Printing multiple windows from same model

[jaredJF2NR]

Hello.

I have been making many drawings in the model tab. 1:1 pages, just lined up side by side. 

When I have printed so far I have selected each page individual as a window in "Plot area".

When I have many pages, this takes much time, at least when I am in the finalization process.

How can I define the plot area for all the pages, and then just print all of them at once?

I have seen the "Batch Plot" feature. But as Iunderstand it, I can only select one print window in each tab, or "Model" og "Layout" view. Then i would have to make about 50 layouts to use that feature.

Is there another way?

Jared

Using AutoCad LT 2011

[rkmcswain · Accepted solution]

Short answer, create layouts for each sheet.
Then you can print using one or two clicks from SSM or a few more clicks using Publish.
No selecting of a print window is needed either, just select print Layout.
Creating one layout just right, and you can copy if 49 more times fairly fast. Then you'll just need to adjust the area in the VP in each one, then you're done.

[jaredJF2NR]

Thank you for the tip. What can work fairly well. However, when I'm doing so, I'm having trouble to make my drawn sheet fit into my layout sheet. Is it a way that I can mark out an area that should fit the layout perfectly?

Jared.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

A Layout is sized to a sheet size using PAGESETUP command.

A viewport, set to a scale, can be resized with it's grips to contain all of the modelspace content you want. Let us know if you don't know how to resize a viewport with the grips.

If the viewport is too big for the Layout, start PAGESETUP command again and select a larger sheet size.

Read the above over again and let us know if what you call a 'drawn sheet" is actually one of those things instead.

[jaredJF2NR]

What I called "Drawn Sheet" is actually Modelspace content. 

I have found out how to scale the layout, and resize the viewport. 

But to make the modelspace drawing to fit in the layout drawing, I am manually panning it around.

Couldnt that be done in a more generaly way, like selecting an area, and it will automaticly center itself in the layout sheet?

Jared

[pendean]

If you create a view with MVIEW command, the modelspace content is zoomed to the max of the size of viewport you draw.
or you can assign a VIEW in modelspace that captures your content, then in your viewport call that VIEW then just resize the viewport as needed.
I'm sure there are even more ways.