Inserting drawings by defining a container frame

The procedure that follows describes how you can insert drawings from the project into a container frame. In creating a print drawing, you can combine this technique with the one for directly inserting drawings into the print drawing.

To insert a drawing

  1. To begin, do any of the following:

The Print Frame Placement dialog box appears.

  1. In the Design Frame File list, select No frame, and then click OK to close the dialog box. This way EngView will not use a template and you will be building your print drawing yourself.
  2. (Optional) Draw a border that will delineate the entire print page — how you want the page to look when printed out. The border will indicate the space you will be using for positioning the drawings, tables and text. Drawing a border is not strictly necessary, but once drawn, the border serves as a visual aid that helps you position your page's elements.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • On the Print toolbar, click Place Part .
    • On the Tools menu, point to Print, and then click Insert Part by Rectangle.
    • Press CTRL+I+P+R.

The following contextual edit bar appears above the print drawing:

  1. In 1up, select the drawing that you want to insert. The list contains the names of all the drawings in the project.
  2. If you have articles prepared for the drawing, in Article, select the article that you want displayed in the print drawing.
  3. Start dragging the mouse across the graphical area to define the rectangular area that will hold the drawing. Notice the rectangle that appears as you drag. Using the mouse, define the rectangle that you need, or type precise values in Height and Width, and then click. When you have defined the recangle, the selected drawing fits into the rectangle.
  1. To adjust the drawing, double-click it, and then edit the settings to make them work for your case.
  2. To insert more print parts, repeat Steps 4–8.
  3. To stop inserting drawings, press ESC.
  4. Add any other types of data that you want the print drawing to display.