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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
After selecting a printing or plotting device, you also can easily plot a drawing
using the default settings in the Plot dialog box.
See also:
■ Specify Settings for Plotting on page 845
■ “Use Plotters and Printers” in the Driver and Peripheral Guide
Quick Reference
Commands
PAGESETUP
Controls the page layout, plotting device, paper size, and other settings for
each new layout.
PLOT
Outputs a drawing to a printer or file.
Specify the Area to Plot
When plotting a drawing, you must specify the area of the drawing to plot.
The Print dialog box provides the following options under What to Print.
■ Layout or Limits. When plotting a layout, plots everything within the
printable area of the specified paper size, with the origin calculated from
0,0 in the layout. When plotting the Model tab, plots the entire drawing
area defined by the grid limits. If the current viewport does not display a
plan view, this option has the same effect as the Extents option.
■ Extents. Plots the portion of the current space of the drawing that contains
objects. All geometry in the current space is plotted. The drawing might
be regenerated to recalculate the extents before plotting.
■ Display. Plots the view in the current viewport in the Model tab or the
current paper space view in a layout tab.
■ Window. Plots any portion of the drawing you specify. Click the Window
button to use a pointing device to specify opposite corners of the area to
be plotted, or enter coordinate values.
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