PRINT TO CAD 2012 HOW TO

We are taken to the вЂ Add Page SetupвЂ™ dialog, where we can name our new Page Setup. The next step is to click the вЂ AddвЂ¦вЂ™ Button. In the picture above I have changed the Paper size to A1 ( The rest of the plot settings remain the same). We can create a new page set up right from thisВ dialogue. You will notice that we have a new option.The вЂA0 PDFвЂ™ Page setup we created earlier is now in the drop down list under вЂNameвЂ™. This time we will create a new Page setup using the вЂPlotвЂ™ Dialog.ДЇire up the вЂ PlotвЂ™ command (See AutoCAD Plotting: 101 if you need help with this). You donвЂ™t have to use the Page Setup Manager to create Page setups. When you hit the вЂCloseвЂ™ button you will see that the changes have been applied to the layout. The final step is to click the вЂ Set CurrentвЂ™ Button to apply these changes to our Layout. On hitting вЂOKвЂ™ we are returned back to the Page Setup Manager and we can see our new page setup in the list box. I like this setting вЂ“ others donвЂ™t, but now you know where it is.

If you have this clicked you will see a real time вЂPlot PreviewвЂ™ showing how this particular pen table will look when you plot. Note the вЂ Display Plot stylesвЂ™ Check box.

In the pictureВ aboveВ I have set up to plot an A0 sized Monochrome PDF. The Page Setup dialog is very similar to the plot dialog. You can chose a name for your page setup, and you can chose which previous page set up you want to base your new Page Setup on.Д¬licking вЂ OKвЂ™ take us to a very familiar looking dialog boxвЂ¦ Creating a New Page setupД¬licking the вЂ NewвЂ™ Button takes us to this window. This little check box forces the Page setup manager to start every time you create a new LayoutвЂ¦ (You donвЂ™t want this:->)Д¬lick Close whenВ youвЂ™veВ finished with the Page Setup manager, or Help if this post makes no sense at all.

Information Panel вЂ“ This panel shows you the details of the page setup you just chose in the window above.

Action Buttons вЂ“ These Buttons allow you to create New page setups, modify the old ones or Import page setups from another file.

Available page set ups will be shown in the window below.

Current Page Setup вЂ“ Currently вЂ вЂ because we havenвЂ™t created any yet.

Help вЂ“ Trust me, try clicking itвЂ¦ donвЂ™t be shy!.

Unfortunately there is no way of changing which Layout you are in once youвЂ™ve started up the Page Setup manager вЂ“ so make sure you have this right before you start. In this case the default вЂModelвЂ or вЂLayout1вЂ™.

Current Layout вЂ“ Which Layout is current.

There will be different page set ups offered to you depending on which space you are in when you are in when you invoke the вЂPAGESETUPвЂ™ Command. Note: Model space Page setups are separate to Layout space Page setups. The page set up manager gives us access to all the page set ups that have been saved in the current drawing. You can also Right-click the Model tab or a layout tab and click Page Setup Manager.

Menu: Application menu > Print > Page Setup Ribbon: Output tab > Plot panel > Page Setup Manager To use them, you need to fire up the Page Setup manager: Page set ups are a method of saving your standard plot settings so that you can use them over and over again. More AutoCAD Options for Plotting successДЄutocad Plotting вЂ“ What is hidden beneath the Plot Dialogue arrow?Д«ut what if you need to plot the same drawing a number of times using different settings? If you need to catch up, please read the following postsвЂ¦ДЄn introduction to AutoCADвЂ™s Plotting options

PRINT TO CAD 2012 HOW TO

We even discussed how to save your plot settings so you donвЂ™t have to spend time setting up your plots. IfВ youвЂ™veВ been following my previous posts on plotting with AutoCAD, You will know all about the various options and settings that are available to you before you even hit вЂPlotвЂ™.

Print to cad 2012