Splitting a large drawing into letter size papers

Splitting a large drawing into letter size papers

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Splitting a large drawing into letter size papers

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I have a drawing in autocad that I'd like to print in full scale, split up into multiple letter size papers. Whether I can do this in autocad or from a pdf in adobe reader doesn't really matter, I'd just like to be able to do it. In adobe reader there's a poster option that automatically splits everything up perfectly, but I can't seem to export a pdf in the proper scale. When I go to plot options on layout I've tried both 1:1 and 1'-0"+1'-0"  as my scale and it doesn't make a difference. Is there a setting that I'm missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm using the 2018 version if that makes a difference.

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imadHabash
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Hi,

>> ..... I'd like to print in full scale, split up into multiple letter size papers.

as you can see from attached my [old] screencast that you can achieve it by AutoCAD by VPSYNC (Express Tool) command . The idea is just prepare one viewport layout with your scale ( 1:1) then take copies from that scaled VP as seen in below link and depending on your drawing size and letter size paper . Now you have the same VP copied multi time . type VPSYNC command and select your original VP then the others to follow the master one .  >> Click << 

 

 

 

 

Imad Habash

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maratovich
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Maybe this will help you - Skleyka 

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Automatic creation layouts and viewport. Batch printing drawings from model.
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michael.raede
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You have to plot your pdf to full scale, for example using AutoCAD PDF High quality print pc3 and ISO A0 paper size, so that later you can use the poster option in 1:1 pattern to print it on multiple A4 or A3 pages out of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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pendean
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@michael.raede wrote:

You have to plot your pdf to full scale, for example using AutoCAD PDF High quality print pc3 and ISO A0 paper size, so that later you can use the poster option in 1:1 pattern to print it on multiple A4 or A3 pages out of Adobe Acrobat Reader.


And to illustrate that excellent advice above..

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