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Preview a Plot
It is good practice to generate a preview of the plotted drawing before sending
the drawing to the printer or plotter. Generating a preview saves time and
material.
You can preview the drawing from the Print dialog box. The preview shows
exactly how the drawing will look when plotted, including lineweights, fill
patterns, and plot style options.
When you preview your drawing, a new window is displayed that provides
buttons to print, pan, and zoom the drawing.
Plot Files to Other Formats
You can export or plot your drawings to other formats, including PDF and
PostScript.
Plot Adobe PDF Files
You can create Adobe
®
Portable Document Format (PDF) files from drawings.
The Adobe
®
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a standard for electronic
information exchange. PDF files can be easily distributed for viewing and
printing in the Adobe Reader available from the Adobe web site without cost.
Using PDF files, you can share drawings with virtually anyone.
PDF files are generated in a vector-based format to maintain precision.
Drawings that are converted to PDF can be easily distributed for viewing and
printing in Adobe Acrobat Reader, versions 7 or later.
Publish Drawings
You can publish a set of drawings as a single, electronic, multi-sheet PDF file
or as a hardcopy using the printer assigned to a page setup.
Publishing provides a streamlined alternative to opening and plotting multiple
drawings. An electronic drawing set published as a PDF file saves time and
increases productivity by providing accurate, compressed representations of
drawings in a file that's easy to distribute and view.
640 | Chapter 10 Plot and Publish Drawings
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