To see through 'into' model space, you have to create a viewport (Make Viewport MVcommand). Think of paper space as being 'above' model space. This conceptual image shows the relationship between model space and a Layout. The contents of the viewport are scaled to either fit the viewport or (preferably) to conform to a specific drafting scale (ie: 1"=1')īelow is a visual representation of a layout for a print to be plotted from a Layout tab. In the image below, the the viewport is the black rectangle and the contents of the viewport are displayed inside it. The viewport is a window into "model space". The title block and viewport were created in a LAYOUT TAB / PAPER SPACE at a 1:1 scale. The walls were drawn to be 30' or more long. The floor plan and dimensions (above) were created in MODEL SPACE at a 1:1 scale. Below is a sample of what a layout looks like (a really simple one).
And I'm old.Ī layout is a page that allows you to set up a plot or printout of your drawing. I'm going to use the term paper space as I feel it explains the process better. You can now have multiple layouts, you can name them, you can re-sequence them and more. The release of AutoCAD 2000 brought other enhancements to this functionality. Note about the terminology in this Lesson:Īfter AutoCAD R14, the term "Paper Space" was replaced by "Layout". Look at the images below to see a visual explanation of the concept. Think of the Layout Tabs as where you print your drawing from, or layout the final drawing complete with dimensions, notes, title block, etc. For now think of model space where you make your model, or draw. In AutoCAD there are two different workspaces: model space and Layout / Paper Space. This lesson will show you the preferred way of plotting your drawings. Please enable JavaScript if you would like to comment on this blog.In Level 1 you printed out your project using 'model space'.
Now in the Page Setup dialog in the upper right change the plot style to monochrome and be sure to select the option to "display plot style" as that will make your layout display the monochrome. Now select your layout then select Modify. I used the PAGESETUP command at the AutoCAD command line or you can right-click on the Layout tab and select Page Setup Manager. In this case we want the color line work that will use the monochrome Plot Style to show as Monochrome in the Layout. The only thing not shown is the plot style you may apply to the Layout. Here we see the drawing with a white Layout background just like paper and the color layer based lines.
What we want to do is change the Layouts Plot Style to black and white which is “monochrome”, and then select the option to show the Layout with the applied plot Style just as it will plot.Ī Layout is essentially what you plot as a large preview, think of it as a piece of paper. “My background in paper space is white with color lines, I want to change the color lines to black lines, I did once but is impossible to remember how I did it.” I received the following question today while in my hotel room in LA and wanted to write a blog post with images to make the solution more clear, and perhaps assist others with the same question.
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