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[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

You should be able to save out a plot file (.plt) that Autocad could use to plot.

[Anonymous]

Cole_Construction wrote:
I need to plot some plans for a project that is due on Monday.

I do not have a plotter, right now...?

Cole,
This may or may not be a solution for you but it works for me...How about creating PDF's and printing somewhere like Kinkos or Office Maxx? It's quick easy and inexpensive.

I don't know what size your drawings are but maybe you could submitt a 1/2 size set formatted to fit 11x17

I personally do most all of my work with 11x17 format PDF's...If I need a full size I can print it twice as big.

Just a thought,
Dan K

[Anonymous]

Dan wrote:

Cole_Construction wrote:
I need to plot some plans for a project that is due on Monday.

I do not have a plotter, right now...?

Cole,
This may or may not be a solution for you but it works for me...How about creating PDF's and printing somewhere like Kinkos or Office Maxx? It's quick easy and inexpensive.

I don't know what size your drawings are but maybe you could submitt a 1/2 size set formatted to fit 11x17

I personally do most all of my work with 11x17 format PDF's...If I need a full size I can print it twice as big.

Just a thought,
Dan K

[Anonymous]

Cole_Construction wrote:
Dan, will the scale be right?

I just dont want it to fit to the page.

It depends on how you set up your viewsets and how you place them in Plotmaker. I save my plan viewsets as 1/4" in ArchiCAD but place them at 1/8" in Plotmaker. (you'll hear many different opinions about this "scale" approach but it perfectly works for me.) I try to do everything on 11x17 format...its pretty easy because the majority of my work is under 4000 sq ft residential.

The only thing you really need to keep in mind is how much paper real estate you have to work with. 11x17 minus 1/2" margins leaves you with about 10 by 16 inches of drawing area. I do all my work at 1/8" scale so this gives me roughly 10x8 or 80 feet vertically & 16x8 or 128 feet horizontally to fit my plan on a page (obviously some of the horizontal width needs to accomodate my title block.)

If I ever need full size or 1/4" drawings, I just print at 200% on a 24x36 sheet.

HTH,
Dan K

[Anonymous]

Dan,
Can you show me an example?

[Anonymous]

Cole_Construction wrote:
Dan,
Can you show me an example?

Cole,
Unfortunately, I can't post my client's projects or distribute the cad files per contractual agreement. I'm not sure it would show you anymore than I've already described. Is there something more I can explain to clarify the technique/format for you?

Dan K

[Djordje]

Cole_Construction wrote:
I need to plot some plans for a project that is due on Monday.

Maybe late as it is Monday ...

Save your layout book with all the files included, burn it on CD/save it on the USB drive, take your ArchiCAD installation CD, go to your friend's place, install PlotMaker, print.

Bring some bottles to be emptied while prinitng ... usually the prints come out better 😉

[Steve Jepson]

download adobe acrobat 7 Pro demo (free for 30 days) Make .PDF's.

[Anonymous]

thanks.