Plotting your drawing

Describe the use of page setups for printing or plotting. 

Create a page setup by configuring printer settings that can be used for future printing. 

Plan a layout and create a new layer to add viewports for printing.

Place rectangular, polygonal, and object-based viewports onto a layout for printing.

Set the scale of a layout viewport and lock it to prevent accidental scale changes.

Insert a named model space view or a new view as a layout viewport.

Clip a viewport by reshaping the border.

Create a drawing object and using it to replace the viewport border.

Apply layer settings, such as freeze and thaw, to control what is visible within individual viewports.

Turn off the viewport layer and describe why it is best practice to first change the current layer.

Describe the two types of plot style tables, and assign a plot style table to control the appearance of printed output.

Navigate the Plot Style Table Editor to create a new plot style table.

Assign a plot style table to a layout to view the layout exactly as it will appear when printed.

Adjust plotter options and preview output before printing. and print a drawing.

Adjust the plot offset to reposition a drawing on the sheet before printing, and save these changes to the page setup.

Create and save a named page setup, so that you can reuse those plot settings.

Assign a new page setup to individual layouts.

Import a named page setup from another drawing for use in the current drawing.

Save printed output to a file rather than to a printer or plotter.

Access and filter available paper sizes using the Plotter Configuration Editor.

Add custom paper sizes for use with a selected printer.