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Exp 8 Auto cad, printing a file

The document outlines the process of printing a drawing to PDF using AutoCAD software, requiring a PC with at least 256 MB RAM. It details the use of the PLOT command and the Page Setup Manager to create and manage printing settings. Users can save specific configurations for different printers and formats, and the final output can be saved as a PDF file by selecting the appropriate plotter and settings.

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Exp 8 Auto cad, printing a file

The document outlines the process of printing a drawing to PDF using AutoCAD software, requiring a PC with at least 256 MB RAM. It details the use of the PLOT command and the Page Setup Manager to create and manage printing settings. Users can save specific configurations for different printers and formats, and the final output can be saved as a PDF file by selecting the appropriate plotter and settings.

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Aim: Printing a drawing to PDF.

Requirements: AutoCAD Software, PC with a min. of 256 MB Ram.

Description: The command to output a drawing is PLOT and you can access it from the Quick
Access toolbar or you can use the shortcut key ‘ctrl+P’.

To display all of the options in the Plot dialog box, click the More Options button.

As you can see, there are a lot of settings and options available for your use as shown in the
image given below.

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For convenience, you can save and restore collections of these settings by name. These are
called page setups. With page setups you can store the settings that you need for different
printers, printing in gray scales, creating a PDF file from your drawing, and so on.

Create a Page Setup

To open the Page Setup Manager, right-click on the Model tab or a layout tab and choose Page
Setup Manager. The command is PAGESETUP.

Each layout tab in your drawing can have an associated page setup. This is convenient when you
use more than one output device or format, or if you have several layouts with different sheet
sizes in the same drawing.

To create a new page setup, click New and enter the name of the new page setup. The Page
Setup dialog box that displays next looks like the Plot dialog box. Choose all the options and
settings that you want to save.

When you are ready to plot, you simply specify the name of the page setup in the Plot dialog
box, and all your plot settings will be restored. In the following illustration, the Plot dialog box is
set to use the Hitchhiker page setup, which will output a DWF (Design Web Format) file rather
than print to a plotter.

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Tip: You can save page setups in your drawing template files, or you can import them from
other drawing files.

Select DWG to PDF.pc3 plotter from the list of plotters.

Next, choose the size and scale options that you want to use:

 Paper Size: The orientation (portrait or landscape) is built into the choices in the drop-down
list.

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 Plot Area: You can clip the area to be plotted with these options, but usually you plot
everything.

 Plot Offset: This setting changes based on your printer, plotter, or other output. Try
centering the plot or adjusting the origin, but remember that printers and plotters have a built-
in margin around the edges.

 Plot Scale: Choose your plot scale from the drop-down list. A scale such as ¼” = 1’-
0” is meant for printing to scale from the Model tab. On a layout tab, you normally print at a
1:1 scale.

By pressing OK and saving the file with a name will give you a PDF file.

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