Plotting, publishing and scaling drawings in AutoCAD is easy, regardless of what you might think! With the appropriate use of viewports, page setups and scaling, you can easily communicate your design intent, making you more effective! This intermediate level course provides you with the skills needed to develop your AutoCAD knowledge to an expert level, giving you the ability to plot, publish and scale with ease, impressing your customers and colleagues! Work files are included. To begin learning, simply click the movie links.
*This course uses AutoCAD 2010 for videos and Work Files. Some of the ribbon, toolbar and menu settings may differ slightly on previous versions of AutoCAD.
Introduction
Printing & Plotting Scaling The STARTUP Variable
Using STARTUP The STARTUP Dialog Box AutoCAD 2009 - Menu Browser AutoCAD 2010 - Application Menu Modelspace
The Model Tab Using Units - Imperial Using Units - Metric Setting Your Limits Using Zoom Working In Modelspace
Layouts (Paperspace)
The Layout Tab
Creating New Layouts
Layouts from Templates
Page Setup Manager
Creating a Page Setup
Model Tab - Page Setups pt. 1
Model Tab - Page Setups pt. 2
Layouts - Page Setups
Modifying Page Setups
Importing Page Setups
Viewports
Default Viewports - Options
Named Views
Viewports - Model
Viewports - Layout
Polygonal Viewports
Clipping Viewports
Making Viewports from Objects
Plotting to Scale
Viewport Scale
Annotation Scale
Annotative Scaling
Adding an Annotative Scale
Annotative Scaling from Model
Quick View
Quick View Layouts
Quick View Drawings
New Layouts in Quick View
Plotting from Quick View
Publishing from Quick View
Plotting Styles
Using a Plot Style
Creating a Plot Style
Color - Dependant Plot Styles - CTB
Named Plot Styles - STB
Changing Plot Styles
Setting Up a Plotter
Adding a Plotter
Plotter Drivers
Configuring Your Plotter
Plotting to Hardcopy
Plot Orientation
Selecting Your Plotter
Customizing Plot Sizes
Plot Preview
Plotting Electronically
Plotting to DWF
Plotting to DWFx
Plotting to PDF
Plotting to DGN
DWF Writer
Autodesk Design Review
Viewing PDF Files
Publishing Your Drawings
The Publish Dialog Box
Renaming Sheets
Removing Sheets
Plot Stamps
Saving Your Sheet Lists
Setting Up a Title Block
Layer Settings
Drawing Your Title Block pt. 1
Drawing Your Title Block pt. 2
Drawing Your Title Block pt. 3
Page Size & Setup
Using Fields
Using Attributes
Saving as a Block
Template Title Blocks - DWT
Using a DWT File
Creating a DWT Easily!
Storing DWT Title Blocks
Project
Exercise 1 - Setup
Exercise 2 - Layers
Exercise 3 - Title Block pt. 1
Exercise 4 - Title Block pt. 2
Exercise 5 - Page Size & Setup
Exercise 6 - Adding Layouts
Exercise 7 - Viewports
Exercise 8 - Scaling
Exercise 9 - Properties pt. 1
Exercise 10 - Properties pt. 2
Exercise 11 - Fields pt. 1
Exercise 12 - Fields pt. 2
Exercise 13 - Attributes pt. 1
Exercise 14 - Attributes pt. 2
Exercise 15 - Block
Exercise 16 - Editing Blocks
Exercise 17 - DWT
Exercise 18 - Publish Settings
Exercise 19 - Viewing DWFs
Conclusion
Wrap Up
Credits
About the Author