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Layouts, Plotting, Printing Chapter 10

Layouts, Plotting, Printing Chapter 10. Sacramento City College EDT 310. Objectives. Print and plot a drawing. Set up layouts using title blocks and viewports. Create new layouts. Manage layouts. Objectives. Select a plotting device and modify a plotting device configuration.

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Layouts, Plotting, Printing Chapter 10

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  1. Layouts, Plotting, PrintingChapter 10 Sacramento City College EDT 310 EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  2. Objectives • Print and plot a drawing. • Set up layouts using title blocks and viewports. • Create new layouts. • Manage layouts. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  3. Objectives • Select a plotting device and modify a plotting device configuration. • Explain plot styles, plot style tables, and plot style modes. • Create and modify plot styles and plot style tables. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  4. Objectives • Attach plot style tables to drawings and layouts. • Assign plot styles to drawings, layers, and objects. • Select plot settings. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  5. Objectives • Calculate scale factors based on drawing scale. • Create a plot file. • Plot a group of drawings using the Batch Plot utility. • Explain keys to efficient plotting. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  6. Plotting Procedure EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  7. Model Space and Paper Space • You can create plots from • The Model Tab (model space) • The Layout Tabs (paper space). • The general procedures for both cases are similar. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  8. Terminology EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  9. Terminology • Model space. • The drawing environment in which the drawing objects are constructed. • Model space is active when the Model tab is selected. • Model space is also activated when you double-click inside a floating viewport in a layout tab. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  11. Terminology • Paper space. • The drawing environment used to createplotting layouts. • Plotting layouts are arrangements of • Various objects • Floating viewports • Title blocks • Etc. • on the page to be plotted. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  12. Terminology • Paper space. • Is active by default when a layout tab is selected. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  14. Terminology • Entering “Model Space from Paper Space” (inside a Layout Tab) • If you double-click inside a floating viewport in a layout tab, the • Viewport becomes active and • model space is entered. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  15. Terminology • Switching back to Paper Space in a Layout Tab. • To switch back to paper space, double-click in an area outside the floating viewport. • “Double-click paper space.” EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  16. Terminology • Layout/Layout Tabs. • A layout is the manner in which a drawing is arranged in paper space. • May contain a • Title Block • One or more viewports • Text annotations. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  17. Terminology • Each drawing can have multiple layouts. • 11 x 8.5 • 36 x 24 • 44 x 30 • Each layout is shown as a tab along the bottom of the drawing area. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  18. Terminology • Each layout can have different • page setup and • plotting settings. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  19. Terminology • Page setups. • Is the manner in which the drawing is displayed on a sheet of paper in order to create a layout. • Page setups determine: • How the drawing is plotted. • The plot device. • Pen settings. • Scales. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  20. Terminology • Page setups. • Settings can be saved in the drawing file as a named page setup • Named page setups • can be recalled each time the drawing is plotted. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  21. Terminology • Layout settings. • Are created in the Page Setup dialog box. • Include • Paper size and drawing units • Paper orientation • Plot area • Plot scale • Plot offset • Plot options. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  23. Terminology • Plotters window. • Use to • Add • Delete • Configure • Reconfigure plotters. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  24. Terminology • Plotters window. • Accessed by • Selecting Plotter Manager... from the File pull-down menu. • When a device is configured, the settings are saved in a PC3 file. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  25. Terminology • Plot styles. • Contain settings that are applied to objects when they are plotted. • A “color-dependent plot style” is applied to all objects with a specific color. • A “named plot style” can be assigned to an object or layer. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  26. Terminology • Plot style tables. • Is a collection of plot styles. • Two types of plot styles exist: • Color-dependent • Named. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  27. Terminology • A plot style table can only contain plot styles of a single plot style mode • Can only be either • Color-dependent or • Named. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  28. Terminology • The Model tab and each layout tab can have a unique plot style table attached. • Only plot styles in the attached plot style table can be used within a tab. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  29. Terminology • Plot Styles window. • Use to manage plot style table files. • You can open and edit the plot styles within a plot style table. • You can also createnew plot style tables. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  30. Terminology • Plot settings. • Are created in the Plot dialog box • Include the same items found in the Page Setup dialog box. • Control how the drawing is printed on paper. • Plot settings can be created at the beginning of a project and then saved to be used again. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  31. Terminology • Batch Plotting. • Use after drawing files have been assigned: • Layouts • Page setups • Plot parameters EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  32. Terminology • Batch Plotting can be used to configure files for: • Plot off-line • OR • In the background as a group • OR • As "batch," while the user continues with other tasks. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  33. Terminology • Batch plot files • Are saved with a BP3 extension. • Can be created without opening afull session of AutoCAD. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  34. Layout Settings EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  35. Layout Settings • A layout shows the arrangement of objects on a sheet of paper for plotting purposes. • A layout may include • A title block • Floating viewports showing your model space drawing, and annotation. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  37. Layout Settings • A single drawing can have multiple layouts. • A size sheet • C size sheet, etc. • Named layouts are displayed as tabs along the bottom of the drawing area. • Each layout tab represents a different paper space configuration. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  38. Layout Settings • Drawings have two layouts by default. • These are identified by the • Layout1 and • Layout2 tabs • below the drawing area. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  39. Layout Settings • When you pick a layout tab for the firsttime, the Page Setup dialog box for the layout appears. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  41. Layout Settings • Select the OK button to enter the Layout tab. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  43. Layout Settings • Select the OK button to enter the Layout tab. • When a layout tab is selected, an image showing a preview of the final printed drawing is shown. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  45. Layout Settings • The dashed line around the edge of the paper represents the page margins. • The solid linesshow the outline of a floating viewport. • By default, a single viewport is created. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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  47. Working in Layout Tabs EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

  48. Working in Layout Tabs • A layout can contain • Floating viewports. • (Holes into Paper Space) • A title block. • Notes. • Assemble these items in a layout to see exactly what the final plot will look like. EDT 310 - Chapter 10 - Layouts, Plotting, Printing

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