Paper Formats

The Paper Formats panel lets you select the default paper size of the entire project from a list of standard sizes (ISO, ANSI/ASME, US ARCH, and more) and activate the options for Page orientation and margins. The page standard and size defined in this window is the default for all new layouts. 

Default paper size settings Default paper size settings

Default Paper Size

To set the dafault paper size:

  1. Choose the reference standard from the list of common paper size standards: ISO, North American, ANSI/ASME, and custom sizes.
  2. Once you select the standard, the Paper Size view shows the paper sizes from that standard. Click a size to select it and choose the orientation by clicking the Portrait or Landscape icons.
  3. The Width and Height fields show the dimensions of the selected size. The fields are not editable for default sizes, but can be used to define a custom paper size.
  4. Use the Show Margins switch to display or hide the margins of the paper.

Global Settings

Use this section to define the margins of the paper. These settings apply to all sheets regardless of the current paper size.

Select Current Printer to inherit the margins from the current printer, or Custom Margins to enter them using the input fields.

Drawing Origin

This setting controls the location of the origin of the drawing in a layout.

  • The default setting “By margins” places the origin of the drawing at the lower-leftcorner of the page margins. When this is active, changing the page margins will not affect the relative position of the drawing on the layout.
  • The “By paper” setting places the origin of the drawing at the lower-left conrner of the physical paper. With this setting, changing the page margins also affects the relative position of the drawing.
Important

Projects created with HighDesign R8.1 default to “Origin by paper”. If you want to change this setting in older projects, remember that the position of the drawings on the layout may need to be updated.

Custom Paper Sizes

You can define custom paper sizes with the Custom Paper Sizes dialog window.

Custom paper settings Custom paper settings

You can access this window from the Standard menu to create and manage custom paper sizes. A custom paper size can have user-defined size and margins, or it can inherit the actual values from an installed printer. Click the “Define by Printer” button to open the system printer dialog to select a printer and a paper size. 

Saved presets can be renamed, edited and duplicated and deleted at any time. They are also available in the Paper Size windows of sheets and layouts.