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Chapter 11

Create Layouts and Plots

Change a Plotter Configuration

The Plotter Configuration Editor is used to

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Edit the port or file output information

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Change or add paper sizes and layouts

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Control vector and raster graphic output

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Calibrate your plotter

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Set any of your plotter’s custom properties

To start the Plotter Configuration Editor, either double-click the PC3 file or choose Properties in the

Plot dialog box.

Use Plot Styles to Override Properties (Optional)

A

plot style

is an optional method to control how each object or layer is plotted. Assigning a plot style

to an object or layer overrides properties such as color and lineweight for plotting. Only the

appearance of plotted objects is affected.

Plot style tables

collect groups of plot styles and save them in a file that you can later specify when

plotting. The Plot Style Manager is a folder that contains all the available plot style tables and the

Add-A-Plot Style wizard.

There are two types of plot style tables:

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Color-dependent plot style tables.

An object’s color determines how it is plotted. The files have

the extension

.ctb

. You cannot assign color-dependent plot styles directly to objects. Instead, to

control how an object is plotted, you change its color. For example, all red objects in a drawing

can be set to plot with a 0.50 mm lineweight.

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Named plot style tables.

Plot styles are assigned directly to objects and layers. The files have the

extension

.stb

. Using them enables each object in a drawing to be plotted differently, independent

of its color.

Use the Plot Style Manager to add, delete, rename, copy, and edit plot style tables. You can access the

Plot Style Manager from the Files menu.

Section	Page
Contents	3
Index 169	5
Make the Transition from Paper to CAD	7
Draw to Scale	9
Lay Out Your Drawing	11
Organize Drawing Information	13
Establish Drafting Standards	15
Draw Efficiently	17
Draw Accurately	19
View Your Drawing	21
Create Dimensions and Text	23
Modify Your Drawing	25
Introduction	27
Why You Should Use this Guide	28
Tutorials and Command Access	28
Get Additional Information	29
Review and Recall	33
Work with Commands	35
Use the Mouse	36
Cancel a Command	36
Start a Command	36
Undo or Redo Commands	40
Review and Recall	40
Change Views	43
Zoom to Magnify a View	44
Pan to Reposition a View	45
Review and Recall	46
Drawing Setup	49
Start a Drawing	50
Plan the Drawing Units and Scale	52
Understand Models and Layouts	54
Organize Drawings with Layers	56
Tutorial: Tour a Drawing	58
Review and Recall	59
Draw Objects	61
Object Properties Overview	62
Draw Lines	70
Draw Circles and Arcs	73
Review and Recall	74
Precision Drawing	77
Set Grid and Snap Values	78
Draw with Coordinates	80
Snap to Precise Points on Objects	82
Object Snap Descriptions	84
Specify Angles and Distances	85
Review and Recall	88
Make Modifications	91
Select Objects to Edit	92
Erase, Extend, and Trim Objects	93
Duplicate Objects	96
Move and Rotate Objects	99
Fillet Corners	100
Use Editing Aids	115
Analyze Drawings	117
Review and Recall	118
Add Symbols and Hatches	121
Overview of Blocks	122
Insert Blocks	123
Overview of Hatches	125
Insert Hatches or Solid Fills	126
Review and Recall	128
Add Text to a Drawing	131
Create and Modify Text	132
Work with Text Styles	134
Set Text Size for the Viewport Scaling	135
Review and Recall	136
Add Dimensions	139
Dimensions Overview	140
Create Dimensions	141
Use Dimensioning Options	144
Create and Modify Dimension Styles	146
Modify Dimensions	148
Review and Recall	150
Create Layouts and Plots	153
Work with Layouts	154
Choose and Configure Plotters	157
Plot from a Layout	159
Review and Recall	164
Glossary	165

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