Setting up the page

Module(s): Layout

You can use the Set Up Page tool to specify the format, orientation and the margins of the page. In addition, you can define the layout border, title block and background as properties of the page. You define the parameters in the palette. Any changes are visible at once.

The page represents the area of the layout. It is a white area with a shaded border; the margins are in light gray.

• When you Print Layouts, the output device has an effect on layout output: The documents and elements that are within the printable area of the page and output device are included in the printout.
• When you Export PDF Data, the output device has no effect on layout output: When you have selected the Entire layout content option, Allplan exports the entire contents of the layout, regardless of the page size and the printable area of the output device. When this option is not selected, Allplan uses the size and orientation of the current page, creating the elements that are within the printable area of the page.

To set up the page

1. Click Set Up Page (How).
   

   Puede activar Definir trazador y hoja de una de estas formas

   • Barra de menú: Crear Planos

   • Barra de herramientas: Funciones básicas , en el desplegable Elemento de plano
   • Paleta: Funciones , Crear, en los siguientes módulos:

   Plano

   The Set Up Page palette opens.

2. Specify the format and orientation of the page in the Page area.
3. Define the margins in the Margins area.
4. Define the layout border, title block and background of the page in the Properties area
   • Click the button to the right of Layout border to open the Layout Border palette. Specify the parameters in the Border type and Border pen and line type areas as you would do this in the Layout Border tool and confirm the settings by clicking Close or Back in the navigation field at the top.
   • Open the Title block list box, select Layout legend or Label (only available if you have already created a layout border) and choose the required legend or label style as you would do this in the Legend, Title Block or Label tool.
   • Open the Background list box, select Fill, gradient or Texture in the list box, specify the parameters of the fill or bitmap area as you would do this in the Fill or Bitmap Area tool and click OK to confirm.
5. Click Close to quit the tool.
   

Notes:

• To separately remove the layout border, title block or background defined as a property of the page, click for the relevant element. Delete removes all the properties.
• Switching off the layout border may also switch off the label style.
• You can save all the settings of the page using Save as a favorite and retrieve them again using Load favorite.