![]() ![]() If necessary, click Display Locked and choose No.Ĥ. Right-click, and then choose Properties.ģ. Select the layout viewport that you want to modify.Ģ. Use a PDF viewer for printing such as Adobe Reader instead of a web browser like Microsoft Edge. Why is AutoCAD not printing to scale?Ĭheck that the plotted content (layout) fits correctly on the page or within the set margins (see Borders or edge of drawing is cut off when plotting from AutoCAD). Select File> Print> Print Preview, then select Window> Fill Window to see how the plan will be printed on the paper. Under the Drawing Scale option, type in the scale at which you want to print.ģ. Select File> Print> Drawing Sheet Setup from the menu to display the Drawing Sheet Setup dialog.Ģ. With all the setting properly config, you are now able to plot to scale.1. ![]() Checking The Plotterįinally, your EPS plotter should be ready for use, double check that the file is created by selecting the tab “File” then go to “Plot”, from the pull down list of printer selecet the EPS plot file. The Finish page gives you the option of editing the plotter configuration or calibrating the plotter. Next would be the naming of the file, you can leave it default or key in the preference name. Select the “Plot to File” option, this is to enable AutoCAD to plot to your computer instead sending your EPS plot to your printer plot. Ignore this dialog due to the fact that it is the configuration for a physical printer.Proceed by clicking the “next” button. The next dialog box to appear would be the “Import Pcp or Pc2″. Select the appropriate model and then click the “next” button. The main difference would be the file size produce using Level 2 which is smaller and the support for Adobe Photoshop version 6 and above, where else Level 1 is for version 6 and below. If you are not sure how the files will be used, select Level 1. Select “Adobe” from the Manufacturers list, there should only be 3 options to select at the under the “model” list. The following window is the Plotter Model dialog box. Select the “My Computer” option and click the “next” button. This window will asks you to determine the type of plotter you want to add. You will see the “Add Plotter” tab, click on it.Īfter clicking on it, a dialog box will appear, which tells you a little about the wizard. Select Tools > Wizards > Add Plotter… from the pull-down menu. To add a EPS plotter to AutoCAD you have to use the Add Plotter wizard. ![]() AutoCAD does not automatically create the PostScript plotter for you when the software is installed by default, it require minor configuration, a simple wizard that will guide you thru steps by steps. To create EPS files, all you need to do is to add a virtual plotter that uses the EPS format and then configure it to plot to a file rather than to a physical plotter. This requires few setup configurations to the PostScript plotter on your computer. The best method is none other than to create a Virtual Plotter, with a virtual plotter you can plot to a virtual PostScript files from AutoCAD and import the EPS files into Photoshop. One of the most common questions asked by architecture students during their early years when they are composing their boards is “How to plot AutoCAD drawings to scale into Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator?” This tutorial would be great for beginners. Architects Are Just Art School Dropouts.Gradient Masks over AutoCAD with Photoshop.101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. ![]()
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