Publish Multi-sheet to PDF--to scale & 2 diff paper sizes

[ORgrown]

Tried searches in CADTutor & internet & AutoCAD Help...

AutoCAD 2010 (vanilla)

Have DWGs with mulitple sheets: 2-NTS & 1-set to specific scales (each DWG may be different scale).
Need to Publish to PDF the sheet set for 8-1/2x11 & for 11x17, keeping the set scale.

When I attempt to publish, I can only get 11x17...

Also, I get a warning each time I Plot or Publish:
"Adobe PDF.pc3: This plotter configuration cannot be used for one of these reasons: the driver cannot be found, the device cannot be found, or the driver has a problem. The None plot device has been substituted."

Not sure if this latter warning has any affect on what I'm attempting, but I'm pretty sure I just don't know what the heck I'm doing...ultimately I need to learn how to correctly publish to two different paper sizes (to scale).

Thanks, Everyone.

[chulse]

What PDF print driver are you using then (if the Adobe.pc3 is missing)?

Do you have sparate "page setups" (in the Page Setup Manager) for each paper size you want?

[ORgrown]

Cary,
The "page setups" are named for the different page tabs. The setup is for 11x17, so I don't know how 8-1/2x11 PDFs were created initially (each DWG has 2-PDFs associated--11x17 & 8-1/2x11).
Regarding what PDF print driver I'm using....have.no.clue...I'm publishing/printing PDFs by selecting DWG to PDF.pc3.
New machine for me and programs were loaded by IT.

[chulse]

"DWG to PDF.pc3" is the driver you're using.
You will need to create a page setup for the 8.5x11 page size and print using that. You already have the layout tab created for that page size, correct?

[ORgrown]

There is only one layout tab for the complete drawing (titleblock) and it is set up for 11x17. When I received the DWG, it came with two PDFs--one at 11x17 and one at 8-1/2x11.

[chulse]

Ok,
If I understand you correctly, I think this is what you are wanting to do. There are 2 page setups in this dwg - one for 11x17 and one for half scale (8.5x11). Take notice of the page scaling in the setups.

www.thecareoftrees.com/chulse/test/half%20scale%20test.dwg

[ORgrown]

Very helpful, Cary.
Thanks. My limited use of AutoCAD has limited my skills/knowledge as well. I don't typically set up scaled drawings and haven't done so for a lifetime...

Thanks again.

[chulse]

So you got it to work then?