📄 Sheet Views & PDF

Compose professional drawing sheets with viewports, annotations, and a title block, then export to PDF.

The Sheets Tab

The Sheets tab (next to the Model tab at the top of the interface) provides a dedicated paper-sheet environment for composing and printing your analysis results. This is separate from the Model canvas — it's your layout and output space.

You can create multiple sheets in a single project, each with its own paper size, orientation, and contents.

Viewports

Viewports are rectangular "windows" that show a portion of your model — geometry, results, or both — at a specified scale.

Creating a Viewport

Switch to the Sheets tab
Select the Viewport tool from the sheet toolbar
Click and drag on the sheet to draw the viewport rectangle
In the Viewport panel, set the model center (X, Y coordinates) and display scale
Choose what to show: geometry, temperature results, isotherms, flux vectors, etc.

Scale Presets

Choose from standard architectural/engineering scales:

1:1

1:2

1:5

1:10

1:20

1:50

1:100

2:1

5:1

10:1

Custom

For cross-section details (typical: 50–200 mm sections), a scale of 1:5 or 1:10 is usually appropriate. For window frame details, 1:2 or 1:1 gives good clarity.

Annotation Tools

Add annotations directly on the sheet to explain and label your results:

Text

Freeform text label. Set font size, style, and color.

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Dimension

Linear dimension with automatic measurement and extension lines.

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Arrow

Leader arrow pointing to a specific feature, with optional text.

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Table

Editable table for results, material lists, or custom data.

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Legend

Materials or boundary condition color legend block.

Title Block

The Title Block Editor lets you fill in standard drawing information that appears in the bottom-right of each sheet:

Company name — Your organization
Project name — Project identifier
Drawing title — Description of this particular detail
Author — Engineer or draftsperson name
Date — Drawing date
Scale — Primary scale of the sheet
Drawing number — Reference number for document control

Title block data is saved in the project file and reused across sheets in the same project.

PDF Export

Export any sheet (or all sheets) to PDF using the Export PDF button in the Sheets panel. PDF export is powered by jsPDF and produces:

Vector text — All labels, dimensions, and title block text are searchable vector text in the PDF
High-DPI viewports — Model views are rendered at high resolution (retina quality) and embedded as raster images
Correct paper size — A4, A3, Letter, or custom paper sizes
Accurate scale — Print at 100% to get true-scale drawings

Tip

To get accurate printed dimensions, always print the PDF at 100% scale (no "Fit to page") and verify against the dimension annotations. A 1:10 drawing of a 200 mm section should print as a 20 mm line.

Sheet Management

Add a new sheet: click + Sheet at the sheet tab bar
Rename a sheet: double-click its tab
Reorder sheets: drag tabs
Delete a sheet: right-click → Delete (cannot be undone)
Duplicate a sheet: right-click → Duplicate