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Layout sizing questions

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Topic: Layout sizing questions
Posted By: djp6
Subject: Layout sizing questions
Date Posted: 07.Oct.2010 at 10:57

Hi

Using 2008.

How do you change white paper size or reduce to fit the model items, border, titleblock, viewports, etc. i.e. the border and viewports etc are larger then the white space, how do I get it to fit, and what are the shortcuts for the process.

Also

What’s the keyboard short cut to swap between model and paper space and to swap between various layout tabs and model tab.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers


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Posted By: scottie2065
Date Posted: 07.Oct.2010 at 12:24
to change paper size you right click on the layout tab and goto "page setup manager" and select your layout and hit modify
then you can change you papersize from the dropdown menu
i dont know any commands to alternate between tabs

Posted By: djp6
Date Posted: 08.Oct.2010 at 15:14
Thanks for that, i used the page setup manager to change the paper size which worked OK, whilst researching i've been told about these shortcuts, you might find them useful.

MS & PS will swap between model an paper space.

Ctrl + page up or page down will swap between layout tabs.

Ctrl + tab swaps between open drawings.

Ctrl+R lets you cycle through active viewports.

Posted By: scottie2065
Date Posted: 08.Oct.2010 at 15:28
Cheers DJP will take note of that
i knew about the ctrl+tab
but the rest will be useful cheers


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