Paper
space use | Model
space alternative | Comments |
Show
the same 3D model from different points of view. | No
real alternative (other than drawing each view separately). | Paper
space really shines in this situation. |
Create
plot sheets with consistent 1=1 plot scale (figure 1a). | Use
xrefs with a model/sheet file division (figure 1b) | 1=1
plotting is a common justification for making paper space standard
operating procedure, but I question the validity of this justification. |
Arrange
many details of different scales on a plot sheet (figure 2a). | Xref
pasteup of discrete detail DWG files (figure 2b). | In
my opinion, this is the weirdest and least appropriate use of
paper space. |
Show
different areas of the same model (figures 3a or 3c). | Xrefs
plus xref clipping (figure 3b).
Warning: AutoCAD LT can view but not create xref clipping boundaries.
| This
is a common use of paper space in building drafting. The xref
clipping approach is simpler and more flexible, but you can't
do it in AutoCAD LT. |
Show
the same model at different scales. | Draw
each view separately. | In
principle this is a great application for paper space. In practice
it's tricky to do efficiently because of text, dimensions, and
other scale-dependent entities. |
Draw
all annotations in paper space at plotted size. | Draw
annotations in model space at plotted size times drawing scale
factor. | I
much prefer to keep annotations in the same space as the objects
that they annotate. |
Show
different arrangements of layers in the same model. |
Xrefs plus VISRETAIN=1. | |
Plot
same model in different ways with AutoCAD 2000 page setups. | No
real alternative. | |