PLOT Command:

AutoCAD Command List

The PLOT command allows you to print the drawing.

To access the Plot command you can:

type plot at a Command: prompt and press Enter

OR

click on the Printer button.


In the Plot Device/Plot Settings dialogue box make the following changes:

Inside the Plot Device dialogue box, find the Name: window. Use the arrow, on the Right side of this window, to select the name of the printer at your location. It should now show in the Name: window.

Now click on the Plot Settings tab to move to that dialogue box. Inside the Plot Settings dialogue box make sure that these items are selected

-In the radio button under the heading Paper size make sure that mm is selected.

-In the window next to the heading Paper size, use the drop down menu to select A size paper is showing or make sure that it is displayed.

-Under the heading Drawing orientation, make sure that the radio button next to Landscape is selected.

-Under the heading Plot area, select Extents by clicking on the radio button next to that category. This tells AutoCAD to print to the "extent" of the drawing.

-If not already selected, use the drop-down menu next to Scale to change the scale to 1:1.

-Under the heading Plot offset, click on the check box to the left of the label: Center the plot.

-Under the Plot Options heading, remove the check by Plot with Plot Styles.

Click on OK to send the print to the printer.

**Help NOTE: If you are in inches and change to mm the scale will change and you must set it again.

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