Looking to hire someone to help me set up my printer/plot commands

[melissacohen]

I'm new to autoCAD for Mac and I am an interior designer working from my home office.   Anyone out there that can help me set up my printer/plots so that I can print something!  I've spent way too many hours trying to get it to work.  Clients are waiting...there will probably be more that I will need help with.  Anyone use screensharing software, etc.??

thanks,

Melissa

[maxim_k]

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi Melissa,

You can find a lot information about printing from AutoCAD for Mac:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/E...

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/E...

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/...

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/...

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticle...

http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2011/01/quick-tutorial-plotting-custom-paper-sizes-in-au...

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeQqCHb0pp0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-AlLpPuN5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liu9xb7cjNE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5sXCsp9kjI

Maxim

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

HI @melissacohen,

I see that you are visiting as a new member to the AutoCAD for Mac forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

@maxim_k has provided some good articles that should help you get started.

If you have specific files that you want to plot and need help in getting them setup, I am happy to do that with you and I can walk you through the steps I take. Please package the files so I can see if you have plot styles, page setups and the actual drawing content exists in model space or in paperspace.

I assume that you can print to your printer now and that this is just an AutoCAD question. Which version of AutoCAD are you using and on which OS?

 [EDIT] You can also find consultants at the Service Marketplace.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[melissacohen]

I have no idea how to “package” page setups and plot styles.

[maxim_k]

Do you mean this:

https://youtu.be/84aJbJ684k4

Maxim

[john.vellek]

Hi @melissacohen,

With your AutoCAD file open, simply type PACKAGE and it will grab the necessary files and put them into a ZIP file.

I made a quick video showing this process.

In the mean time, can you describe what parts of this process are proving difficult to you? I am happy to help you get this working.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[Anonymous]

I am looking to hire someone as well to help with plotting/saving files as PDF to print to scale...I have had issues as mine print out 3/8" off from what I am needing. Please email if you are able to help, thanks in advance! I would love to be able to use TeamViewer so I can see how to properly do this. Thank you - lindseydcontant@gmail.com

[pendean]

Post your DWG and a PDF from it with this issue, lets see your work nd output please: also let everyone here know what do you use for a PDF viewer and how do you know it is off by 3/8" of an inch. There is always a simple fix to these issues.

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much for your response, I appreciate it. Attached is my file and
PDF - I am having trouble plotting it - I don't understand what all the
different options are and how they change the way the PDF looks...I am very
new to this. I know the scale is off because when I sent the PDF to be
printed on 24x36 paper and used an architectural ruler the scale was
different than how I plotted it. If someone is able to do TeamViewer with
me I'd like to see how to plot this properly. Thank you!

[maxim_k]

Hi @Anonymous,

>>>>>Attached is my file and PDF - I am having trouble plotting it
Sorry, but you forgot to attach files...

[Anonymous]

So sorry! I replied in my email rather than on the message board so I don't think they attached. Here is the CAD file, PDF, and how it's printing out compared to another drawing. Thank you! ~ Lindsey

[pendean]

1) It appears your layout AS BUILT is not correctly set to use a 24x36 paper size here, is it supposed to be, or is something odd at my end with your file?

2) Assuming your layout tab AS BUILT is the one you created (why is it rotated by the way?), and assuming the PLOT parameters I pulled up are the ones you saved and used in that layout, you have the plot scale set to FIT TO PAPER instead of 1:1, so there is your first mistake.

3) Then assuming, since you may or may not have missed "FIT" for a print scale in AutoCAD, you also may have missed FIT for a print scale in your PDF viewer as well instead of using ACTUAL SIZE or SCALE:100% to get everything correctly out of your PDF.

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much for your message. I thought I had set up correctly to print 24x36, that's definitely the issue. I also don't know if the ctb may be a part of the issue because my lines arent dark enough...

I fixed it to reflect 1:1, thank you for the note. I will also check the "fit" box on the PDF. I will reply back if this does not fix the issue, thank you!