In particular 2004.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have a question about plotting to scale if you are familiar.
>
That is what I was about to suggest. I'm not aware that AutoCAD could ever
do that. I do, however, have a solution for you. I have a program, used to
be a free download, that I would be willing to send to you that will do just
what you want. Only thing is, you have to save your files in R-14 format for
it to use them.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Back in the mid 90's I also used AutoSketch by Autodesk. Perhaps it was
> that program that did this. I was under the assumption that I had that
> capability under 97, 98 2000, or 2004.
"JAW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I currently use Microstation and for outputs larger than 8.5x11 I
> email my
> plot output to a local reproduction shop and they plot 18x24 sheets for 75
> cents USD. The email me back when it is done and I go pick it up. They
> even
> ran a test for me for free, just to see if I had the plot set up
> correctly.
>
> You might want to see if you can set up such an arrangement with
> someone
> local to do the same.
I can do this already my self to exact scale but I recall an easier way,
basically a setting change.
CW woke up and had the following words of wisdom ....:
> Not exactly. I have experience with full AutoCAD and currently use
> Intellicad (but you know that).
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I have a question about plotting to scale if you are familiar.
>>
>>
I currently use Microstation and for outputs larger than 8.5x11 I email my
plot output to a local reproduction shop and they plot 18x24 sheets for 75
cents USD. The email me back when it is done and I go pick it up. They even
ran a test for me for free, just to see if I had the plot set up correctly.
You might want to see if you can set up such an arrangement with someone
local to do the same.
--
Theres a little man in my head, saying things better left unsaid.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "CW" <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote in message
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>> Not exactly. I have experience with full AutoCAD and currently use
>> Intellicad (but you know that).
Basically I use the DefPoints layer to draw rectangles in a grid the size of
the margins of my printer settings and copy this over the object that I want
to plot to scale. Then I use the window in the Plot dialog box to select
each rectangle in the grid. But,, I recall earlier versions of the program
doing all this for me in the preview window. Now I only see 1 page of the
plot and only 1 to scale page is printed. I do not use this feature often
except when I want to transfer a design to a long board or bigger panel.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I have had several versions of AutoCAD LT and recall in the past
> being able to plot to scale designs that were larger than a letter
> sized sheet op paper. I can do this now but with a lot of improvising
> on my part. Basically I recall the plot previews showing the selected
> area to be plotted on a screen with an out line of the letter sized
> sheets tiled over the selected object. The preview would indicate how
> many sheets would be used by the printer to print to scale this
> object. Then the printer would print all these sheets automatically
> with index points for alignment purposes. How can this be done on
> 2004?
>
> Thank you
> Leon
I think that you might be thinking of AutoSketch which is another product
from Autodesk.
Another option, but more cumbersome, is to Publish to a DWF file. You can
then use the free Autodesk DWF Viewer and tile the plot to the paper size
at scale with registration marks.
Dave
I have had several versions of AutoCAD LT and recall in the past being able
to plot to scale designs that were larger than a letter sized sheet op
paper. I can do this now but with a lot of improvising on my part.
Basically I recall the plot previews showing the selected area to be plotted
on a screen with an out line of the letter sized sheets tiled over the
selected object. The preview would indicate how many sheets would be used
by the printer to print to scale this object. Then the printer would print
all these sheets automatically with index points for alignment purposes.
How can this be done on 2004?
Thank you
Leon
"Rileyesi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >I have a question about plotting to scale if you are familiar.
>
>
> What is your question?
Leon,
I too use the same method as you do with the overlaid rectangles. I know in
MS Excel, you can have it plot a complete workbook and it will show you how
many pages it will be on. I have never seen ACAD/LT have this
functionality.
Stephen R.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > "CW" <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> Not exactly. I have experience with full AutoCAD and currently use
> >> Intellicad (but you know that).
>
>
> Basically I use the DefPoints layer to draw rectangles in a grid the size
of
> the margins of my printer settings and copy this over the object that I
want
> to plot to scale. Then I use the window in the Plot dialog box to select
> each rectangle in the grid. But,, I recall earlier versions of the
program
> doing all this for me in the preview window. Now I only see 1 page of the
> plot and only 1 to scale page is printed. I do not use this feature often
> except when I want to transfer a design to a long board or bigger panel.
>
>
"CW" <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote in message
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> Not exactly. I have experience with full AutoCAD and currently use
> Intellicad (but you know that).
So do you know or recall know how to do this?
I have had several versions of AutoCAD LT and recall in the past being able
to plot to scale designs that were larger than a letter sized sheet of
paper. I can do this now but with a lot of improvising on my part.
Basically I recall the plot previews showing the selected area to be plotted
on a screen with an out line of the letter sized sheets tiled over the
selected object. The preview would indicate how many sheets would be used
by the printer to print to scale this object. Then the printer would print
all these sheets automatically with index points for alignment purposes.
How can this be done on 2004.
"CW" <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote in message
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> That is what I was about to suggest. I'm not aware that AutoCAD could ever
> do that. I do, however, have a solution for you. I have a program, used to
> be a free download, that I would be willing to send to you that will do
> just
> what you want. Only thing is, you have to save your files in R-14 format
> for
> it to use them.
Well Thank you CW, If that would not be too much trouble I would very much
appreciate giving that a try. Well maybe not, I just looked and R14 is not
an option in my save as window. R12 is as far a 2004 LT goes and that is in
.dxf format.
Actually I have made my own template for starting all my drawings. I have
added a grid made up of 10.5" x 7.75" rectangles. Instead of lines I used
points at each intersection. I just copy the grid over the part of the
drawing that I want to print to scale and print any one of invisible
rectangles. The points print so that I can index the pages.
Back in the mid 90's I also used AutoSketch by Autodesk. Perhaps it was
that program that did this. I was under the assumption that I had that
capability under 97, 98 2000, or 2004.
Thanks.
"S R" <no email @ no spam.com> wrote in message
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> Leon,
>
> I too use the same method as you do with the overlaid rectangles. I know
> in
> MS Excel, you can have it plot a complete workbook and it will show you
> how
> many pages it will be on. I have never seen ACAD/LT have this
> functionality.
>
> Stephen R.
> I think that you might be thinking of AutoSketch which is another product
> from Autodesk.
Yeah I used Auto Sketch from about 1989 til 1997.
>
> Another option, but more cumbersome, is to Publish to a DWF file. You can
> then use the free Autodesk DWF Viewer and tile the plot to the paper size
> at scale with registration marks.
Thanks. I'll look into that.
Not exactly. I have experience with full AutoCAD and currently use
Intellicad (but you know that).
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a question about plotting to scale if you are familiar.
>
>