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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
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- 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
The printer or plotter you select in the Page Setup dialog box determines the
printable area of the layout. This printable area is indicated by the dashed line
in the layout. If you change the paper size or the printing or plotting device,
it may change the printable area of your drawing page.
See also:
Select a Printer or Plotter (page 694)
Select a Paper Size for a Layout
You can select a paper size from a standard list, or you can add custom paper
sizes using the Page Setup dialog box or Print dialog box.
You can select a paper size from a standard list. The paper sizes available in
the list are determined by the plot device that is currently selected for the
layout. If your plotter is configured for raster output, you must specify the
output size in pixels.
See also:
Control PC3 File Device and Document Settings in the Driver and Peripheral
Guide
Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
You can specify the orientation of the drawing on the paper using the
Landscape and Portrait settings.
Landscape orients the drawing on the paper so that the long edge of the paper
is horizontal, and Portrait orients the paper so that the short edge is horizontal.
Changing the orientation creates the effect of rotating the paper underneath
the drawing.
In either landscape or portrait orientation, you can select Plot Upside-Down
to control whether the top or bottom of the drawing is plotted first.
Although you can specify the drawing orientation in both the Page Setup
dialog box and the Print dialog box, the Page Setup settings are always saved
and reflected in the layout. In the Print dialog box, you can override the page
setup settings for a single plot; however, the settings you apply are not saved
in the layout.
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