Sending Details to Layout

Foundation, roof, cross section and other details are an important feature of professional construction documents. The steps used to send details to layout can also be used to place schedules, legends, keys and other items on the layout page.

Return to floor plan view.

Select CAD> CAD Detail Management

to open the CAD Detail Management dialog. Click the New button, type a short descriptive name for your detail and click OK.

A new CAD Detail window opens. You can create a CAD detail from scratch using the CAD tools, or you can place a CAD block from the library.

In this example, we will place a blocked drawing from the CAD Blocks library category. This block can be exploded and edited as needed. See "CAD Blocks".

Select File> Print> Page Setup

and specify a Drawing Scale for the CAD detail in the Page Setup dialog. 2 inches = 1 foot works well in this case.

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.

In this case, we will leave Make Copy of Active Layer Set checked and type a short, descriptive name for the layer set that the layout view will use, such as "Page 3 Detail Set". Once sent to layout, the view will use this layer set, so any changes made to the Default Set will not affect it.

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.

Some useful notes are available in the Notes & Legends library in the CAD Blocks category. Text can also be copied and pasted from other applications. Place your notes in a CAD detail and send them to layout, as previously described.

Sending Details to Layout

To send details to layout