Plotting Problems

[happyunited]

Right. I have an A1 sheet which i want to plot to A2 TO scale.
This is what I am seeing and the only way I am getting it to plot is 'fit to page' which obviously isnt to scale.
What do all those things in the drop down box mean?
Thanks in advance

[happyunited]

when i try to attach a pic i get this...


Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2400 bytes) in /home/cadtutor/public_html/forum/includes/class_image.php on line 1418

[Hedgehog]

No idea on the error... but if you wand to print A1 to A2 & still have it to a scale obviously 1:1 isn't gonna work so moving on 1:1.5 does if your scale allows it or 1:2 with a thick border (though that'll pretty much fit on an A3). If you've got time it's always better to insert an A2 title block on a new tab & scale the viewports onto it properly.

[Tiger]

A1 to A2 is tricky...much easier to do it A1 to A3 - that's 1:1 to 1:2 ...

[happyunited]

oh right. thanks for the help. the engineer says fit to page will be ok. :)

[Tiger]

the ENGINEER says that?? damn....you got yourself a good engineer! :D

[Hedgehog]

Hmmm... I can't find "scale-to-fit" on my scale rule... can someone post a picture of one here & I'll print it off :)

... & while you're about it I left my watch on the bedside table this morning so if you could post a picture of yours it'd be really helpful as well... I'm lost without it... how will I know when it's time for lunch? :o

[happyunited]

no he isnt using it for scaling, its just for a meeting to show clients.
I never print not to scale but in this case I can

[Tiger]

Hmmm... I can't find "scale-to-fit" on my scale rule... can someone post a picture of one here & I'll print it off :)

... & while you're about it I left my watch on the bedside table this morning so if you could post a picture of yours it'd be really helpful as well... I'm lost without it... how will I know when it's time for lunch? :o

Sorry Hedge, you missed lunch - next availible food-time is dinner...how will you make it that long without milk? Isn't that what you're suppose to feed Hedgehogs? :roll:

[Hedgehog]

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeer... please post a photo of that too... I'm thirsty.

[G-Prime]

Next time

A1 - A2

Try 1.5 scale I use this all the time

[smi32d75]

This is driving me crazy, the issue i'm having is that I cant print a DWG as a landscape drawing over A3 size. The little preview box only displays portrait for A2-A0 and when I go to PDF it the white sheet is landscape and the data is portrait (i.e half cut off )

Adobe Acrobat tell me its a CAD fault !

[eldon]

when i try to attach a pic i get this...


Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2400 bytes) in /home/cadtutor/public_html/forum/includes/class_image.php on line 1418

I know that this is a bit late, but did you check on the size of your image ? :o 600 x 600 is the maximum allowed.

I had the same message recently, and when checked, the image was 720 x 590, so I resized for 600 max and it posted OK