{"id":4536,"date":"2016-07-28T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=4536"},"modified":"2017-06-08T11:33:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T18:33:50","slug":"hitchhikers-guide-basics-of-autocad-layouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-of-autocad-layouts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to \u2026 the Basics of AutoCAD Layouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After you complete a design, you&#8217;ll want to create standard-size drawing sheets with one or more scaled views. In AutoCAD, these sheets are called layouts. For historical reasons, AutoCAD provides you with four different ways to create layouts. The basics of AutoCAD layouts includes an overview of\u00a0the four creation methods, and a step-by-step guide to\u00a0using\u00a0the easiest method\u2014the method you&#8217;ll choose\u00a0typically depends on your company&#8217;s standards.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out these topics, and more, in a visit to &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2016\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-DF5C5E9A-113E-456E-AFC4-4CEDAEE60A78\" target=\"_blank\">The\u00a0\u201cLayouts\u201d section of the Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to AutoCAD Basics<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4536-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/videos.autodesk.com\/zencoder\/content\/dam\/autodesk\/www\/subscription\/ACADLT-phase2\/acad-lt-hitchhiker-tutorials\/en\/layouts-new.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/videos.autodesk.com\/zencoder\/content\/dam\/autodesk\/www\/subscription\/ACADLT-phase2\/acad-lt-hitchhiker-tutorials\/en\/layouts-new.mp4\">http:\/\/videos.autodesk.com\/zencoder\/content\/dam\/autodesk\/www\/subscription\/ACADLT-phase2\/acad-lt-hitchhiker-tutorials\/en\/layouts-new.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"related\">Start with this\u00a0brief video, above\u2014and check out the\u00a0Autodesk Knowledge Network resources, below.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"related\" class=\"related\" id=\"the-basics-of-autocad-layouts-related-reference\">The basics of AutoCAD layouts: Related reference<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/support\/autocad\/learn-explore\/caas\/CloudHelp\/cloudhelp\/2016\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-93E88E2A-3BA8-40C1-8BF5-9A50B716EB34-htm.html\" target=\"_blank\">About Layouts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Creates and controls layout viewports.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2016\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-731B2752-B9E2-443E-816A-9B4851296455.htm\" target=\"_blank\">MVIEW (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"the-hitchhikers-guide-to-autocad-basics-the-adventure-continues\">The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to AutoCAD Basics: The Adventure Continues &#8230;.<\/h2>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s visit to the Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide\u00a0&#8230; \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-of-autocad-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Basics of AutoCAD\u00a0Blocks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next week&#8217;s visit to the Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide\u00a0&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-of-autocad-notes-and-labels\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Basics of\u00a0Notes and Labels<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to AutoCAD Basics is\u00a0just one of many great AutoCAD resources we&#8217;ve gathered on a web page especially for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/campaigns\/inspired-by-autocad\" target=\"_blank\">new AutoCAD subscribers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After you complete a design, you&#8217;ll want to create standard-size drawing sheets with one or more scaled views. 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