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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 Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- 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
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- 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
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- 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
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- 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 you select an appropriate plotter, you can specify the level of quality for
plotted output. The quality level determines the dots per inch (dpi). The dpi
that corresponds to a quality level is based on the plotter you select.
The maximum dpi available is also based on the plotter you select. You can
specify a custom quality level and directly change the dpi to a setting between
100 and the maximum dpi of the plotter.
The higher the fidelity, the more computer memory is used, so the longer it
takes to plot. High fidelity is not necessary for all plots, and a setting between
300 and 600 dpi is generally sufficient for most plots.
Set Options for Plotted Objects
In the Print and the Page Setup dialog boxes, you can choose from options
that affect how objects are plotted.
Shaded Viewport Plotting. Specifies shaded plotting options: As
Displayed, Wireframe, or Hidden. The effect of this setting is reflected in
the plot preview, but not in the layout.
Plot Object Lineweights. Specifies that lineweights assigned to objects
and layers are plotted.
Plot Transparency. Specifies that transparency levels applied to objects
and layers are plotted. Plot Transparency applies to wireframe and hidden
plots only. Other visual styles, such as Realistic, Conceptual, or Shaded
will always plot with transparency.
IMPORTANT This setting can be overridden by the
PLOTTRANSPARENCYOVERRIDE system variable.
Plot with Plot Styles. Specifies that the drawing is plotted using plot
styles. Selecting this option automatically plots lineweights. If you do not
select this option, objects are plotted with their assigned properties and
not with the plot style overrides.
NOTE Plot styles are not available for objects with the Jitter edge modifier
applied (-VISUALSTYLES).
Plot Paper Space Last. Specifies that objects in model space are plotted
before those in paper space.
Hide Paperspace Objects. Specifies whether the Hide operation applies
to objects in the layout viewport. The effect of this setting is reflected in
the plot preview, but not in the layout.
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