AutoCAD Civil 3D :: How To Use Layouts
Aug 13, 2012
I'm about ready to put together a large job that is going to have a lot of sheets. Since most of my jobs are one sheet plans, this is out of my comfort zone. I usually just have a scaled cover sheet/border that I drop into model space and put whatever I need into it there and then print it. This job has several mini jobs in one huge model space. I think It's going to be better for me to actually use paper space as its intended this time. I'm using 2010. Just a skeleton of an order of operations, so at least I have something to search for detailed instructions.
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Jun 24, 2013
I Can't think of what might be making this happen, but when I export a single layout to PDF (or to a printer) everything works out as normal. When I Export all Layouts to PDF, my text changes fonts and inserts squares for only some of the characters.
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Apr 4, 2013
On a road project I have an acquisition parcel that is matched across 2 viewports on one layout. I would usually slide the parcel label so it's only visible on one layout. Then I'd add a second label that would be visible on the second layout.
This line happens to cross the viewport near the end. If I add a label in the lower viewport that looks reasonable. It will overlap in to the upper viewport. I can drag the label to very near the end of the line but it doesn't look right there. I don't think it's good procedure to try and force one parcel label on to it's own layer so it can be frozen in that one viewport.
Any technique for handling this situation?
Civil 3D 2012 SP 2.1
Dell Precision T7400, Xeon CPU 3.16 GHz
Win 7 Pro, 64-bit,12 GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX 4600
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Nov 9, 2012
We replaced a plotter that is used as the default plotter by 90% of our CAD files. When we go to plot it obviously can't find the plotter anymore and defaults to no printer. We then need to select the new plotter and reselect the paper size.
Not a huge issue by itself, but when you have a drawing with say 25 layout tabs it gets cumbersome.
assign this new plotter and correct page size to all layout tabs in a drawing? If not is there a way to at least have it maintain the paper size when selecting the new plotter and not have it auto select a different page size?
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Jun 5, 2012
I typically import layouts into my sheet set. Looking for some information on setting up a better sheet set template with layout created that just need to be populated with my views on how others use sheet set manager.
Civil3D 2013
Windows 7, 64 bit
Intel i7 2600 @ 3.40Ghz
16 GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro 600
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Feb 25, 2013
We replaced a plotter that is used as the default plotter by 90% of our CAD files. When we go to plot it obviously can't find the plotter anymore and defaults to no printer. We then need to select the new plotter and reselect the paper size.
Not a huge issue by itself, but when you have a drawing with say 25 layout tabs it gets cumbersome.
Know A way around this to assign this new plotter and correct page size to all layout tabs in a drawing? If not is there a way to at least have it maintain the paper size when selecting the new plotter and not have it auto select a different page size?
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Nov 21, 2013
I have made a model with 40 viewframes. I have used the option to export 4 layouts to one drawing. My question is can I revise the original model and get the revisions automatically updated in the 10 drawings or do I have to redo the export option?
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May 13, 2013
I have for a while been wanting some code that would run through all the layouts in a drawing and place a box in model space of where the viewports are looking and save a view and layerstate at the same time. I looked into doing it with .net and posted a query here but it all started to get a bit hard in .net.
So I did a bit more googling and found a lsp solution that get most of the way over on the swap here
It cycles thru the viewports and placed the box in model space to save the view and layer state I have to inject some more code into the rountine along the lines of
;; While we are here lets save a view with a layersnapshot
;;(command "_.View" "Save" "Nameoflayout" "_.View" "E" "l" "Nameoflayout" "s" "" "")
;; and as we can not access a view layersnapshot from layerstate manager lets save just a plain layerstate
;;(command " Layerstate" "????" "Nameoflayout" ?????)
to save the views and layerstates.
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Apr 29, 2013
Some code / lsp that will cycle thru layouts and insert a rectangle into model space of where the viewports are actually looking.
I am trying to separate out a number of layouts to different drawings and want to speed up the process.
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May 24, 2013
in order to avoid opening each layout and update the fields or the same text written in Title Block
- is there a way to update automatically the fields (date for example) in all the layouts with a single command.
- is there a way to update the same text in all the layouts (for example changing the adress or the name of the project written in the title block - like in word with search and replace function)
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Feb 23, 2012
Is there a way to turn off all section tags for drawings refering to all Sketch Layouts in all the Construction Document Layouts?
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Jul 26, 2013
How come when I publish to plotter the layouts in a dwg in 2014 they stay in perpetual publish status and don't plot, but open same dwg in 2013, publish and almost by the time I get to the printer, all 7 layouts have printed.
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Jun 24, 2013
How to calculate Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension by way of Importing DXF Plan Layouts?
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Feb 18, 2013
I want to know if you can link AutoCad tables to other Autocad tables on different layouts. Say I have ten sheets, each with a table for quantities of pipe length, and one sheet with a total of all quantities. Can I link cells from each separate layout sheet to the main table sheet, so that I can add them all for project totals?
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Feb 22, 2012
Is there a way to export ALL layouts at once or are you limited to one at a time?
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Jan 15, 2013
I had created 14 layouts, in 9 of them i can copy my stamp, in others 3 - I cant ( I am doing copybase and simple copy/paste - isn't working)... what could be wrong with those few layouts. ?
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Feb 10, 2012
i cannot understand the ANNOAUTOSCALE..When to on / off the button and how to use in layouts
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Sep 18, 2003
When I cut and paste a viewport from one layout to the other the layers that were frozen in that viewport become thawed. Is there any way of copying the viewport over so that those layers that are frozen in that viewport only remain that way ?
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Feb 7, 2013
Any way to select an Invalid Xref that is attached on multiple layouts and delete them at once instead of going through every single layout and deleting it manually.
AutoCad LT 2014
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Oct 26, 2011
I want to make a code to zoom extents all layouts in a open drawing.I wrote this but it doesn't work at all:
Sub zoomextentslayouts()
Dim Laytab As AcadLayout
For Each Laytab In ThisDrawing.Layouts
ZoomExtents
Next Laytab
End Sub
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Jul 16, 2012
When I add an object field in paperspace to report on the scale of a viewport in the layout, as I return to that layout and zoom in or out the viewport displays as hot in MS (tab reports as PS) and leaves the MS information of my previous visit embeded on the layouts neutral background and the "new" zoomed MS information is added to modelspace. The background objects cannot be selected or deleted but if I go to the block editor screen -choosing any block for my selection, when I close the block edit and return to the layout, the objects are cleared. I have installed service pack #1 for v12 and I lso have installed V13. I didn't notice this problem prior to the service pack or usin v13. I have an Intel i7 processor, 64 bit.
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Mar 24, 2011
I was asked to convert a .DWG to a .PDF.
The .DWG came from a manufacturer and displayed 3 pages worth of content that was seperated into 3 Engineering Drawings.
The layout included all 3 pages. I want to Plot this document to a 3 Page PDF.
Do I need to create 3 seperate layouts? How do I specify what part of the model goes into a particular layout?
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Nov 10, 2011
I have found this point today!
If I want to trunoff/on some layers in different layouts, the best way is to use "vp freeze" column in layers properties manager. This way I can manipulate layers' visibility without altering them in MS or other layouts.
Left to "vp freeze" column there is "new vp freeze". I don't know what is this one?
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Mar 2, 2011
how to set up a layout to show a t-block for plotting purposes, as well as setting up your view ports on a drawing? I have used the layout wizard before, but when it comes to selecting a tblock with the wizard, nothing shows up.
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Aug 20, 2010
How do I print multiple layouts at once in the same file, like a batch print so i don't have to individually print each layout?
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Jun 21, 2012
Why the layouts are not exported?why the layout are not exported when applying the command “Export”? why only one layout is exported?
Is there a way to export all the layouts as any part of the dwg file is exported?
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Jan 31, 2012
I have 95 layouts in one drawing and need to export / write out each layout to become individual drawings? Is there a command for this or perhaps a lisp or script.
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Sep 17, 2013
I'm doing a work where i need to copy many layouts. I can set a few at a time, but doing one at a time is faster (in the end). However, rightclicking the mousebutton on the layout, copy it and scroll to the bottom to 'place at end' it time consuming.
I rather have a lisp of some kind that can copy the current layout and place it at the end (most right) of the layout tabs.
if it is possible with some -command (commandbar) i can do it myself, but i can't find any command to do so...
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May 10, 2012
I've encountered a pretty nasty problem over the past week. I can no longer add specific layouts to existing sheet sets. I can make a new sheet set, but I cannot see the drawings that I would like to add to the sheet set.
The only "solution" I've found is to make a new sheet set, save each of the desired dwgs as newly renamed dwgs, and then, f if I pat myself on the head and spin around in 3 complete circles, I have a 78% chance of being able to add them to the new sheet set.
Obviously, this is like cutting off your hand and holding it, while your friend shakes your deadhand, instead of just shaking his hand.
I've read about this so-called dbl file, but much like Bigfoot, I have not seen one with my own eyes. We have never had this problem in our office- got a new server- had this problem (isolated to the new drive) - got it "fixed" - problem has spread to older drives.
Civil 3D 2010, Windows 7
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Mar 14, 2012
when I use the selection with the mouse, I can clearly see in model space the borders of the window I create. But when I switch to Layouts, it's invisible. I can still use it, but it's annoying not seeing the window selection. I've tried with OPTIONS-SELECTION and DISPLAY tabs to adjust it and it didn't work.
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Feb 7, 2012
I have the drawings, which has 64 layouts each. I want to move the multiple layouts to one dwg (means one drawing should have 128 multiple layouts with in) At this that two drawings having layout only, i deleted all object in model space, model space would be the same for that two drawings, after i made the combined dwg. I tired to move the layout by using drag and drop on design center, It was not done. the autocad shows the message was fatal error: out of memory.
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