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AUTO CAD TRAINING 7 - Print BEFORE PRINT: Check all the Layers to by layer. Check all layers. Check the colors. Check the VP Scale. Do not print Viewport line. Check the Page setup. Check the Printer you selected. Check the Plot style. Check what to print (i.e. Layout) Check paper Size. Check plot Scale (if you are printing in meters. set it to 1mm = 0.001unit) (For mm. set it to 1mm = 1unit) Check Drawing Orientation See Preview THEN PRINT.

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Plot Scale Controls the relative size of drawing units to plotted units. The default scale setting is 1:1 when plotting a layout. The default setting is fit to Paper when plotting from the Model tab. Note If the Layout option is specified in Plot Area, the layout is plotted at 1:1 regardless of the setting specified in Scale. Fit to Paper Scales the plot to fit within the selected paper size and displays the custom scale factor in the Scale, Inch =, and Units boxes. Scale Defines the exact scale for the plot. Custom defines a user-defined scale. You can create a custom scale by entering the number of inches (or millimeters) equal to the number of drawing units. Note You can modify the list of scales with SCALELISTEDIT. (Inches) =/mm =/Pixel(s) = Specifies the number of inches, millimeters, or pixels equal to the specified number of units. Inch/mm/pixel Specifies inches or mm for display of units in the Plot dialog box. The default is based on the paper size and changes each time a new paper size is selected. Pixel is available only when a raster output is selected. Units Specifies the number of units equal to the specified number of inches, millimeters, or pixels. Scale Line weights Scales line weights in proportion to the plot scale. Line weights normally specify the line width of plotted objects and are plotted with the line width size regardless of the plot scale.

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PAGE SETUP MANAGER: Current Layout or Current Sheet Set Lists the current layout to which the page setup will be applied. If the Page Setup Manager is opened from the Sheet Set Manager, displays the name of the current sheet set. If the Page Setup Manager is opened from a layout, displays the name of the current layout. Page Setups Displays the current page setup, sets a different page setup as current, creates a new page setup, modifies an existing page setup, and imports page setups from other drawings. Page Setup List Lists the page setups that are available to apply to the current layout or when you publish a sheet set. If the Page Setup Manager is opened from a layout, the current page setup is selected by default. The list includes the named page setups and layouts that are available in the drawing. Layouts that have a named page setup applied to them are enclosed in asterisks, with the named page setup in parentheses; for example, *Layout 1 (System Scale-to-fit)*. You can double-click a page setup in this list to set it as the current page setup for the current layout. If the Page Setup Manager is opened from the Sheet Set Manager, only named page setups in the page setup overrides file (a drawing template [.dwt] file) that have Plot Area set to Layout or Extents are listed. The first page setup in the list is selected by default. Any of these page setups can be applied temporarily for a PUBLISH operation. The shortcut menu also provides options for removing and renaming page setups. Set Current Sets the selected page setup as the current page setup for the current layout. You cannot set the current layout as the current page setup. Set Current is not available for sheet sets. New Displays the New Page Setup dialog box, in which you can enter a name for the new page setup and specify the page setup to use as a starting point. Modify Displays the Page Setup dialog box, in which you can edit the settings for the selected page setup. Import Displays the Select Page Setup From File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box), in which you can select a drawing format (DWG), DWT, or drawing interchange format (DXF) file from which to import one or more page setups. If you select DWT as the file type, the Template folder opens automatically in the Select Page Setup From File dialog box. When you click OK, the Import Page Setups dialog box is displayed. Selected Page Setup Details: Displays information about the selected page setup. Device Name Displays the name of the plot device specified in the currently selected page setup.

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Plotter Displays the type of plot device specified in the currently selected page setup. Plot Size Displays the plot size and orientation specified in the currently selected page setup. Where Displays the physical location of the output device specified in the currently selected page setup. Description Displays descriptive text about the output device specified in the currently selected page setup. Display When Creating a New Layout Specifies that the Page Setup dialog box is displayed when a new layout tab is selected or a new layout is created. You can reset this function by turning on the Show Page Setup Dialog for New Layouts option on the Display tab of the Options dialog box. TO APPLY A LAYOUT'S NAMED PAGE SETUP TO ANOTHER LAYOUT: Click the layout tab to which you want to apply another layout's page setup settings. Click on file menu PAGESETUP MANAGER In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select a named page setup that you want to apply to the layout selected in the drawing area. Click Set Current. Click Close. Command : PAGESETUP

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