printing cad plans on home printer
08-14-2011, 03:05 PM
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printing cad plans on home printer
im using auto desk, to view plans. today i tried printing and i got a wonderful 8.5 x 11 print of a j3 cub. is there of setting or something? extreme novice to all things cad.
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08-14-2011, 07:22 PM
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RE: printing cad plans on home printer
Select the scale you want to see on paper.
Find a way to identify the points of overlap for each sheet and draw a cross on them.
For example, you can over-draw a grid of 8x10.5 pitch.
You can use the window option to make one selection window among four of those points.
Find a way to identify the points of overlap for each sheet and draw a cross on them.
For example, you can over-draw a grid of 8x10.5 pitch.
You can use the window option to make one selection window among four of those points.
08-16-2011, 07:15 AM
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RE: printing cad plans on home printer
Rob,
It's important to let us know what version of cad program you are using. Things change from version to version. You say you're using "auto desk". AD makes a bunch of different cad / imaging software, so what product (Autocad, Autocad LT, Revit, C3d, etc) are you using, and What release (R10, R14, 2000, 2010, 2012?). Information like that can help us guide you to the right place.
If you have a newer version (2000+) you might find plotting to a PDF file and then taking the PDF to Kinko's or a local drafting / survey supply / contractor's plans service a very convenient way to go. It'll cost a bit (usually about $10 - $15 per sheet), but is a much nicer way than tileing smaler sheets.
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It's important to let us know what version of cad program you are using. Things change from version to version. You say you're using "auto desk". AD makes a bunch of different cad / imaging software, so what product (Autocad, Autocad LT, Revit, C3d, etc) are you using, and What release (R10, R14, 2000, 2010, 2012?). Information like that can help us guide you to the right place.
If you have a newer version (2000+) you might find plotting to a PDF file and then taking the PDF to Kinko's or a local drafting / survey supply / contractor's plans service a very convenient way to go. It'll cost a bit (usually about $10 - $15 per sheet), but is a much nicer way than tileing smaler sheets.
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08-17-2011, 09:12 AM
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RE: printing cad plans on home printer
Save the file as a PDF and open with the latest version of Acrobat Reader "X" which has a built in tile function.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
If you don't have a "save as PDF" option in your CAD software, you can "print" to a PDF file with a 3rd party PDF creator. There are a bunch out there, check download.com for a bunch of free trials. Most of these act as a virtual printer that creates a PDF file instead of a paper document.
Once you have a PDF, click "print", select your printer, then under "page scaling", click the pulldown and select "tile all pages". You can then set the overlap and adjust the scale. It also has an option for cut marks and page position labels. After that you should be good to go with a pile of paper and a couple rolls of tape.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
If you don't have a "save as PDF" option in your CAD software, you can "print" to a PDF file with a 3rd party PDF creator. There are a bunch out there, check download.com for a bunch of free trials. Most of these act as a virtual printer that creates a PDF file instead of a paper document.
Once you have a PDF, click "print", select your printer, then under "page scaling", click the pulldown and select "tile all pages". You can then set the overlap and adjust the scale. It also has an option for cut marks and page position labels. After that you should be good to go with a pile of paper and a couple rolls of tape.
08-27-2011, 06:59 AM
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RE: printing cad plans on home printer
Thank you gonna give it try later
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Save the file as a PDF and open with the latest version of Acrobat Reader "X" which has a built in tile function.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
If you don't have a "save as PDF" option in your CAD software, you can "print" to a PDF file with a 3rd party PDF creator. There are a bunch out there, check download.com for a bunch of free trials. Most of these act as a virtual printer that creates a PDF file instead of a paper document.
Once you have a PDF, click "print", select your printer, then under "page scaling", click the pulldown and select "tile all pages". You can then set the overlap and adjust the scale. It also has an option for cut marks and page position labels. After that you should be good to go with a pile of paper and a couple rolls of tape.
Save the file as a PDF and open with the latest version of Acrobat Reader "X" which has a built in tile function.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
If you don't have a "save as PDF" option in your CAD software, you can "print" to a PDF file with a 3rd party PDF creator. There are a bunch out there, check download.com for a bunch of free trials. Most of these act as a virtual printer that creates a PDF file instead of a paper document.
Once you have a PDF, click "print", select your printer, then under "page scaling", click the pulldown and select "tile all pages". You can then set the overlap and adjust the scale. It also has an option for cut marks and page position labels. After that you should be good to go with a pile of paper and a couple rolls of tape.
08-27-2011, 02:59 PM
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RE: printing cad plans on home printer
I'm using DWG TrueViewer. I'm trying out today. But a voice in another room keeps telling me I'm a computer all week why now!
