The window, Allows an area of the screen to be specified. Layout, Prints the contents inside the printable area (recommended method). The Plot area section allows a choice of area to print.ĭisplay, Print what is visible on the screen.Įxtents, Prints everything in Paperspace even if it sits outside of the shown printable area. Only paper sizes valid for the selected printer will be shown, although it is possible to add custom paper sizes by modifying a PC3 file for a selected printer. The Paper size section allows the selection of the paper size.
In the options dialogue box, click the Files tab and browse to Printer Support File Path > Printer Configuration Search Path. This folder can be configured by closing any open dialogue boxes right-clicking the command line and choosing Options. Note : PC3 files must be stored in a specific folder for AutoCAD to be able to pick them up. If changes are made to the printer configuration, AutoCAD will prompt you to save the changes to a PC3 file. Selecting a printer and clicking the Properties button will show the Plotter Configuration Editor dialogue box. PC3 files will either be configured to point to an installed printer or to a printer driver that creates file-based prints such as PDFs or DWFs PC3 files are printer configurations that maintain a set of AutoCAD specific settings for a printer. The Printer/plotter section will allow you to choose from installed printers and AutoCAD PC3 files.Īn installed printer is installed on your PC.Logical names help find your page setup later.Ĭlick OK to accept. The New Page Setup dialogue will display.
To create a new page setup, click the New… button. The default page setup will have the same name as the layout. Before creating any page setups, ensure you are in the correct ‘space’. Note: If you have the Model and Layout tabs shown, you can also right-click on the layout tab and choose Page Setup Managerĭifferent page setups are depending on whether you are currently in Modelspace or Paperspace. To open the Page Setup Manager click the Page Setup Manager button from the Ribbon Output tab > Plot panel.Ĭommand-line: To start the Page Setup Manager from the command line, type “ PAGE” and press. This guide explores the process of creating setups for printing that can be used over and over again each time the same drawing is issued. Page setups can be saved and applied to multiple layouts in the same drawing file. AutoCAD uses page setups to control layout settings and plotter properties.
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