{"id":8759,"date":"2019-01-10T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=8759"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:45:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:45:23","slug":"apps-save-time-layouts-autocad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/apps-save-time-layouts-autocad\/","title":{"rendered":"Apps Help Save Time With Layouts in AutoCAD"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this installment of our app<\/a> series<\/a>, we are taking a look at some of the apps available on the Autodesk App Store for layouts in AutoCAD. Plus, all of these apps work with specialized toolsets!<\/p>\n

JTB Layout Palette<\/h2>\n

The JTB<\/a> Layout<\/a> Palette<\/a> app helps manage drawings with many layouts easier in a palette. \u201cRun command LAYOUTPALETTE or click to the ribbon panel to Show or Hide the Layout Palette,\u201d says developer JTB World. \u201cYou can quickly browse for layout, add, delete or edit name like working on a spreadsheet. This app\u202fis for you when there are too many layouts, or the layout names are too long to effectively work with out-of-the-box in AutoCAD.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can check out the app\u2019s trial here<\/a> or purchase for $9.00 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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JTB LayoutsToDwgs<\/h2>\n

JTB World also provides the JTBLayoutsToDWGs<\/a> app, helping to save all layouts to separate drawings. The LayoutsToDwgs command will save each of your layouts to a single-layout drawing,\u201d they write. \u201cModel space is copied as is.New drawings are named after the layouts, with a prefix and a suffix specified by you. Drawings are saved in source drawing folder.\u201d<\/p>\n

The app is available for the popular price of free and can be downloaded here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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LayoutManager<\/h2>\n

LayoutManager<\/a> delivers built-in commands to help make your layouts quicker and easier. According to developer CADManagerTools, key features include:<\/p>\n