Sending Elevation Views to Layout

Cross Section/Elevation

, Backclipped Cross Section

and Wall Elevation

views can also be sent to layout.

To send an elevation view to layout

Select 3D> Create Vector View> Cross Section/Elevation View

, then click and drag to create a front elevation view. See "Creating Cross Section/Elevation Views".

In the elevation view, click the CAD Configuration

button to access the CAD toolbar (see "Toolbar Configurations") and add any annotations such as roof heights, pitches, material specifications or other notes.

You may want to Zoom

in on the house.

Select 3D> Save Active Camera

so that the camera and your annotations are retained and listed in the Project Browser. See "Saving 3D Views".

Find the Cross Section view in the Project Browser, right click on it, and select Rename. Give the Cross Section view a short descriptive name, such as "Front Elevation".

Close the Project Browser and select File> Print> Page Setup

and specify a Drawing Scale for the elevation view in the Page Setup dialog. 1/4 in = 1 ft should work well. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog.

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 Current Screen under Send Options.

In this case, we will leave Make Copy of Active Layer Set unchecked. Once sent to layout, the view will use the Section View Set and changes made to this layer set will affect the view.

Under Send Position, we will Send to Layout Page # 3 and leave Show Layout Page checked so that when we click OK, the layout window will become active.

When Vector Views (including cross section/elevation views) are sent to layout, you can specify line weights for surface edge lines and pattern lines. See "Send To Layout Dialog".

Click OK.

Return to the elevation view, then select File> Close to close the view. The Closing Elevation dialog will appear, click OK. If you had made edits to the elevation view, clicking OK would update those edits to the layout view. In this case, no changes were made, so it doesn't matter.

Return to floor plan view. A camera symbol now displays, indicating the position of your saved elevation camera.

Repeat this process for a rear elevation view. The elevation views will need to be selected and repositioned on the layout page.

If you would like to make changes to the lines in the elevation view, select CAD> CAD Detail From View

to make a copy of the view in a CAD detail window that is composed of editable lines and polylines. Changes made to the model do not affect views sent to CAD. See "CAD Details".