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Hi,I have a problem with layout printing. Usually I print in 24 x 36 but sometime I print small details in 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17. my problem is when I print details using a different printer my layout setup using a plotter for 24 x36 (which have drawing title block with all the informations and scale) have been replace by the size I used for the printer details.I looked up the web and searched some forums but couldn't find the answer for it. Is there any way when I setup a layout with all the informations to be lock no matter what I use in another printing layout? Thank you,
philippe JOSEPH
30.11.2021, 07:24
Hello GPaynes, could : ( Plot scale ) Fit to paper + Apply to Layout do the job in your plot settings ?I know that some people doesn't like Fit to paper but if you set a paper size that shinks the margins of your little 8.5 x 11 and/or 11 x 17 inches it works fine.My solution is to look at the Plot scale indicated when you launch a print : Scale X in. = Y unit and do a rectangle inside the real paper size in that ratio and launch the print 24 x 36 on the real big size or launch the print 8.5 x 11 on the internal paper size to keep an exact scale.The scale will be down sized by the ratio between the paper sizes but not exactly because :36 / 24 = 1.5 , 11 / 8.5 = 1.29... , 17 / 11 = 1.54...Ask for more