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4 (Optional) Under Number of Copies, enter the number of copies to plot.
5 Under Plot Area, specify the portion of your drawing to plot.
6 Under Plot Scale, select a scale from the Scale box.
7 For more options, click the More Options button.
8 (Optional) Under Plot Style Table (Pen Assignments), select a plot style
table from the Name box.
9 (Optional) Under Shaded Viewport Options and Plot Options, select any
appropriate settings.
NOTE Plot stamping happens at plot time and is not saved with the drawing.
10 Under Drawing Orientation, select an orientation.
11 Click OK.
To plot at the command prompt instead of in a dialog box, use -PLOT.
To turn background plotting on or off
1 Click Application menu ➤ Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab, under Background
Processing Options, select or clear the Enable Background Plot When
Plotting option.
3 Click OK.
NOTE When you plot in the background, you can return immediately to
your drawing. While a plot job is being processed in the background, you
can check the status of your job by placing your cursor over the plotter icon
in the status tray. You can also view details about all completed jobs from
the current program session.
To check the status of a plot job currently processing in the background
■ In the status tray, place your mouse over the plotter icon. The tooltip
displays the status of the plot job.
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