Paper Space for V11

Tim Neumann
Tim Neumann
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I'd like to venture into using paper space but need a little instruction here and there in the form of a book. I know there is no book for Brics but perhaps if I knew what version of Acad V11 is equal to I could find one for that version of Acad - 2007 maybe???

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  • Torsten Moses
    Torsten Moses

    Hi, Tim,
    yes, basically Acad 2007/2008 is a good reference then ...

  • Doug Kuhlman
    Doug Kuhlman

    I'd be glad to help you out with any paper space questions you may have.

    It's very easy if you understand the concept.

  • Tim Neumann
    Tim Neumann

    Thanks Douglas for the offer. Do you know how many paper spaces tabs there can be in a single drawing file? We print to letter size sheets so sometimes a project can be up to 50 sheets or more.

    Just seems like I'm doing things the "caveman" way, working in model space with 50 plus dwgs/files to a single project.

  • Doug Kuhlman
    Doug Kuhlman

    Tim,

    I'm not sure if there is a limit. It would probably be determined by the hardware you're using (that is RAM). Depending on what you have in model space, you could probably create 50 tabs, but I wouldn't recommend it. Most of what I'm doing these days (civil piping mainly) I can get by with 10 tabs per .dwg.  You could run a test using a typical drawings to see where your machine starts to struggle when switching tabs (layouts).

    Do you use external references to create your drawings by chance?

    Hope that helps

  • Matthew Griffith
    Matthew Griffith

    We have generated drawings with 60 tabs. A bit slow switching but that was mainly due to the size of the model space drawing. The real pain is printing that many layouts, with no proper publisher like ACAD it is a slow tedious process (when is this function coming???).

  • Doug Kuhlman
    Doug Kuhlman

    Looking deeper into the Help file in Bricscad, I discovered that 255 is the limit to the number of layouts ina single dwg.

    Also, found this:

    In Bricscad Pro you can batch plot a series of drawings using a VBA macro: batch_plot_tool.dvb.

    This macro sits in the API\Vba subfolder of the Bricscad program folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\Bricsys\Bricscad V11\API\vba).

  • Joe Dunfee
    Joe Dunfee

    I wonder if using an X-ref to reduce the number of layout tabs in a drawing is a better choice.  I can't imagine dealing with so many layout tabs.  Perhaps you would group the dwg files based on the subject, such as base part, finishing, inspection dimensions etc.

    Joe Dunfee

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