danav Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Hi. How can I print a full size drawing(1=1 scale) on my HP printer which prints only 8.5x11"? I use Autocad 2010 64bit. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumfatnhappy Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 how big is the drawing you are printing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Hi. How can I print a full size drawing(1=1 scale) on my HP printer which prints only 8.5x11"? I use Autocad 2010 64bit. Thanks. How large is the drawing itself? If larger than 8 x 10.5 then you will need to draw rectangles the size the printer can actually handle at full scale (some experimentation might be needed). Place the rectangles on a non-plot layer. Now plot using Window and picking the opposite edges of each rectangle. Or you can set named views if you are going to do this a lot. Or you can do this in paper space with that size, multiple layouts so you can use publish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADMASTER1128 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 When printing you just need to adjust the scale. See attached image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danav Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Hi. Thanks for your help. The actual size of the drawing is 6.75x20.625" which I'd like to use as a template to trace onto the work piece. I wish there was an easier way of doing this. Do you know of any CAD programs that are capable of doing the job directly from the print(plot) command? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumfatnhappy Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 this help? then tape the 2 together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danav Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks much again.I went ahead and did exactly what you suggested and it worked fine. I appreciate your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumfatnhappy Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 have done it *many* times in my career. You'll learn how to "lie, cheat and steal" when it comes to producing with acad. welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADMASTER1128 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hi.Thanks for your help. The actual size of the drawing is 6.75x20.625" which I'd like to use as a template to trace onto the work piece. I wish there was an easier way of doing this. Do you know of any CAD programs that are capable of doing the job directly from the print(plot) command? I don't think there is such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumfatnhappy Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I'm not sure I understand the question.. you referring to a continouos plot kind thing by chance? no idea how to make an every-day printer behave that way. but curious none-the-less..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danav Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Years ago(about15) I used a program called "Design Cad" Which was a basic and inexpensive program. This program could print full scale drawings using as many pages(8.5x11 sheets) as needed, assigning numbers to each page and draw glue lines where the pages had to be connected. Not bad for less than $100. Thanks much for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADMASTER1128 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Years ago(about15) I used a program called "Design Cad" Which was a basic and inexpensive program. This program could print full scale drawings using as many pages(8.5x11 sheets) as needed, assigning numbers to each page and draw glue lines where the pages had to be connected. Not bad for less than $100.Thanks much for your help. I used software called PUNCH! That used the same concept, printed to scale using as many sheets needed. It was detailed like CAD, but I was in Middle school so it was a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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