Print/Plot in Paperspace
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Topic: Print/Plot in Paperspace
Posted By: Rony
Subject: Print/Plot in Paperspace
Date Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 09:56
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How I can print a colour shaded 3D view along with plan & Side view and insert a custom made Title block. regards
Rony ------------- ronydixon |
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Posted By: philippe JOSEPH
Date Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 10:06
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Hello, what software are you using : Autocad 2000, 2008, 2010 etc.
An other software ?
If it's Autocad I can give informations about Autocad 2008 and under.
To print a 3D view you will have to open a port in the paper space at least to have it printed hidden ( no way to have it hidden from the model space ) and you will have to set the port : hidden, active for example with ctrl+1 ( properties pannel ).
Ask for more.
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Posted By: Rony
Date Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 10:12
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Hi,
thanks for your reply, I am using Autocad-2006, Actually i am a furniture designer, so I want show my designs to the clients in various views.
awaiting your reply.
regards ------------- ronydixon |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 11:48
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You'll need to go to your paper space layout and create one or more viewports to set up your views. Any previous experience with this? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: Rony
Date Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 16:30
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Hi, I do not have any previous experience, Can you please help me to do this. best ragards ------------- ronydixon |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 18:37
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AutoCAD 2006? The oldest version I can get my hands on is 2007 at the moment. Comments below are based on that release. In model space look at the "tray" at the bottom of your screen, specifically the lower left-hand side. Do you see the word "Model"? That's the toggle for Model and Paper space. Click on it once to change to Paper space. In paper space right-click on the tab that says Layout1. Go to Page Setup Manager where you'll select your printer/plotter and set your page size. I'm guessing you work in metric so set the scale as follows: 1 unit = 1mm. Close the window. You may, or may not, have one viewport already showing onscreen. It may even contain all or some of the objects you created back in model space. Activate the viewport by clicking inside it. You are now in model space. Do a Zoom > Extents so you can see all your model space objects. Click outside of the viewport to get back into paper space. Open your Properties palette. Click on the viewport. Look at Properties. Do you see where it says Standard Scale and below it Custom Scale? This is one area where you can change the scale of the viewport. It does not physically change the size of your model space objects. It only changes the scale they are being viewed at. With me so far? Go back to Properties. Click in the box for Standard Scale. An arrow should appear in the right hand corner. Click on the arrow. A drop-down box should appear with all the scales available to you that AutoCAD has seen fit to include. You have the option of deleting scales and adding scales if you so desire. Pick a scale, any scale, and watch what happens to the viewport display. Some things you should consider. Create a layer called Vports, assign it a color, and set the layer to "no plot". Put all your viewports on this layer. Viewports can be resized using their grips. Viewports can be created with the MView command. After you have assigned a scale to a particular viewport seriously consider locking the viewport display so that in the event you go back into the viewport to make some model space edits you do not inadvertently change the viewport scale. An option for Display Locked can be seen on your Properties palette. Got all this? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 18:47
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Your custom made title block and border belong in your paper space layout. You'll probably want to have a separate viewport for each type of view you want to create. I think it makes life a bit easier but you can be the judge of that. Note that AutoCAD has set the default for the number of active viewports to 16. The actual maximum value is 64 which can be changed via the system variable MAXACTIVEVP. If you exceed 16 viewports in one layout without changing the value some of your viewports will not display your model space objects (they are there however they just aren't visible). ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
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Date Posted: 23.Sep.2011 at 07:50
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 23.Sep.2011 at 11:44
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asas: Wow, that was really helpful.
------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: Rony
Date Posted: 25.Sep.2011 at 10:41
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Hi,
Thanks for your valuable advices, I was on leave last 3 days, I will follow your instructions for printing.
Thanks again with warm regards.
Rony ------------- ronydixon |
Posted By: leodye
Date Posted: 27.Sep.2011 at 07:59
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hi guys, how to make straight drawing on layout tab. while the drawing in model tab is diagonal.. how to do that kind of setting ------------- leody |
Posted By: philippe JOSEPH
Date Posted: 27.Sep.2011 at 09:00
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Hello, if I understand your needs :
Your drawing is inclined with a certain angle and you want to have the printing in that direction.
Set up an UCS in that direction ( on a line for example with the command "UCS", enter , Object , enter , clic on the line ) and save it with a simple name like : 01 ( not complicated name because if you want it back you will have to type the name again ).
Then open a port in the paper space and set the UCS already saved ( or set an UCS with the same command that in the model space ).
Then do the command "PLAN" and enter "C" for current and your view should have turned exactly the right angle.
You can have this automaticly with the variable "UCSFOLLOW" set on <1> instead of <0> ( warnning this setting can be exhausting for your eyes because each time you set an UCS you will get an extended zoom with the direction of the UCS ).
To be clear : you can have an UCS conformably to a view and you can have a view conformably to an UCS and this is also applicable to 3D.
Ask for more...
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 27.Sep.2011 at 11:56
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You're using 2011 so in all likelihood you could rotate the viewport contents. Make sure the system variable VPROTATEASSOC is set to 1.
------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 27.Sep.2011 at 12:25
In the future please keep in mind it is not polite to hijack someone's thread by asking a totally unrelated question. You really need to start your own thread. Thanks. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
leodye wrote: