Understanding the paper space
An AutoCAD working environment is divided into two main parts: the model space and the paper space. The model space is where you do all the drawing or modeling, while the paper space is where you prepare your drawings for printing. The presence of these two separate working spaces allows for easier and better focus during the model’s creation. For example, the user can use the convenient 1:1 scale in the model space during the model’s creation, even if they are planning to print to another scale, which will be adjusted in the paper space (as we will see in the Examples of creating and setting layout tabs and viewports section). You can even create multiple layouts and viewports to print the same model in different scales. The paper space also houses the title block and notes for the drawing, so you don’t need to worry about that interfering with the modeling process.
In this section, we will learn how to switch to or create a paper...
