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Printing a PDF from AutoCAD

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Printing a PDF from AutoCAD

Anonymous
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He said convert the .dwg file to pdf format and then take it to the shop. But I'm not sure how. And there's noone in the college anymore. How do I convert a autocad file to pdf?

 

@Anonymous, 

john.vellek has edited your subject line for clarity:to print

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

SCNR: >>>click<<<

(first search, then ask and let us know what you have tried and why it did not work)

 

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Anonymous
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I converted it to pdf but the drawing is not upright. It is rotated 90 degrees. How do I make it upright?

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Anonymous
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This is the file.

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imadHabash
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HI,

 

get back to autocad and launch plot dialog,then go to Drawing Orientation (lower right) and select Landscape. or you can rotate it from Acrobat.

Imad Habash

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Alfred.NESWADBA
Consultant
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Hi,

 

>> I converted it to pdf but the drawing is not upright

I don't know which way you used to create the PDF. How should I know what to suggest if I don't know what you did?

 

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beyoungjr
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In your print/plot dialog box please get familiar with everything.

 

Choose a paper size from the list.  I know it's not really paper but the PDF emulator has to be based on some size.  Look for You will see landscape and portrait settings in the dialog box but you will also see paper sizes that have "long# X short#" so that you can get the orientation you wish on your pdf output.

 

Remember to preview so you can make changes before committing to the file.  Also scale as necessary and center the plot.

 


Blaine Young
Senior Engineering Technician, US Army

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john.vellek
Alumni
Alumni

Hi Priya,

 

I suggest that you create a Page Setup that can be applied to your layout. In the page setup, you can select a print driver such AutoCAD PDF. You can then also select what you want to print (Extent, Layout, Display, Window), The scale (usually 1:1), paper size and orientation and also select the plot style.

 

Once you have configured all of these options your resulting PDF should be correct and be able to be sent to your printing service.

 

If you would like to attach your final drawing with a border in the layout, I can suggest some settings for you.

 

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


John Vellek


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Anonymous
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I have many drawings in one file. Then I selected one drawing and then went to plot. But the drawing which came out in the print preview was another drawing in the file. If I want to print one drawing in the file and not the others how do I select it? This is the file.

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pendean
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Don;t rely on DISPLAY for "what to plot", be more deliberate in your choice of what to plot by using WINDOW.

Also change the PLOT OFFSET settings, those are unnecessary when you plot to scale and use the CENTER THE PLOT option on the PLOT command pop-up.
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john.vellek
Alumni
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Hi Priya, I suggest that you first start by going to a page layout and configuring a viewport to display what you want to print.

 

When I double-click in a viewport to see your plan, I want to pick a scale from the scale list at the bottom corner of the drawing window. However, I only see metric scales displayed. S, I went into -dwgunits to set the units of your drawing environment to Imperial (inch). I then had to scale everything in your drawing by 25.4 so that it measured correctly.

 

 

I then had to adjust the text height in your dimstyle ( I set to 3/32") and your arrow size (1/16").

 

I then created a page setup for letter size and created a new viewport (MVIEW) to fit the paper size. I then double-click inside the viewport and apply a scale of 1/4"=1'-0"

 

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I have attached my version of your file so you can compare.

 

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

 


John Vellek


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Anonymous
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Like why should I scale it? When I use viewport all the drawings are there and I can select one right? Is it like this?

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john.vellek
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Hi Priya,

 

One scales the view in the viewport so the resulting print can be measured accurately.


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pendean
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You draw at 1:1.
To fit your building on paper, you will need to scale the viewport in the layout (not the actual drawing) so it will fit on a page.

If you do not wish to print to a scale (your current setup does not either), you can skip that part and issue your plans with dimensions only without a scale.

Either way, your real issue is you are not correctly choosing WHAT TO PLOT in the plot command pop-up window. That's all.
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Anonymous
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I don't see that anyone has yet made it clear that layouts are printer specific. By this I mean that each layout will show the printable area for that printer (in dashed line) and initially have a viewport significantly smaller than that. You can specify the printer and plot style in the page setup manager under the files pull down menu. You can populate your layout with as many viewports as appropriate and scale each randomly or be the numbers. Also you can display which ever layers you want in each layout. I often have larger dimensions for my orthographic  views one layer and smaller dimensions on a different layer for differently scaled inset detail views as well as freezing them all out for isometric views. You can have as many layouts as you want for a project displaying the different pages you need for all the different printers available to you. As to creating.pdf files I have been using a free program called "Cute PDF". you install it on your work station and it appears as a printer you can select at the time of printing, when you print to it, it will open a window where you select the destination folder for the pdf. . I have found that it doesn't conflict with my layout specific printer setup but your mileage may vary.

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Anonymous
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My previous reply was intended for wonderpriya7 not pendean.

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Anonymous
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Does each drawing have a separate page setup?

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john.vellek
Alumni
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Hi Priya,

 

The number of views your  place on a sheet is up to you. You need to know what paper size you want to print on and then design your sheet to best represent the data in your design. For an interiors project, you might include a plan, elevations, a rendering (if you have one) and then also place materials and Images of specified furnishings. For instance, you might want to include an image of flooring, wall finish, ceiling  finish, accent colors, etc. Then, chairs, tables, lighting or accent pieces that display your design intent.


John Vellek


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