I've run into some difficulty trying to print my template using my household printer. I can't seem to expand the "printable area" to anywhere near the size that i need.
In the tutorials it mentions "multi-page printing" and obviously thats what i'm attempting to do.
I'm a complete NEWB when it comes to CAD ( i really have no business even using it!) but really would like to utilize its accuracy for printing out an acurate template...
I called the local printing place (kinko's/mailboxes/upsstore) and was told they can't print .dwg or .dxf files...i went so far as to download a converter to put the files into .pdf format but the size got all distorted...
i know i am doing SOMETHING very wrong and would appreciate any suggestions...
thanks in advance for any support and also for a great website/forum/resource/source of inspiration.
-Carve the Day
Printing Templates (autocad2005)
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phew!
I GOT IT!!!
Just figured it out and its incredibly easy to do.
when you're done "drawing" go to: FILE>PLOT
select "DWF6eplot" and change other appropriate settings (scale and drawing orientation)
Hit "OK" and choose a name for your new ".dwf" file.
leave or close CAD and open the new file you've created in any .DWF viewer.
click "PRINT" > set scale to 100% > select "Tile Drawing" > Print.
thats all there was too it. hopefully this helps you as I had a heck of a time learning CAD and figuring this out over the last couple weeks.
-carve
Just figured it out and its incredibly easy to do.
when you're done "drawing" go to: FILE>PLOT
select "DWF6eplot" and change other appropriate settings (scale and drawing orientation)
Hit "OK" and choose a name for your new ".dwf" file.
leave or close CAD and open the new file you've created in any .DWF viewer.
click "PRINT" > set scale to 100% > select "Tile Drawing" > Print.
thats all there was too it. hopefully this helps you as I had a heck of a time learning CAD and figuring this out over the last couple weeks.
-carve