The Layout Tools

Many of the tools available in layout are covered in the printing chapter. See "The Printing Tools". Some additional tools are available to help you get the most out of Chief Architect's layout facility.

Select File> Send to Layout to open the Send to Layout dialog and send the current view to the specified layout page. See "Sending Views to Layout".

Use Tools> Layout> Page Up, Page Down, and Change Layout Page to navigate the layout document. See "The Current Page".

Click Files> Layout> Insert Page button to add a new layout page, moving the current page and all following pages up one page, as long as there is nothing on page 1000.

Click the Files> Layout> Delete Page button to delete the current layout page, moving all following pages down one page, as long as nothing is on the current page.

Click Tools> Layout> Edit Layout to allow the lines of a vector view sent to layout to be edited individually. See "Editing Layout Lines".

Select Files> Layout> Layout Files to see a list of the files that are included in the layout. See "Layout Files Dialog".

Select File> Layout> Rescale Layout View to open the Change Scale dialog and apply a different scale. This tool is also available on the Edit menu. See "Rescaling Views".

Select a layout view and click the Relink File edit button to open the Choose Layout File Reference dialog and relink the selected layout view. This tool is also available on the Edit menu. See "Relinking Layout Views".

Click Swap Views to switch between the current view and the view that was current before it. See "Swapping Views".

Select Tools> Display Settings> Display Options from a layout file to open the Layout Page Display Options dialog. See "Layout Page Display Options".

Select a layout view and click the Layout Box Layers button to open the Layer Display Options dialog for the selected view only. See "Displaying Layout Views".

Click the Show Layout button to switch to a layout file that is currently open.

Edit Buttons

Select a layout view and click the Open View edit button to open the view that was originally sent to layout. This tool is only available for dynamic views. See "Editing Dynamic Views".

Select a layout view and click the Rescale Layout edit button to open the Change Scale dialog and apply a different scale. See "Rescaling Views".

Select a layout view and click the Relink File edit button to open the Choose Layout File Reference dialog and relink the selected layout view. See "Relinking Layout Views".

Other edit buttons are available. These buttons are common to other views. See "Edit Toolbar Buttons".