Procedure for assembling and printing layouts

Module(s): Layout

In the Layout module, you can set up layouts using documents and filesets prior to printing. You can create up to 9999 layouts per project. When you switch to the module, the page on which you will assemble the layout and, if activated, the border of the printable area are displayed. The exterior boundary of this border defines the paper size of the output device, while the inner boundary defines the maximum printable area (printable area minus device margins). For more information, see Components of a layout.

You place documents and drawings on the page, which is displayed as a white area with a shaded border. You do not place actual documents but a reference to the document or drawing file number. If, for some reason, you move one of these files to a new number after you have assembled the layout and before you send it to the printer, you need to replace the original document. As an alternative, you can delete it and place the new document in the layout.

You cannot use the Layout module to edit data in documents. However, you can place text, dimension lines and primitives in the layout. These elements exist only in the layout; they are not included in the documents. To modify data, switch back to document edit mode.

General approach:

1. Use the Layout Editor to switch to the Layout module.
2. Use Set Up Page to specify the format, orientation and the margins of the page. Start with the properties of the page and select the layout border, title block and background.
   The layout border matches the size of the page. You can specify the distance between the title block and the layout border. When you change the page, the size of the layout border and the position of the title block adapt automatically.
3. If you have not selected the layout border along with the page, place it now using Layout Border. In this case, you can place a layout border of any size on the page. If you want to include the outer boundary of the layout border in the printout, you need to position the layout border within the printable area of the page (page format minus margins).
4. If you have not selected the title block along with the page, you can use the Label or. Legend, Title Block tool to label the layout.
5. Use Layout Element or NDW Layout Element to place documents and filesets within the layout border.
6. Place text, dimension lines and primitives in the layout. (This is optional.)
7. Use Print Layouts to print the layout.
   You can specify the output device and its printable area (printable area minus device margins) as well as define a print profile.
8. If you have not yet created a PDF file of the layout using Print Layouts, you can do this now by clicking Export PDF Data.

Note: Save the label at a reference scale of 1:1.