Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 Getting Started Guide - Page 159

Plot from a Layout After you have completed your drawing, you are ready to plot. In the Plot dialog box, you select the printer or plotter and many other settings that give you complete control of your output. select a printer or a plotter specify a plot style select a page size select the area of the drawing to plot generate a preview position the layout on the page display or hide options specify a plot scale select a page orientation Before you plot your drawing, it is a good practice to generate a full plot preview. If the image is not correct, make changes to the plot settings, page setup, and the plot style table attached to the layout. Page Setups Because there are so many plot settings, you can name and save them as a page setup using the Page Setup Manager. When you are ready to plot, you can specify the name of the page setup in the Plot dialog box. For example, let's say you switch to a different plotter for color output. You can quickly restore all settings associated with that plotter by specifying the name of a previously saved page setup. To switch back, you can specify the name of the original page setup. Each layout tab can have an associated named page setup. Page setups are saved in the drawing. Try it: Create a page setup 1 Start a new drawing. If necessary, click a layout tab. 2 Click Menu Browser ➤ File ➤ Page Setup Manager. Plot from a Layout | 153