Once the view layout has been set up in the page definition, it is very helpful to save these settings so that you can reuse this layout.

You must save these settings before running the process; otherwise, everything will be lost!

Click on the to save the file. This file is in "xml" format; if it is to be shared by several users, you can save it in a network directory. This file is independent of the template (drwdot) used.

During the export, the graphical information associated with the pages is saved:

  • Number of groups per page.
  • Number of views per page.
  • Group positions.
  • Horizontal deviation value for each group.
  • Vertical deviation value for each group.


The "Offset Annotation" value is not saved in this file. However, each time the AssemblyBoard tool is launched, the last value used is recalled.


To use a previously saved view layout, click on the . It can then be used as is, or modified and exported again if required.