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The actual printable area of the page, which is determined by the selected
plotting device and paper size, is indicated in the layout by a dashed line.
If you are plotting a raster image, such as a BMP or TIFF file, the size of the
plot is specified in pixels, not in inches or millimeters.
Plot Area
Specifies the area of the drawing to be plotted.
Layout/Limits When plotting a layout, plots everything within the printable
area of the specified paper size, with the origin calculated from 0,0 in the
layout.
When plotting from the Model layout, plots the entire drawing area that is
defined by the grid limits. If the current viewport does not display a plan view,
this option has the same effect as the Extents option.
Extents Plots the portion of the current space of the drawing that contains
objects. All geometry in the current layout is plotted. The drawing may be
regenerated to recalculate the extents before plotting.
Display Plots the view in the current viewport in the current layout.
View Plots a view that was previously saved with the VIEW command.
Window
Plots any portion of the drawing that you specify. When you specify the two
corners of the area to plot, the Window button becomes available.
Click the Window button to use the pointing device to specify the two corners
of the area to be plotted, or enter coordinate values.
Plot Offset
Specifies an offset of the plot area relative to the lower-left corner of the
printable area or to the edge of the paper, depending on the setting made in
the Specify Plot Offset Relative To option (Options dialog box,
Plot and Publish
tab
). The Plot Offset area of the Page Setup dialog box displays the specified
plot offset option in parentheses.
The printable area of a drawing sheet is defined by the selected output device
and is represented by a dashed line in a layout. When you change to another
output device, the printable area may change.
You can offset the geometry on the paper by entering a positive or negative
value in the X and Y offset boxes. The plotter unit values are in inches or
millimeters on the paper.
Center the Plot
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