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PLOTTING THE DRAWING WITH LAYERS

PLOTTING THE DRAWING WITH LAYERS. Using the Page set-up Manager. OBJECTIVES:. Describe Plotting Demonstrate the procedure in plotting the drawing. Appreciate the importance of editing and previewing the drawing before plotting. Essential Understanding:.

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PLOTTING THE DRAWING WITH LAYERS

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  1. PLOTTING THE DRAWING WITH LAYERS Using the Page set-up Manager

  2. OBJECTIVES: • Describe Plotting • Demonstrate the procedure in plotting the drawing. • Appreciate the importance of editing and previewing the drawing before plotting.

  3. Essential Understanding: • All structures intended for human use should be planned according to human scale in harmony with architectural standards.

  4. Plotting the drawing • "Plotting" is also called "Printing" because you can print to both large-format plotters as well as small printers just like any other windows operation to produce hard-copy output. • AutoCAD uses standard Windows printer drivers to control plotters and printers, but

  5. PLOTTING THE DRAWING PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN

  6. PLOTTING THE DRAWING WITH LAYERS 1. Open the File menu Page-setup Manager.

  7. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 2. In the Page-setup Manager, choose the Modify command.

  8. PLOTTING THE DRAWING • Page setups are associated with layouts and stored in the drawing file. The settings specified in a page setup determine the appearance and format of your final output.

  9. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 3. Choose monochrome in the Plot style table then printer name. Uncheck the Fit to paper check box and set the scale to mm then type 0.1 for the units.

  10. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 4. The message box will appear prompting you to assign the plot style, click YES.

  11. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 5. Choose Window from the Plot Area drop down button.

  12. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 6. Highlight the entire drawing to determine what will be included in the plot

  13. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 7. Click Preview to see the drawing.

  14. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 8. Check the accuracy of the output.

  15. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 9. Click the OK button if the editing is done.

  16. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 10. Click the Close button to exit the Page Setup Manager.

  17. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 11. Select the File menu.

  18. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 12. Choose Plot.

  19. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 13. In the Plot Mode dialog box, choose the printer name and the Preview button.

  20. PLOTTING THE DRAWING 14. Click the printer icon to plot the drawing.

  21. Essential Question: • Why do you need to preview the drawing before printing?

  22. THANK YOU!

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