Plotting a rotated Window

[rogersmi87]

Is there a way to change the orientation of the "window" option when plotting?

I could fit all of my drawing onto one sheet if I could just print a rotated window.

[BeKirra]

Can you tell the following:

1) What is your AutoCAD version?

2) Do you mean that "window" is a viewport in layout?

[ahmetemre]

Hi,

I don't know what your skill level is, so please don't be offended if this is too basic.

First,If you're trying to do this via model space by ctrl+p,

• Check your plot dialog option for "Drawing orientation" options, check to see if portrait or landscape mode helps you. If these options are not visible, be sure to click the arrow near help button on plot window.
• If your model is in a custom angle, thank you could make a plan view for that. First use "UCS" command with "object" option. Choose the object you want your UCS to be parallel. After setting the UCS, use "plan" command with "Current UCS" option. This will rotate the view accordingly. This may help printing.
• When you want to return to world ucs, and default plan angle, use : UCS > w and Plan >w.

If you're trying to do these in layout paperspace window, than you already know that you can rotate viewports as you wish.

Hope it helps.

[rogersmi87]

I am using vanilla Autocad 2015.

I have attached two screen shots.

In the plot window there is an area to control plot area. The options are display, window, extents, and limits.

I am trying to find a way to print out a ceartain area in the model space. The area I have to print is slanted because it follows a river.

If you look at the second picture there is a dark rectangle. In the plot area command you can only plot with the square oriented like that. I need it rotated.

I am not talking about portrait or landscape, but the setting up a rotated plot area.

I tried changing the UCS already and that didnt' work.

I do appreciated the comments so far and apologize for not being clearer.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Try this tip: click on a layout/paperspace tab, set up your plot parameters there. Now create a viewport to capture the content you want at the scale you want. Now rotate that viewport to the slant/angle you need, and fit it on your layout's defined pages size.
PLOT.
Done.

If you want cropping abilities, you can crop your viewport.

[BeKirra]

@Anonymous your 1st post you wrote:

…I could fit all of my drawing onto one sheet if I could just print a rotated window.

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@rogersmi87 wrote:

I am trying to find a way to print out a ceartain area in the model space. The area I have to print is slanted because it follows a river.

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Now it is more clearer.

As others have suggested, you need to do it in layout.

I attached a sample drawing and hope it gives you idea to plot different areas on a single sheet.

Note: The viewport layer (in red) has been set to "not plottable" in layer manager.

Please feel free if you have more questions.

BTW I asked you to tell your AutoCAD version because I know that some people are still using older versions which would not be able rotate viewport in layout.