Each Layout is assigned a Master Layout.
•The Master Layout defines the size of the Layout page
•The graphic and text items that you place on a Master Layout (“Master items”) appear on every Layout that uses it
Master Layouts are found in the Masters folder of the Layout Book.
Archicad includes several predefined Master Layouts. You can use one of these predefined Master Layouts, or customize your own.
Most of these options are set in Master Layout Settings.
Assign Master Layout to a Layout
Display of Master Layout Items
See Open a Layout.
To open the current Layout’s Master, do one of the following:
•right-click the Layout window, and use Open assigned Master Layout
•use Document > Layout Book > Open assigned Master Layout
The default Master Layout is shown as dog-eared. It is assigned to every newly created Layout.
Set a Master Layout as Default
Select the Master Layout in the Navigator or Organizer, then do one of the following:
•From the context menu, choose Set as Default
•Open Master Layout Settings and check the Set as Default for New Layouts box.
Assign Master Layout to a Layout
Do one of the following in the Navigator Layout Book:
•Drag and drop the Master Layout onto a Layout
•Drag and drop a Layout onto the Master Layout
•Select a Layout, then choose another Master Layout from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the Navigator Palette or in the Settings dialog box of the selected Layout.
To create a new Master Layout, do one of the following:
•Use the New Master Layout command from the context menu of any item of the Navigator’s Masters folder.
•Choose the Document > Layout Book > New Master Layout command.
•Click the New Master Layout icon in the Navigator or the Organizer.
The default Master Layouts include commonly used title blocks which are composed of 2D drawing elements and text items, including Autotext.
To edit or create a title block: Open the Master Layout and use the 2D editing and text tools to add or modify the content.
For example, the Title Blocks of the Master Layout pictured below includes
•Text blocks with company and project data,
•a logo image
•text blocks with Autotext items: Drawing data, Layout and Master Layout data
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Title block on Master Layout |
Title block on actual Layout |
See also Autotext and Revision History Data on Layout and in Layout Settings
Display of Master Layout Items
Color
By default, Master items are displayed in their original colors.
Assign a uniform color at Options > Work Environment > On-Screen Options.
Above Layout/Below Layout
Display Master items below or above the Layout: set this in Master Layout Settings.
Hide Master Items
To hide the on-screen display of Master elements on all Layouts: turn off View > On-Screen View Options > Master Items on Layout.