Polyline Layout Shapes

[GLOBE-Res]

Are layout views possible to be a "shaped" view or is it strictly a rectangle?

[Alaskan_Son]

You can fillet the corners and make circles but that's about it. You can get polyline shapes really easily though using CAD masks in plan.

[Joe_Carrick]

Or, you can just put a filled rectangle with a shaped "Hole" over the layout box.

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That's know as thinking "Outside the Box"

[Alaskan_Son]

Or, you can just put a filled rectangle with a shaped "Hole" over the layout box.

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That's know as thinking "Outside the Box"

Good idea Joe! I've always done that step in plan. Never occurred to me to do that in layout. Probably more useful in plan in most cases, but definitely a few instances where doing in layout would make more sense.

[GLOBE-Res]

Ok so if I understand, I can send the drawing to the layout and in the layout draw a shape to suit my needs?

[Joe_Carrick]

Ok so if I understand, I can send the drawing to the layout and in the layout draw a shape to suit my needs?

Essentially yes.  You create a rectangle with a solid fill (background color) and then select that polyline and click on the "Create Hole" icon on the Edit Toolbar.  This will allow you to create a rectangular hole in the original rectangle.  That hole can be shaped anyway you want.

[GLOBE-Res]

Awesome, tried it.  Works like a charm!  Would be nicer to be able to just shape the layout window but the work around is ok.

 

Thanks all!