Question: Create an 8 1 / 2 x 1 1 Titleblock Drawing ( xtb . dwg ) and Xref into Drawing SK - 1
Create an x Titleblock Drawing xtbdwg and Xref into Drawing SK Xref Asphalt Detail at Scale into a Viewport of Drawing SK
Draw the Titleblock Drawing shown above in Model Space and Save it as xtbdwg Modify the text in the titleblock to reflect the new SK Drawing pts
Open up the Asphalt Detail Drawing and Dimension it correctly for Scale using proper Dimension Scale, Text Heights and MultiLeaders. Do not add the Detail Title or Scale to this drawing at this time. pts
Open up a New Drawing and Save it as SK
On the Status Bar, select the sign to the right of the existing Layout Tab of New Drawing SKA new Layout Tab will appear. Right Click this tab and rename to SK pt
Select the New SK Layout Tab once. You are now in Paperspace. The white area is your actual paper size. The window is a viewport looking into Modelspace. RightClick on the New Layout Tab. Select "Page Setup Manager" then the "Modify" Button.
Select paper size in the Dialogue Box. For larger paper sizes, you will need to choose a larger format printer or plotter.
Set Layer as your current layer.
"Attach" the xtb Titleblock Drawing that you created into Paperspace Layout of New Drawing SK This Command could be found under the "Insert" Tab & Reference Panel in your AutoCAD Riboon. Then go to "Attach". pts
To get the Titleblock to fill out to the selected paper size, go back to "Page Setup Manager", click on "Modify" then down to "Plot Area" and choose "Window". Select the lower left corner of the outside rectangle of the Titleblock and then the upper right corner. Choose the "Center the Plot" button and also "Portrait". Set your "Scale" at unit. Check the "Preview", Exit, OK and Close. pts
Make a new layer called "Viewport", choose a color that you wouldn't normally use for that layer and select the NotPlot option. pt
In Paperspace, select the existing Viewport and change it to the new "Viewport" layer.
Doubleclick inside that Viewport Modelspace and set a scale to Scales can be different for each Viewport. DO NOT ZOOM WHILE INSIDE THE VIEWPORT. THIS WILL AFFECT YOUR VIEWPORT SCALE. pt
Doubleclick in the gray area outside the Titleblock drawing to get back to Paperspace. Crop the Viewport with your Grips so that it fits on your SK Titleblock drawing.
In Paperspace, add the Detail Title high and Scale high below the Asphalt Detail Viewport on a New "Title" Layer. pts
Any changes to your Asphalt Detail Drawing or Titleblock Drawing after it is Attached to Drawing SK will need to be done in their original drawings. xtbdwg & Asphalt Detail You will need to reload those xrefs in Drawing SK to see the new changes take effect.
Make a PDF of Drawing SKpt
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