This tutorial demonstrates how to set up a drawing before you publish plan and profile sheets.
Instead of having to manually create many viewports on layouts to show segments of alignments, you can create view frames that automatically capture predefined areas along an alignment. This automation saves you from making manual changes when your design data changes. After you select an alignment in your drawing, in just a few seconds you can create sheets that automatically display the desired data.
To set up a drawing for creating cross section sheets, see the Creating Section Views tutorial.
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Preparing for Plan Production.
Topics in this section
- Exercise 1: Configuring Viewports
In this exercise, you will learn how to prepare an existing drawing template for use with the plan production tools.
- Exercise 2: Creating View Frames
In this exercise, you will use the Create View Frames wizard to quickly create view frames along an alignment.