Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Plotting a paper space layout is pretty much like plotting model space except that you
need to find the appropriate layout first and make sure that its tab is selected before you
open the Plot dialog box, as follows:
1. Click Quick View Layouts on the status bar and scroll through the image
panel.
The Quick View image panel opens in the lower part of the drawing area and dis-
plays a preview panel of model space and each layout stored in the drawing.
2. Move your mouse pointer across the images in the Quick View panel and pause
over the image of the layout you want to plot.
As you move your mouse over each image, icons appear: Publish at the upper-right
corner and Plot at the upper left. I describe the PUBLISH command briefly in
Chapter 20. In this chapter, I'm sticking with PLOT.
3. Click the Plot button in the upper-left corner of the image panel of the layout
you want to plot.
The Plot dialog box appears with the name of the layout to be plotted displayed in
the title bar. (In Figure 16-6, I'm plotting a layout named D-Size Layout.)
If no one has set up a layout yet, AutoCAD creates a default layout. (If the
Show Page Setup Manager for New Layouts setting on the Display tab of the Op-
tions dialog box is turned on, you'll see the Page Setup Manager dialog box first —
just click the Close button.) The default layout probably won't be useful for real
projects, but you can use it to find out about the layout plotting procedure. Refer to
Chapter 5 for instructions on creating a real layout.
4. Specify a Printer/Plotter Name and a Paper Size.
If you don't have a printer capable of outputting larger than letter- or
tabloid-size sheets, you can still experiment by selecting a device that outputs to
file, such as DWG To PDF.pc3.
5. In the What to Plot drop-down list, choose Layout, as shown in Figure 16-6.
The Layout option is available only when plotting a layout tab; Limits is available
only when plotting the Model tab.
6. Specify the Plot Offset (such as
0
in both the X and Y directions).
