The Plot Preview of AutoCAD

[spinecad]

is similar with the sketch view of Catia and Unigraphics?

 

What this term called in the computer graphic?

[ReMark]

No, AutoCAD's plot preview is not at all equivalent to Catia's Sketcher. I think you would have to compare Catia to Inventor (also by AutoDesk).

 

What "term" are you referring to?

[spinecad]

No, AutoCAD's plot preview is not at all equivalent to Catia's Sketcher.

 

Yes indeed.

 

No doubt.

 

Below image is show you Unigraphics sketcher display looks like:

 

http://s17.postimage.org/59is4yckf/spline.png

 

Below image is show you Catia sketcher display looks like:

 

http://postimage.org/image/ab2e9c28n/

 

Isn't all of them looks same as AUtoCAD's plot preview?

 

What "term" are you referring to?

 

You know Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat that usually used to make a .pdf file?

 

If you zoom it, they will not blur like a pixel image.

[MSasu]

Don't know how Unigraphics and Catia were organized, but I suspect that is about a 3D modeling unit, respectively a 2D (sketch, shop drawing) one. So, to some extent, I believe that the right analogy to AutoCAD will be Model/Paper Space.

The Print Preview feature is what you will find in many applications (not only CAD related) - just a feature that allow you to pre-visualize your work on paper. It is just static, not interactive.

 

You know Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat that usually used to make a .pdf file?

If you zoom it, they will not blur like a pixel image.

For differences between raster and vector foramt, please check this article.

[ReMark]

Neither one of those images you linked to would be considered a Print Preview. You should reconsider the terminology you are using.

 

"Print preview is a feature that allows a user to view what a printed version of the document would look like on the screen before printing a hard copy." Source: ComputerHope