HI,
I have created one drawing with 10 Layouts in different formats(A1,A0...etc) and with different Legends on it. I need to give these layouts to lot of users, where everyone uses one layout out of 10 in their drawing. Is there any way to add them in tool palette like dynamic blocks? or is it possible to add thme as a ribbon in the dwg template?
Thanks,
Jnanesh
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If the Layout Template Drawing is open in the Users Workspace and a second Template (Boilerplate info) is open; Adcenter can be used to add a specific Layout to the second Drawing. Right click and choose Add Layout from the first Template under the Open Drawings tab in Adcenter while the second Drawing is active int he Workspace.
This will require that each of these Users has access to the Layout Template
I'm sure there are other and easier ways to do what you ask.
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Thanks for posting what worked!
If you have the time and are able to share your macro within the community that would be great.
Thanks.
@Zgoodz, You can look to the links below for help on creating macros. There are a good amount of threads that also share macros for similar functions within AutoCAD/LT.
A Handy button macro for creating a viewport in a layout
Create Your Own AutoCAD Commands (Circles and Lines AutoCAD Tutorial)
Hope this helps.
The command for Layouts is: LAYOUT
the option for a template layout is TEMPLATE
Sample: File D:\abc.dwg Layoutname MyLayout
^C^C^C_.LAYOUT;_template;"D:/abc.dwg";MyLayout
Sebastian
Hello Janu319,
This is exactly what im looking for.
Can you explain to me how you did this?
I cant seem to find anywhere on how to do this.
post #5 and #7 are the same question as yours, so why not reading the whole thread and test + thank and respond to Post#8 ?
I think you know how to create a command toolpalette tool?
If not, read "Add a command tool" from the 'Did you tried..' articles first.
Sebastian
Hello CADffm,
I did read the whole thread
Im not sure if you know what im trying to do.
I want saved layouts in my toolpalette (like A3x4 or A2x3) and when i click on them that it opens that saved layout.
If you do know what i mean, can you maybe show me exactly on how to do it?
Cause i can't figure out how the command tool is connected with the saved layout.
Sorry for the english.
@c.vermeerYRVRV schrieb:
Hello CADffm,
Im not sure if you know what im trying to do.
But i am, or you posted in a wrong thread with the wrong question 😉
I want saved layouts in my toolpalette (like A3x4 or A2x3)
You can not save layout in your toolpalette, but you can set up toolpalette tools to insert a layout from another file
so it acts like you want.. One click and the layout is in your current file.
and when i click on them that it opens that saved layout.
Opens?? You mean IMPORT to the current file, or not?
If you do know what i mean, can you maybe show me exactly on how to do it?
I did it, 14-01-2022 in Post#8, as I said.
And If you don't know how to create a command tool inyour tollpalette, that#s also answered in my last post.
Cause i can't figure out how the command tool is connected with the saved layout.
Look in your help and try it in AutoCAD by Hand. The command is _LAYOUT, the option is _template
and I posted a full working sample of the whole syntax.
Edit File path, name and layout name for your needs, thats all.
Sebastian
I'm using this but I run into an issue that the dialog box to select a layout pops up. It wont just insert the layout I name in the macro. Any ideas?
@cneely schrieb:
I'm using this but I run into an issue that the dialog box to select
So, you don't use THAT Macro, otherwise it would work.
Note: We can not see your monitor, share your macro and the layout template file,
this way we can take a look where the mistake is.
Sebastian
EDIT: I just noticed I left out the "." in the command. It's working just like it should now!
Below is what I am using in the command field
^C^C^_layout _template;"F:/Users/CNeely/CADFILES/TemplateEdits/CF-Layouts.dwg";01 COVER
This brings up the layouts available in that dwg instead of just inserting the one named in the command.
I am using Civil 3D 2022, just in case that is an issue.
In this second I am not in Front of AutoCAD or Civil, but I miss one char in your macro, try it - perhaps this is the issue
It should start with..
^C^C_layout;_template;
or
^C^C^C_layout;_template;
Sebastian
>>"EDIT: I just noticed I left out the "." in the command. It's working just like it should now!"
Perfect!
Edit the begin also!
^C^C^C_.layout;_template;"F:/Users/CNeely/CADFILES/TemplateEdits/CF-Layouts.dwg";01 COVER
Now it is really nice.
Sebastian
My next challenge is some layouts have pdfs inserted. The pdf isn’t coming in, but any dwg xrefs are. Any thought on how to get the pdf to come along?
AutoCAD & Co doesn't support that, I don't know why - for me it is a (known) Bug.
Sebastian
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