Paer size and orientation help
Keith Pocock
Settings" dialog refers to the orientation of the paper in the printer (ie
how the paper is fed through the machine). The "Drawing Orientation" on the
same dialog, refers to how the plot is placed on the paper. If you check out
the "partial preview" you should get an image showing both correctly.
I don't have a DJ800, but if you plot to "ARCH D (Portrait)" and select
"Landscape" for the drawing orientation, I would assume this means you
insert your paper into the printer short edge first, and that you are
plotting the drawing onto it with the horizontal axis parallel to the long
side.
hth
Keith P.
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> I'm using Acad LT 2000i with an HP Design Jet 800 PS plotter on Win 2000.
In
> the AutoCAD plot window, every paper size is listed with a portrait and
> landscape option ( e.g. - "Arch D (Portrait), Arch D (Landscape) ). When I
> choose "Arch D (landscape)" for a sheet 36" wide by 24" tall and plot, the
> plot is rotated and 12" of drawing is lost. I have tried to change the
> rotation in the Windows Sytem printer, as well as on the plotter front
> panel, with no success. If I choose the "Arch D (portrait)" page size, it
> plots fine, but this is counter-intuitive (at least to me and the rest of
> our office - to have a landscape oriented drawing and choose portrait to
> plot it...).
>
> The Windows System printer box for the DesignJet 800 does not list
seperate
> sheets for portrait and landscape orientation. It only shows an "Arch D"
> size. Where are the "portrait" and "landscape" variations coming from in
> AutoCAD? This appears to happen weather I use the Windows System Printer
> directly or create a .pc3 file. How can I make "landscape" plot in the
> correct orientation, and/or eliminate the "portrait and landscape" for
each
> sheet size. I would like to be able to choose "Arch D" in AutoCAD and
choose
> the orientation by checking the appropriate box.
>
> Between rotation on the plotter, sheet orientation in the Windows System
> printer, landscape vs. portrait check boxes in AutoCAD plot window, and
> landscape and portrait sheets on the page size list, my head is spinning.
As
> always, any help sorting this out would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Jeffrey Errett
> j...@the-architects-studio.com
>
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