Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Setting other Properties of Layers
Two other properties of layers deserve to be mentioned: Plot and Description. Both
columns appear at the far-right end of the Layer Properties Manager dialog box.
The Plot feature is a toggle that controls whether the objects on a layer are
printed. By default, the control is on. When this feature is turned off for a par-
ticular layer, objects on that layer aren't printed but remain visible on the screen.
You used this feature to make layers with the NPLT suffix unplottable and, in the
future, you might designate a layer set not to print for in-house notes and data
that you don't intend to be seen by those who will eventually view your printed
drawings.
A Description column appears at the far right of the Layer List window. Clicking
in this column on the blue bar of a highlighted layer opens a text box in which you
can enter a description of the layer. Layer names are often in code or use abbre-
viations that don't fully describe what objects are on that layer. Here's a place to
remedy that.
Setting up the other Parameters for the Print
Now that you have set the lineweights, it's time to move to the Plot dialog box and
complete the setting changes you need to make in order to print this drawing. You'll
use the Window option to select what you'll print.
1.
If it's not already, open the
14A-FPLAY1.dwg
file and switch to model
space.
2.
In the Layer Properties Manager, select the A-ANNO-TABL, A-FLOR-
PATT, A-GRID, and all three Site layers. Then click the light bulb icon
to turn off each of the selected layers.
3.
Start the
PLOT
command.
4.
In the Plot dialog box, check the Printer/Plotter area to be sure you have
DWFx ePlot (XPS Compatible).pc3 displayed in the drop-down list. Also
check the Paper Size area to verify that ANSI Expand A (11.00
×
8.50
Inches) (A4) is the selected paper size. Then move down to the Plot Area
section, open the What To Plot drop-down list and select Window.
5.
In the drawing, turn off Object Snap. To start the window, pick a point
just above and to the right of the topmost and rightmost dimensions.
6.
To complete the window, click a point below and to the left of the bottom-
most and leftmost dimensions. Back in the Plot dialog box, Window is
displayed in the What To Plot drop-down list, and a new Window button
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