Border being cut off when plotted
Hello @dbanaszak
Please share the drawing so that we can test it from our end.
ವಿನೋದ್ ಕೆ ಎಲ್( System Design Engineer)
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@dbanaszak wrote:I have a drawing with 11 tabs that all plot fine except for one of them - it cuts off the right side of the border....
On that particular layout tab, redo your "Plot area" by selecting "Window" and "Apply to Layout".
@dbanaszak Please confirm if your are batch plotting like this: using 1 working pagesetup applied to all Layouts ?
Hi @dbanaszak
You should upload an image showing the PDF where the edge gets cutoff. The forum cannot help you if the issue isn't understood.
And just like the title on sheet C1.1, try making the title of C3.0 to appear on two lines, like this.
Chicagolooper
Look closely at your white sheet on a Layout tab. That dotted line that's adjacent to the edges of the sheet demarcates the Printable Area where AutoCAD is allowed plot. If any linework falls outside those dotted lines it won't plot. Even if the linework if 'ON' the white sheet it won't plot if it's outside the dotted line or in the No-Plot Zone.
You can maximize the printable area by pushing the dotted lines all the way outward so they fall directly on the edge. Go to Plot Properties to do this. Maximizing the printable area eliminates the No-Plot Zone.
FYI, all sheets have dimensions and a name. A 24" x 36" sheet size may have several names. Examples include, but are not limited to:
Arch D (24.00 x 36.00 Inches)
Arch D (36.00 x 24.00 Inches)
Arch Expand D (24.00 x 36.00)
Arch Expand D (36.00 x 24.00)
Arch full bleed D (24.00 x 36.00)
Arch full bleed D (36.00 x 24.00)
Typically, the dimensions are written horizontal x vertical, respectively.
Each named sheet will have its own specific printable area. If you modify the printable area of one named sheet, it won't apply to other named sheets even if they have the same area (square inches). If you use multiple named sheets in your course of work, you should modify all of them. That way you'll maximize the printable area on all sheets regardless of the name and orientation.
If you modify a named sheet, overwrite the existing pc3 file so your future print jobs that use that pc3 will remember the maximum print area settings. A single pc3 file can store all your print settings for all your sheet sizes.
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1. The printable area on sheet named ARCH expand D (36.00 x 24.00 Inches) can be maximized (Refer to red #2 below). Make print settings as shown. These settings only affect this specific named sheet. You may also perform the same adjustments to any other sheet names.
2. To edit the printable area, do this. Notice #5 down below is the E-X-A-C-T same sheet named in #2 up above.
3. Edit the values for Top, bottom, Left, and Right (refer to #7 below). Notice the dotted line in the Preview thumbnail will move outward as you enter the 0's (the new values).
4. To overwrite your existing pc3 file, make sure #9 is E-X-A-C-T-L-Y the same as #1 up above. Every time you use the pc3 printer shown in the red #1 in image-1 above, you'll get the max printable area because you changed all the values to 0.
5. Click Finish to save the changes to your new and improved pc3 file.
Notes: If you want to maximize the printable area on all sheets you use, you'll need to repeat ALL the steps for each of those named sheets. Each time you run through the procedure to maximize the printable area on a sheet, make sure #2 and #5 show the same named sheet AND make sure #1 and #9 display the same plot configuration file. Each individual sheet requires all the steps and the same pc3 file can store ALL your modifications for all your sheets.
Chicagolooper
