Units, Scale and Grids

Drawing Units

Click Change to open the Units dialog box; specify the global unit settings for the project

Layer Scale

Click Change to open the Layer Scale dialog box. Specify the default layer scale for the project. This scale will be used for all floor design layers (Mod-Floor-#) and associated design layers such as Mod-Slab.

Drawing Area

Click Change to open the Page Setup dialog box; specify the drawing’s printable area

Drawing Grids

Click Change to open the SmartCursor Settings dialog box; specify the reference and snap grid settings

Georeferencing

If this document will use georeferencing, click Change to open the Document Georeferencing dialog box. Specify the default georeferencing information for all design layers; see GIS and georeferencing.

Use Title Block Border

Creates a title block border using common formats (see Creating title block borders)

Title Block Border Selection

Opens the Title Block Border Selection dialog box to select the title block border style from the Resource Selector. For an unstyled title block border or a style with the drawing size set By Instance, specify either the Sheet Size or a custom Width and Height.

Use Title Block Border settings when sheets are created

Applies the title block border settings to the sheet layers when the Create Standard Viewports command is selected (Vectorworks Architect required)

Create Title Block Border using current settings on Layer

Places the selected title block border on the selected layer immediately