topic Master Book in Documentation

Master Book

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:11:29 GMT

Hi, I've got an issue with placing drawing to the master layer( book ). When I place my site plan drawing to the master layer, It doesn't fix to the site plan master layer. Could someone help me where I'm going wrong?

Please find attached the screen of my master layer

Re: Master Book

Emre Senoglu — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:26:10 GMT

Hey Farnoush - not quite sure I understand the problem you're having. You should generally not place drawings to master pages - the master pages are for your credentials and your page layout.

You should be placing the drawing in a layout created in the layout book (third icon above the navigator panel). If you could explain what you're trying to achieve, it might be easier to diagnose your problem.

Re: Master Book

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 19:08:27 GMT

Hi Emre, Thank you for your reply

You're right I mean layout book. When I drag drawings into the layout book It doesn't fix it. For example site plan drawing's scale is 1;100 and layout book site plan is 1:100 but after dragging site plan drawing from view map to the layout it's bigger than site plan page.

Hope explain clearly

Re: Master Book

Emre Senoglu — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:02:39 GMT

Not quite sure what you mean with "it doesn't fix it" - Archicad won't automatically change the scale or the frame of the drawing to fit into the layout. If a 1:100 doesn't fit into a page, then you have some options:

1) Use a bigger page size (for example A3 instead of A4)

2) Change the drawing scale (for example 1:200 instead of 1:100)

3) Play with the frame of the drawing so that you crop a part of it, and get it to fit into your current page.

Hope this gives you an idea on how to proceed and let me know if one of these solutions would fix your problem.