A4 template

[ksc]

Hi everyone, can someone show step by step how to make a template A4, to be used in U.K, save it, and be able to use any scale in it.

 

many thanks 

 

kc

[BIGAL]

Ok start in a layout with 210x297 rectang in a no plot layer, starting at 0,0 that is an A4 sheet, You need to know the hard clip limits as its A4 I would use 6mm. So draw a new rectang say layer "Title", start at 6,6 upper right 204,291. Draw a line 6,26 to 204,26 this make a box where you will draw more stuff like project name, sheet number and so on. Save  the dwg as say A4. You just need to go into the mview do say Z E, you will see your drawing objects that are in model space. You need to set a scale, a couple of ways 1st zoom in roughly to where you want at a suitable view. I am not using word Scale that is next, you can dbl click on out side of wviewport click on view port and you should in later versions of Acad get a scale list choos what you want, change if necessary, ok similar if you turn on the Toolbar viewport when you go inside a viewport a number will appear that is current scale you can type over that number, for us working in metres a number like 4 or 5 etc this is 1000/scale 1:250 1:200. Ok last step click on viewport right click+SHIFT on mouse select lock viewport, this stops accidently rescaling in the viewport. 3rd method is to use Zoom 4XP that again would be 1:250.

 

An example A4 landscape.

 

Edited January 8 by BIGAL

[ksc]

Hi Bigal, thats great, I will try this tomorrow as night time in U.K. Appreciate your reply.

 

many thanks 

kc

[ksc]

Hi Bigal, I will try this, thanks 

[Steven P]

Did you have a look at this? I was going to suggest the next step might be to create a block within the template with attribute text, so that the text position is always in the same place. First though, get the lines to look like you want them to and a viewport positioned and scaled as Big Al describes above.

[ksc]

Hi Steven, I will try this and let you all know how I get on. Thanks 

[BIGAL]

Definitely add a title block with attributes as suggested by Steven, if you have only say a couple of sizes like a A3 as well, then save in a DWT a template dwg, in that you have all your layers, blocks, linetypes and so on. The other way is save all your sheet sizes A4, A3, A2, A1 in seperate layouts and save as a dwg, You can use Layout T enter name of your dwg then layout name will bring into current dwg. You may want Portrait and landscape versions as A4 is a small size.

[ksc]

Yes I will definitely try all the suggestions made, and let you know soon how I get on, thanks