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By default AutoCAD creates one viewport for you. This is done by means of viewports, which are literally a view port into your Model Space. Your drawing should display one or more parts of your drawing that you've created in Model Space. We will make the final (very important) configurations a little later on. Make sure the Plot Scale is set to 1 mm = 1 unit.Set the Paper Size to the desired format A3 in this example.

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Select the Adobe PDF plotter (or other printer that suits your specific goal).

In this example we're creating an A3 Layout to be printed to PDF using the Adobe PDF Plotter. Here you can set paper sizes, the type of printer that will be used, etc. First you have to setup your paper:Д¬lick right on the Layout tab and choose Page Setup Manager.:ДЄutoCAD selects the active Layout by default, so you can proceed by clicking Modify for the selected Layout. Switch to the Layout 1 tab which should be present by default in new drawings:Д«y default, AutoCAD creates a white sheet with one viewport that displays the contents of your model space. As the name suggests, these are to create layouts intended for plotting (printing) your drawings on paper. These display the contents of a Layout, also referred to as Paper Space. Please make sure you're drawing and units are set up correctly!Дrawings are constructed in Model Space, visible in the Model tab in AutoCAD.

Video speaks a thousand words.This tutorial assumes that you're drawing is set up in millimeters (in model space, 1 unit represents 1 mm).

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You can click the link in balloon notification or use update view tool in ribbon.

AutoCAD will inform you that the drawing views are no longer up to date. Unlike using viewport, the drawings are not automatically updated. Using shaded preview may not be wise decision if you work with complex model and your hardware doesnвЂ™t have high performance. You may want to use bounding box as preview instead of shaded. In drafting standard dialog, adjust the settings as necessary. Access drafting standard from drawing views panel. You can also change projection type and thread style. Unless you decide to change that behavior. They also inherit the parentвЂ™s properties. When you move the base view, you also move the base views. Projected views are linked to the base view. Just if you donвЂ™t want to create another view. Press to accept it.ДЄutoCAD will continue asking you to place a projected view. Here you can change the view orientation, style, scale, and other necessary options before you place it.ДЄfter youвЂ™ve done with the options, click to place it. Now it opens a contextual tab: drawing view creation. Here are the tools to create drawing views.ДЄfter you click it, you will see the drawing on your pointer. In annotate tab, you will see drawing views panel. So this is another reason why you should start to use layout, if you havenвЂ™t. You can only create drawing views in layout. Limited, but still cool :) I never thought we can have it in AutoCAD. If you use Inventor file, you will also have option to use design view, positional representation, and level of detail. It can be a part (.ipt), assembly (.iam), or tweaked presentation (.ipn). If you donвЂ™t, then you will get option to use external Inventor files (yes, only Inventor files). If you have a 3D model in modelspace, then you can create a drawing from it. A good tool if you need to represent your 3D model in 2D drawing. Not only you can import model from most CAD applications in manufacturing industry, you can also create drawing views from 3D model. AutoCAD 2012 is really meant for manufacturing industry.

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