Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 20-3:
“Look ma, no paper!” Plotting to a DWF file.
When you make DWFs with ePlot, pay particular attention to the Scale setting
in the Plot Scale area. If you're creating a DWF simply for viewing in a browser, you
can select the Fit to Paper check box rather than worry about a specific plot scale.
If you want to enable others to plot your DWF file to scale (as described earlier in
this chapter), choose an appropriate plot scale factor (Chapter 16 describes how).
Making DWFs (or plots) with PUBLISH
The ePlot method of creating DWF files described in the previous section works fine for
single drawings. But if you want to create DWF files for a lot of drawings or plot a bunch
of drawings the good old-fashioned way (on paper, that is), you can use the Publish dia-
log box, as shown in Figure 20-4, to speed the process.
You access PUBLISH from the AutoCAD 2012 Application Menu — click the
Application button, choose Print (
not
Publish!), and then choose Batch Plot. PDF
is also a PUBLISH output option, and practically everything I describe here ap-
plies to both DWF and PDF.
