This object is like a paper in the floor plan
You select a default paper size (A0 A1 A2 A3 A4) or the custom (you can then type your own paper size) choose the print scale, the margins of the paper and the pen of the frame.
Use the marque tool to choose the outer frame or the inner frame and print
(if your printer already have margins you better choose the inner frame)
You can also use it just to see what kind of paper you will need depending on the print scale
Hope some people like to use it, so here it is
Feel free to change the object
miker wrote:Up until about 2 weeks ago I was in the same boat as you miker, I hated plotmaker with a passion, but once I discovered how to use the publisher feature in ArchiCAD it takes a lot of time and frustration out of the process, when you're creating your model take a little bit of time to set up your view sets and then use the publisher to export them into plotmaker, it makes setting up CD's a breeze. Although I do agree with you that it can be an annoyingly long process to update changes, but this will be taken care of in AC10.Djordje wrote:No need to feel sorry Djordje, this is what i want
Sorry if I sound as if I am teaching you a lesson
I guess you know PM like your hand and it's easy for you ,
But for a beginner (in anything, not only PM) is hard
i have time but i don't have the interest.
cheers,
Dan
PS: I've downloaded your object but I havent had time to play with it yet, although I do look forward to seeing what it's all about. At times I feel very humbled by you, you're so new to the community, but you already contribute so much, makes me feel like I should do more here, other than asking questions
miker wrote:Not to say what you are doing is wrong or bad but PM is really very simple, especially if you set up a template to mimic your pens in Archicad.
I know that if i spend some hours, play around with PM, am going to learn it but i don't have the interest to do it now
And if it's true what they say about PM in AC 10 (it's going to be all in one)...
Of course it will be a great help any previous experience but i'll wait until then
Thank for your advise
Layers and scale should take care of themselves.
Tell me, how would you combine 4 elevations or details to print on one page if you are printing direct from Archicad?
You must be copying and pasting onto you page layout.
Which means you no longer have live elevations/details!
Link each elevation/detail into PM (and lay them out as you would in Archicad anyway) and you can update when ever you want keeping them live.
But if your method works for you then all is good
Barry.
Barry wrote:I 'll give a try with PM next time a have to plot something
But if your method works for you then all is good
Barry.
