Paper Space vs. Model Space -- how to educate?

[Maverick91]

Is there a good discussion on the difference between paper space and model space, and how they're related? Where can I find this? TIA

[reikajapan]

youtube.com, searched on
autocad paper space tutorial
Several appeared. Beyond that any book on learning AutoCAD will get you there.

[tedg]

I don't know of any particular discussions on the subject but how it was explained to me a long, long time ago:

Model Space, is like mother earth, where your model is created full size, 1:1.

Paper Space is an area above mother earth, think of it as your paper drawing sheet that you can't see through.

Now to see your model while in paper space, you cut holes in your paper sheet (viewports) and zoom to a desired scale (example: 1/8"=1'-0"..zoom 1/96xp)

To me that just made sense.
Model lives on earth
Paperspace is a piece of paper hovering above earth you need to cut holes in to see earth.

Hope this helps with your education material

[Iceberg]

Ive allways used this approach to explaining the two areas.

Think of model space as a picture you took or a painting.

Think of paper space as the frame that goes around your picture or painting.

Think of a viewport as the glass that allows you to see your picture and protects your picture.

I usually hold a picture frame in my hands at the same time when explaining. Yeah its kinda silly but the visually aid helps out a lot and is something people can relate too.

[jaberwok]

I used to do similar but using windows in walls in a room.

[Maverick91]

These help. Thanks!

[KCM]

I printed off a series of drawing elements on transparent film (3M CG3700)

A few as XRef's appearing beside, over and interlocking with the image below, building up the model in model space, then paper space was a plain white page with holes cut out for viewports, even had them hiding some of the xref elements, then the border frame, view titles, notes were on another transparent film.

There's still the argument over where the text and dimensions should go (MODEL SPACE!!!!!!), but it was a handy visual aid to explain the workings and reasoning's to the illiteratzzi.