCAD, including the differences between model space, paper space, and layouts, how to create layouts and viewports, how to set viewport scales, and how to configure drawings for printing.
What is the difference between model space and paper space in this course?
The chapter discusses the differences between model space, paper space, and layouts as part of preparing drawings for printing and plotting.
Will I learn how to set viewport scales?
Yes. The chapter teaches how to create layouts and viewports and then how to set those viewport scales, and it covers annotative scaling.
What skills does this course relate to?
It relates to AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD DXF, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Graphing, and Scale Drawings.
