Page Setup Manager

Existing page setups

In the top left part of the section the list of page setups applicable to the current layout is displayed.

In the absence of created page setups in the document, the list displays only the current layout name, marked with asterisks (for example, *Model*, *Layout1* etc.), to which created or imported page setups may be applied.

Apply to layout

Button to assign the page setup selected in the list to the current layout. The layout name is added with the name of assigned page setup in parentheses, for example, *Model(Setup1)*, *Layout1(Setup2)* etc.

note: When selecting the current layout in the list, the Apply to layout button is not available.

New…

Button for opening New Plot Set button, where it is possible to select an earlier created setup as a template and enter a name for the new setup.

Edit…

Button for opening Page Setup dialog box for editing settings for the selected setup.

Import…

Button for opening a standard dialog box for selecting files, where it is possible to select a file to import one or more page setups from it.

Delete

Button to delete the selected page setup.

Plot parameters

Displays information about the selected page setup.

Device name:

Name of the plot device assigned to the setup.

Plotter:

Type of the plot device assigned to the setup.

Output:

Physical location of the plot device assigned to the setup.

Format:

The name of paper format parameters assigned to the setup.

The paper size and orientation are displayed in square brackets [ ].

note: The name of the paper format can include the paper size, which is displayed in round brackets ( ).

Name of the page setup

Drop-down list that displays the available plot devices.

To file

Turns on/off the print mode into the plt-file.

When To file option is turned (checkbox is selected), clicking the Plot button (in the Plot dialog box) opens the Plot to file dialog box (standard dialog box to store files) to select the folder for storing plt-file.

Button to open the dialog box to modify the current settings of the selected plot device.

The view of the opened dialog box and configuration settings are determined by the driver of the current plot device.

Drop-down list to select paper formats for the current plot device.

Portrait

Landscape

Setting the paper orientation

 Find the nearest paper

Button for automatic search of the optimal paper format for the specified plot area and the selected plot device from the plotting fields.

The selected optimal paper format allows you to print the defined plot area without cutting in boards.

Attention: The size of the optimal paper format selected in this way should be checked against the size of paper actually used in the plot device.

 Add custom paper size

Button to set parameters of a new paper format. Opens the Modify paper format dialog box.

 Filter paper

Button to create a set of paper formats to be included in the Paper size and orientation drop-down list. Opens the Edit paper list dialog box.

Model          Layout

Drop-down list to select the drawing area to be plotted. The list view depends on the current Model or Layout space.

Options for setting the plot area:

Display

Plots the view in the current viewport in the model space and in the current view in the layout space.

Extents

Plots the drawing’s portion that currently contains objects. All objects of the current space are plotted.

Limits

Plots the document objects within the set grid limits (Grid > Drawing limits). The option is available in the Model space.

Layout

Plots all objects located in the layout. The option is not available in the model space.

View

Plots the named view. The named view is selected from the drop-down list:

note: If the document does not contain named views, the option is not displayed in the drop-down list.

Window

Specifies the plot area by a rectangular selection window. When selecting this option, the dialog box is temporary closed and in response to the command line prompt: Specify First Corner or [Select]: it is possible to specify the plot area on the display by indicating two opposite corners of the rectangle. The Select option allows you to specify the plot area by selecting one side of the frame that limits the paper format. In this case the size and orientation of the plot area is determined by the parameters specified in the Paper size and orientation section. After specifying the first plot area by the window, additional buttons are displayed in the dialog box:

 New window print area – cancels all specified plot areas by setting a new area.

 Add window print area – adds the plot area to those already specified.

 Delete last print area – sequential removal of the specified plot areas one by one in the reverse order of their assignment.

Turn

Drop-down list to select a turn angle of the specified plot area. Angles of 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees are available for selection. The option is available in the Model space.

Field to specify the offset value of the plot area relative to the lower left corner of plotted page in the X direction.

Field to specify the offset value of the plot area relative to the lower left corner of the plotted page in the Y direction.

attention! Offset is specified when the alignment mode is disabled. To disable the alignment mode, it is necessary to click repeatedly the highlighted arrow button on the alignment icon.

The icon with buttons of alignment of the plot area on the sides of the paper format.

The buttons bounded by a dashed line produce a shift of the plot area to indentations determined by the plotter’s print margin.

Buttons of the outer frame shift the plot area to the edges of the selected paper, margins of indentation to the plotter’s print margins are ignored.

The central button  controls the automatic determination of offsets in X and Y direction so that the drawing is located in the page center (automatic drawing centering).

Multipage

Turns on/off the multipage plot mode.

The mode is used to print large formats on printers that do not support such formats. For example, for plotting A1 format on A4 printer.

The option is available, when Fit to paper option is off.

NOTE The Multipage option is available when the Fit to paper mode is disabled.

Fit to paper

Turns on/off the mode of adjusting the plot area scale so that it perfectly fits the page of current format.

Frame width:

Option to set the parameter of considering weight of the frame line defining the drawing boundaries and coinciding with the plot area boundaries. When setting a parameter value equal to the frame line weight, the frame is printed without reducing its thickness.

For example, if the parameter value is equal to zero, the frame created by lines of 1 mm weight will be printed at 0,5 mm thickness.

When setting the parameter to 1 mm value, the frames will be printed at 1 mm thickness.

note: The Frame width option works only when the Fit to paper mode is on.

Scale:

Drop-down list to select the standard scale values.

When selecting the Custom value, measurement units (inches or mm) and plot scale are specified in the appropriate fields below.

Drop-down list to select the plot style table. To plot without taking plot styles into, select None in the list.

Color Plot Mode:

Manages the display of plot style tables in the drop-down list for selecting the plot style table.

When the checkbox is switched on, the list displays the color plot styles (*.ctb),

when the checkbox is off – the named ones (*.stb).

Display plot styles

Controls how objects are displayed on layouts and in the preview window according to the plot style.

When the box is checked, the object’s appearance matches the specified plot style in both the layout and the preview. In model space, the plot style is applied only in the preview window.

Button to open the Plot Style Table Editor dialog box to edit the specified plot style table or create a new one.

Shade plot:

Drop-down list to select the plotting option for shaded and rendered 3D models.

Available options are:

·         As displayed – Objects are plotted as they are displayed on the screen.

·         Wireframe – Only objects in wireframe are plotted, regardless of the way they are displayed on the screen.

·         Hidden – Hidden lines of objects are not plotted, even if they are displayed on the screen.

·         Rendered – Plots the objects as rendered, regardless of the way they are displayed on the screen.

Quality:

Drop-down list to select quality options for plotting shaded and rendered viewports of 3D models.

Available options are:

·         Draft – Plots objects in a wireframe mode.

·         Preview – Plots objects at the ¼ of the current plot device resolution (maximum – 150 dpi).

·         Normal – Plots objects at the ½ of the current plot device resolution (maximum – 300 dpi).

·         Presentation – Plots objects at the current resolution of the plot device (maximum – 600 dpi).

·         Maximum – Plots objects at the current plot device resolution with setting no maximum limit.

·         Custom – Plots objects at the resolution, which is specified in the DPI box. The resolution specified by the user cannot exceed the current resolution of the plot device.

DPI:

Field to specify the plot resolution.

The user-defined resolution cannot be greater than the current resolution of the plotting device. The option is available, when selecting the Custom option in the Quality list.

Plot object lineweights

Turns on/off the plot mode considering the lineweights assigned to objects and layers.

Plot with plot styles

Turns on/off the plot mode considering the plot styles assigned to objects and layers.

Plot paper space last

Turns on/off the mode to plot model space objects first.

Hide paper space objects

Turns on/off the mode that applies Hide command to objects in the paper space viewport.

The option is available only for a layout space.

The option is active only when plotting and in the preview of plot results.

Scale lineweights

Turns on/off the mode of scaling lineweights to plot from the Layout space.

Lineweight changes in accordance with the scale specified in the Scale section.

Plot transparency

Enables/disables plotting of objects taking transparency into account. The option is used to plot drawings with transparent objects and is controlled by the PLOTTRANSPARENCYOVERRIDE system variable. Available when the variable value is 1. Disabled when the variable value is 0 or 2.

Button to apply the named page setup to the current layout.

The name of the page setup applied to the layout is displayed when plotting this page in the title of the Plot dialog box.

Button to save settings and move to the Page Setup Manager dialog box.

Button to close the dialog without saving the plot setups.