Layout Page Zero

Layout page zero is unique because anything on page zero displays and prints on all layout pages. This allows you to create title blocks and borders that appear on all layout pages without having to recreate them on each page. Add anything to page zero that you want on all subsequent layout pages.

Creating Borders

Once the print area of the layout sheet is established, you can use CAD tools to create borders for your layout pages on sheet zero. For information about the printable area, see "Show Sheet".

Drawing borders may be simplified by making a few changes in the Preferences dialog and your plan defaults. When you have finished creating borders you may want to reverse these changes.

To create border lines on a layout page

In the Layout Defaults dialog, set the Snap Grid/Units to the desired distance between border lines. A setting of ½ displays a snap grid in ½ inch increments. See "Layout Defaults".

With layout page zero open, Select CAD> Boxes & Framing> Rectangular Polyline

Draw a rectangular polyline inside the printable area of the drawing sheet, indicated by a blue border.

Go to the Edit> Behaviors panel of the Preferences dialog. Select Concentric Edit Type, and set the Jump to ½. This allows a concentric copy of the polyline to be made ½ inch from all edges. See "Behaviors Panel".

Select the rectangular polyline, click the Copy/Paste

edit button, and drag one of the corner edit handles to the inside. A concentric copy of the polyline is made.

Thicker borders can be created by defining the color, style, and/or line weight for the CAD objects.

It may be easier to see your final product with the snap grid and the reference grid turned off. See "Layout Defaults".

To create a filleted border

Draw a rectangular polyline or CAD box inside the printable area of the drawing sheet, indicated by a blue border.

Double click the Fillet Two Lines

edit button and set the Fillet Radius value in the Chamfer/Fillet dialog. A value of 1 fillets one inch of each line at their intersection.

Select one side of the rectangle, click the Fillet Two Lines

edit button and then select an adjacent side. The two lines fillet where they meet.

Repeat step 3 until all corners are filleted.


Note: The printable area varies from printer to printer. For best results, inset layout borders 1/2" to 3/4" from the paper edge.

Title Block

Create the title block using CAD boxes, lines and text on layout page zero. Include only those items that should appear on every layout page. You can create areas for page-specific information, which can be filled in later on each page.

A company logo can be added to a layout by importing it as a bitmap into a CAD detail, then sending the CAD detail to the layout. You can also embed the image in the layout file.

Text Macros

Page numbers can be entered on page zero using text macros that are available with the Text tool. The correct page number displays on all pages. A variety of other macros are also available including date/time, file name, drawing scale, and others. See "Text Macros".