topic Plotting a 30x42 sheet in Documentation

Plotting a 30x42 sheet

Robert Fuchs — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:38:03 GMT

we are using mac os x 10.3.6, AC 9.0
This is the way we have been printing 30x42 sheets from PM.
there is no 30x42 size sheet in page setup so we use the ansi E sheet size which is 33x44 i believe. We also have to orient the layout sheet vertical instead of horizontal. we sould like to have the layout horizontal like our 24x36 layout. i have tried to make a custom sheet size for the 30x42 but
no matter what i do, the drawing always plots horizontal. even rotating the the plotter (HP 755cm) settings do not rotate the prints. I noticed in PM 9 that there was a setting for arch 30x42 sheets. yet still in page setup there is not. is there anyone else out there with this same problem?

Re: Plotting a 30x42 sheet

Link — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 02:05:20 GMT

You should double click the master you want to set up, click on the Settings button, then simply select 'Import Settings From Plotter' at the top of the list, under Paper Size in your Master Layout Settings. In the next dialog, choose Architectural as your Paper, 30x42 as your Paper Size Standard, and set the Orientation as needed*. When you OK this, the settings will be shown in your Master Sheet Setup dialog. No need to do anything else, but hit OK.

*If the orientation is wrong on the screen, you need to go back through those same steps and turn it.

The beauty of this method (although it could be more intuitive) is that it will set the paper size for any sheet that uses it as a master.

Cheers,
Link.