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An alternative way of switching layouts.

You can use several methods to switch to the individual layout tabs - from mouse-clicks on the tabs, over the Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn keys, up to the LAYOUT command.

An alternative method is to use visual switching of layouts (using thumbnail preview) which is available since AutoCAD 2009 through the QVLAYOUT command. Especially in drawings with large number of layouts, this semitransparent preview bar can simplify your orientation and make a shorter way to move to the desired layout.

With this command (or with the "Quick view layouts" icon in the statusbar) you can display the panel containing a single row with previews of your layouts. You can anchor this panel using the "pin" icon. With Ctrl+mousewheel you can make the previews smaller. This allows to place even more layout pictures on your screen (they are displayed even outside your AutoCAD window, to the full screen width):

Layout views in AutoCAD

If you hoover your mouse over the arrows on the left and right borders of this panel, the preview bar will automatically scroll (animation) to display the previews currently hidden "off screen".

Arrow will show more layouts of the current DWG file

To quickly switch between layouts (and sort layouts) you can also use the "Layout Manager" - Lisp application LOMAN:

Layout Manager

LOMAN can be downloaded for free from www.cadstudio.cz/download

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applies to: AutoCAD 2010 · AutoCAD 2009 · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Mechanical · AutoCAD Civil 3D ·

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