Need some guidance in transition from R14

[huck]

I really don't know what to ask so I will tell you where I have been. I was taught in R10 and have worked alone for several years in R14 doing house plans. I have all ways worked in model space, in drawings with everything stacked on top of one another, using layer manager (layer states manager in 2008 and up I guess) to switch between the different sheets/pages of the plans.

 

Soon after R14 there was no more layer manager - that I could find. How do most work/control/access the different pages, ex. floor, roof, elec. etc.?

 

I'm sure there is a simple answer but I don't know it. I need an overview/directions of what is done, so that I can research and learn the method. View ports in model or paper space? I have recently semi learned how to use paper space in 2008 with the layer states manager but would like to know how it is done in 2006 and before.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. All I need to know is - I'm not sure? how are plan sets layed out? how do you switch between different pages of a set of plans? Just the method or the name of what I want to do so that I can find tutorials. I just need a direction to start looking.

[ReMark]

The advice most often given is to draw all your objects full size in model space then switch to a layout which gives you access to paper space, setup any necessary viewports required and apply a scale (does not have to be the same scale) to each one. It is also recommended that you enable Display Locked in each viewport too. When it comes time to plot do so, from your layout, at a scale of 1:1.

 

There are two methods for handling text and dimensions that are used the most. The first is to put both in your layout. The second is to use annotative scaling and place both in model space. There are pros and cons to both methods so you might want to read up on each, do a little practice run, then select what works best for you.

 

By the way, you can have multiple layouts in your drawing. For example, I drew up some plans for a house and had a layout for my plan view and two layouts to handle the four elevations.

[huck]

Thanks. I think I am beginning to understand. It seems to me that I more or less should use model space for the walls and create paper space layouts for each page, while being able to use the model space walls in all the pages that I need.

 

Its not as good as having everything in the same place, if I am understanding - I feel that I'm still missing something. One time I was working on a two story and the stairs were a pain, but I was able to turn on both the 1st and second floors to work out the troubles. Does this mean that if I am working in a early 2000's version, that dont have layer states manager, I will have to manually put them together, solve the problems and then make changes to the part of the drawing that is used for the view port reference?

 

Thanks for your time... I had a little too much to drink in the last post.

[ReMark]

You replace LMAN with Layer States Manager. Read this:

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=11681749&linkID=9240617