Sending Floor Plan Views to Layout

In order to send any view to layout, first open both the destination layout file and the plan file. It is recommended that these two files have the same name and be saved in the same folder in your computer. See "Organizing your Files" and "Creating a Layout File".

Select File> Open Plan

and open a plan such as the Walkout Basement Tutorial plan.

Select File> Save As

and save the file using a new name.

Select Window> Fill Window .

Click the Active Layer Set Control drop-down arrow and select Plot Plan Set from the list. Selecting this layer set turns off the display of layers that aren't necessary for a site plan, such as cabinets, millwork and door and window labels.

Select File> Print> Page Setup

and make sure that your Drawing Scale is correct in the Page Setup dialog. This will be the scale of the view once it is sent to layout. For a plot plan, a scale such as 1/8 inch = 1 ft works well.

The information in the Page Setup dialog is view-specific. When you open the dialog in floor plan view, its settings only apply to floor plan views of the current plan. When you open it in a cross section view or CAD detail window, its settings apply only to the current view or detail window.

Select File> Send to Layout

to open the Send to Layout dialog.

Confirm that the view is being sent to layout using the same Scaling as in the Page Setup dialog.

Select Entire Plan/View under Send Options.

Uncheck Make Copy of Active Layer Set. This means that once sent to layout, the view will use the Plot Plan Set and changes made to this layer set will affect the view.

Under Send Position, we will Send to Layout Page # 2 and leave Show Layout Page checked so that when we click OK, the layout window will become active.

Click OK to send the view to layout.

Once sent to layout, the view can be selected and moved using its edit handles or edit buttons, and its edges can be edited like a CAD box. See "Editing Box-Based Objects".

Select Window> Previous Window (or press Ctrl + Tab) to return to floor plan view.

Click the Active Layer Set Control drop-down arrow and select Default Set from the list of available layer sets. See "Active Layer Set Control".

It is important that we switch from the Plot Plan Set so that we don't make unwanted changes to our site plan view on the layout page.

Sending Floor Plan Views to Layout

To send a floor plan view to layout