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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)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain 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
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for 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
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
2 In the Plotter Manager, double-click the plotter configuration (PC3) file
you want to edit.
3 In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab,
double-click User-Defined Paper Sizes & Calibration to display the
calibration and paper size settings.
4 Select Custom Paper Sizes.
5 Under Custom Paper Sizes, click Add.
6 In the Custom Paper Size wizard, Begin page, select Use Existing.
7 In the list of existing standard paper sizes, select a paper size on which
to base the custom paper size you are creating.
8 Follow the instructions in To add a custom paper size from scratch to
continue through the Custom Paper Size wizard.
The new paper size is a user-defined size, not a standard size.
9 Click Finish to exit the Custom Paper Size wizard.
To edit a custom paper size
1 Click Output tab ➤ Plot panel ➤ Plotter Manager.
2 In the Plotter Manager, double-click the plotter configuration (PC3) file
you want to edit.
3 In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab,
double-click User-Defined Paper Sizes & Calibration to display the
calibration and paper size settings.
4 Select Custom Paper Sizes.
5 Under Custom Paper Sizes, select a paper size from the list. Click Edit.
6 In the Custom Paper Size wizard, make changes to the paper size, printable
area, custom paper size name, and source.
7 Click Finish to exit the Custom Paper Size wizard.
To delete a custom paper size
1 Click Output tab ➤ Plot panel ➤ Plotter Manager.
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