Hardcopy or Plot ??

[tmalinski]

Typically I have many details (tooling components) geometry on the screen at the same time, an exploded assembly drawing for example! I hide all details but a few that I need for reference while I work. When its time to do a hardcopy I can “Hide” everything I don’t want to print, then “fit to screen” zoom, then “Hardcopy” print to fit on letter or 11x17, but then I have to un-hide everything and then re-hide my original hidden stuff to be back where I was prior to printing…

 

Is there a way to simply change the scale to “fit” when plotting? This way I can just use a window selection. When I go thru the Plot menu’s “Chg Params” it brings up the “Plotting (Windows) Parameters” dialog box. I can input a scale but I don’t know what scale it should be to “fit” so I select the “setup” button and go into my printers “properties” and select the “Scale to Fit” option there. When I hit “Do it” the plot is still 1:1 scale. Am I doing something wrong? If I get this to work is there a way to save the “fit” option as default? I never need a scale plot, but I do need it to fit the paper.

 

Thanks, Tom…

[Scott Bond]

Hi

I use V9-sp1 with solids.

I use the Solids Layout feature,it makes short work on the set up drawings for machine parts. For larger assembly drawings, you will have to do a lot of the same stuff you do now,, exept---the scale will be easier to handle.

 

This is how I use the layout scale.

 

Make Solid

When I Make the layout I fit it to the paper size of choice.So let's say for today's part I had to make it 1/2 the size of the real part so it would fit on "A" paper. Then I would chang my drafting Global scale to "2.0" ,,,and then draft.I would also suspect the blow-up details, and cross-sections will be handier.