Using the 2D Model sheet

There are two ways to display the 2D Model sheet.

• On the ribbon, you can select the View tab→Sheet Views group→2D Model command.

• In the sheet tab tray, you can select the 2D Model command from the shortcut menu of any working or background sheet tab.

Unlike working sheets, there is just one 2D Model sheet allowed per document. It is always the first sheet in the document, and it cannot be renamed.

The scale of the 2D Model sheet is 1:1. You can make annotation and dimension text easier to read while you work on the drawing using the Drawing Area Setup command on the Application menu. This command automatically calculates the size and scale of your work area on the 2D Model sheet, based on the width and height of your intended print size.

At the same time that you set the drawing scale, you can use the Drawing Area Setup command to add a drawing border to the 2D Model sheet. This ensures that the border is placed at the correct scale for the paper it will be printed on.

If you are not concerned with scaling the border, you can drag a file containing a drawing border onto the model sheet and click to place it.

You can drag a file containing 2D geometry—such as a QY CAD .dft document or an AutoCAD .dwg or .dxf file—onto the 2D Model sheet as the starting point for your design. You can add annotations and dimensions on the 2D Model sheet.

Then on a working sheet, you can use the 2D Model (View) command to create one or more 2D views that reference the geometry on the 2D Model sheet. You can customize the clipping boundary for each view created from the geometry on the 2D Model sheet, and you can assign a unique caption to each view.

For more information, see Creating 2D drawing views.