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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
Set Up a Layout | 579
■ View. Prints or plots a saved view. Select a named view from the list
provided.
■ Window. Plots objects in the area you define. Select the Window
option, and then choose the Window button and respond to the
prompts to define the area.
4 Choose OK.
Layouts toolbar
Command line
PAGESETUP
Shortcut menu Right-click a layout tab and choose Page Setup.
Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
Generally, you draw objects at their actual size. When you plot the drawing,
you can either specify a precise scale or fit the image to the paper.
To specify a scale, you can enter the ratio of plotted units to drawing units,
or you can enter a standard or custom plot scale.
When plotting from a layout, model space objects display at the scale of their
layout viewport. To plot the model space objects at the viewport's scale, plot
the layout at 1:1.
When you are reviewing an early draft view, a precise scale is not always
important. You can use the Scaled to Fit setting to plot the layout at the
largest possible size that fits the paper.
See Also
“Draw to Scale” on page 104
To set the plot scale in a layout
1 From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
2 In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the Layout Settings tab.
3 Under Plot Scale, select a scale from the Scale list.
The default scale when plotting a layout is 1:1. To set a custom plot scale,
enter a plot scale under Custom.
4 Choose OK.
Layouts toolbar
Command line
PAGESETUP
Shortcut menu Right-click a layout tab and choose Page Setup.