AutoNewbie Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 OK, I'm completely blocking on this...embarrassing as it is My plotted output is off center, I need help getting it back to center. Any advise is greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Select "Center Plot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoNewbie Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Greyed out. I thought that there was a calibration routine, but I can only find cooorection for scaling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 You can use the X and Y plot offset in the plot dialog box. I avoid the Layout plot area option and use extents instead, then the center plot is not grayed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 What size paper are you plotting to? Are you plotting from model space or a layout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 He must be plotting Layout, as rkent pointed out, if the "Center Plot" is grayed out. As rkent, I never use the Layout option for "What to Plot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoNewbie Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Note to Self When plotting ANSI D to 24 x 36, the plot will be mis-aligned, DumbA** Thanks to all who played. Yes I'm plotting layouts, dunno why I would need to plot extents, but I'm open to education.. For reference, I do most of my work on a couple of source drawings, then drop them onto sheetsets that hold the particular titleblock that I want. Works great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 When plotting a Layout obviously there would be no need to change this to Extents as you have already figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I plot ANSI D all the time and my plots are centered. I use "Extents" and check "Center the plot" works every time. If you are misaligned in "Layout", then you need to properly set up the drawing for using that option. That is why many use "Extents", as you now see it requires some work to properly set up to use the "Layout" option. You may want to look into creating some "Named Page Setups". In the Page Setup dialog box, under Plot Area, select one of the following options: Layout. Prints all objects within the printable area of the paper. This option is only available from a layout tab. Limits. Prints or plots the current grid limits. This option is only available from the Model tab. Extents. Plots all objects in the drawing. Display. Plots all objects displayed in the drawing area. View. Prints or plots a saved view. Select a named view from the list provided. Window. Plots objects in the area you define. Select the Window option, and then respond to the prompts to define the area. Click the Window button to edit the defined area. So if your not centered in your printable area your drawing will NOT be centered. The printable area of a drawing sheet is defined by the selected output device and is represented by the dashed line in a layout. When you change the output device, the printable area may change. Just a whole lot easier to use "Extents" IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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