1. Model Space and Paper Space
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Model Space and Paper Space

2. Model Space/Paper Space
Model space is the space where you draw and design in AutoCAD.
Model space is the place where most of your work will be performed.
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4. Model Space/Paper Space
Paper space is a space you use to lay out a drawing or model to be plotted.
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Look at the tabs along the bottom of the screen to determine if you are in Model Space or Paper Space.
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Paper Space is like a sheet of paper with “holes” cut in it.
Through the holes you can “see” model space.
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Layouts
Layout tabs allow you to create
Multiple paper viewport layouts.
Example:
A size layout
C size layout
E size layout, etc.
A drawing can have multiple layouts.
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10. Model Space/Paper Space
Model space is the space where you draw and design in AutoCAD.
Model space is the place where most of your work will be performed.
Model Space and Paper Space

11. Model Space/Paper Space
Paper space is a space you use to lay out a drawing or model to be plotted.
Model Space and Paper Space

12. Model Space/Paper Space
Look at the tabs along the bottom of the screen to determine if you are in Model Space or Paper Space.
Model Space and Paper Space

13. Model Space/Paper Space
Paper Space is like a sheet of paper with “holes” cut in it.
Through the holes you can “see” model space.
Model Space and Paper Space

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Layouts
Layout tabs allow you to create various paper viewport layouts.
A drawing can have multiple layouts.
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In a Layout,
You can cut as many holes as you desire.
The holes can be different sizes and shapes.
You can arrange the holes to create a final drawing layout by moving and sizing viewports.
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In Layouts, paper space viewports are handled as objects and can be edited.
Moved
Copied
Re-sized
Deleted
This allows you to place and plot different views of your work on the same drawing.
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To create a Layout, pick one of the layout tabs at the bottom of the screen.
AutoCAD puts the display in paper space and shows a “sheet of paper” with a “default cut-out” or viewport.
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The first time you switch to paper space, AutoCAD performs an automatic layout setup.
You must select a plotting device.
You can pick various plotting options.
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You can only plot the currently active viewport from Model Space.
Any viewports you create in Model Space disappear in Paper Space.
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While in a Layout Tab, you can switch between paper space and model space by either
Using the Pspace and Mspace commands. OR
Clicking on the MODEL / PAPER button at the bottom of the screen.
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When you are in paper space, AutoCAD displays a UCS icon at the lower left of the screen.
“PAPER” is also displayed on the status line at the bottom of the screen.
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The MVIEW Command
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Paper Space and MVIEW
The MVIEW command is used to create and manage floating viewports in paper space.
MVIEW only works in paper space.
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Paper Space and MVIEW
When you switch to paper space you initially see ONE viewport that contains your model space drawing.
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Paper Space and MVIEW
Your drawing will be displayed in this viewport.
The drawing is displayed in the last zoom or viewport.
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Paper Space and MVIEW
Floating viewports are “holes” cut into the paper.
The Model Space can bee “seen” through this “hole” cut in the paper.
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Paper Space and MVIEW
While in a Layout Tab, you can enter Model Space through the viewport, by double-clicking in the viewport.
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Paper Space and MVIEW
The viewports are separate objects.
They can overlap and can be moved around.
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Paper Space and MVIEW
After the floating viewports are created, display commands are used to modify the model space “seen” through the viewport.
Move
Copy
Erase
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38. Creating Floating Viewports The VPORTS Command
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39. Creating Floating Viewports
Creating floating viewports in Paper Space is very similar to creating Tiled Viewports in Model Space.
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40. Creating Floating Viewports
A view port configuration can be selected from the Viewports dialog box.
Use the VPORTS command.
The MVIEW command can also be used.
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41. Creating Floating Viewports
When Model Space is active,
the Viewports dialog box creates tiled viewports.
When paper space is active,
the Viewports dialog box creates floating viewports.
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44. Creating Floating Viewports
Use Spacing to set the space around the edges of the floating viewports.
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47. The MVIEW Command Options
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48. Creating Floating Viewports
MV, MVIEW or -VPORTS options: ON
OFF
Fit
Hideplot
Lock
Object
Polygonal
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Activates the model space display within a view port.
OFF
Deactivates a model space display within a view port.
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Fit
Default option.
Creates a single rectangular floating viewport that fills the entire printable area on the sheet.
The sub options 2, 3, 4 can be used to create multiple viewports.
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Hideplot
Prevents hidden lines in a 3D model from being plotted.
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Lock
Locks the view in one or more viewports.
When a viewport is locked, objects in the view port can be edited and new objects added
but:
Display commands like Zoom and Pan are disabled.
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55. Creating Floating Viewports
Object
Use to change a closed object drawn in paper space into a floating viewport.
Existing
Circles
Ellipses
Polygons and
other closed shapes
can be used as floating viewport outlines.
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Polygonal
Draw a floating viewport outline using a polyline.
Any shape can be used.
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Draw the shape in paper space using the POLYGON command.
Use MVIEW command
Select Object sub-menu option to make the object a viewport.
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Zoom to Paper Space
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Zoom To Paper Space
Zoom Scale has two options: nX
And
nXP
nX scales the display relative to the current display
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Zoom To Paper Space
nXP
Scales the drawing in Model Space relative to Paper Space.
Is used primarily in the layout of scaled multivew drawings.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ZOOM COMMAND YOU WILL LEARN !
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62. Creating New Paper Space Layouts
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63. New Paper Space Layouts
Create New Paper Space layouts by right-clicking the Layout Tab at the bottom of the screen.
Select “New Layout”.
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66. New Paper Space Layouts
The new layout will be created.
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