AutoCAD: Plotting & Publishing
2h 34mIntermediate2018-05-21
Authors
Shaun Bryant
Autodesk Certified Instructor in both AutoCAD and Revit Architecture
Course details
When it comes to CAD, "plotting" refers to everything around printing and page setup, while "publishing" refers to electronic output. These techniques are intertwined in AutoCAD. The goal of both is to clearly communicate design intent to the contractors, architects, and engineers involved in the project. Watch this course to learn how to plot and publish your own drawings effectively, using the appropriate tools and settings within AutoCAD 2016. Shaun Bryant covers scaling views, customizing page setups for layouts, and assigning plot styles to change the appearance of your drawings when they go to plot or publish. He also shows how to adjust individual settings in the Plot and Publish dialogs, so that you end up with smart, readable printouts, DWFs, and PDFs.
Learning objectives
Printing and plotting
Scaling drawings
Working in model space vs. paper space
Creating and modifying page setups with the AutoCAD Page Setup Manager
Creating and clipping viewports
Adding an annotative scale
Plotting and publishing from Quick View
Changing plot styles
Plotting electronically to DWF, DWFx, and PDF
Publishing sheet lists
Learning objectives
Printing and plotting
Scaling drawings
Working in model space vs. paper space
Creating and modifying page setups with the AutoCAD Page Setup Manager
Creating and clipping viewports
Adding an annotative scale
Plotting and publishing from Quick View
Changing plot styles
Plotting electronically to DWF, DWFx, and PDF
Publishing sheet lists
Skills covered
AutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Using the exercise files
- 03 - What you should know before watching this course
- 04 - The new AutoCAD 2019 interface
1. Introduction to Plotting and Publishing
- 05 - Printing and plotting
- 06 - Scaling
2. Modelspace & Paperspace
- 07 - The Model tab
- 08 - The Layout tab
- 09 - Setting your limits
- 10 - Working with modelspace and paperspace
3. Page Setup Manager
- 11 - Creating a page setup
- 12 - Model tab - Page setup
- 13 - Layout tab - Page setup
- 14 - Modifying page setups
- 15 - Importing page setups
4. Viewports
- 16 - Viewports - Model
- 17 - Viewports - Layout
- 18 - Polygonal viewports
- 19 - Clipping viewports
- 20 - Making viewports from objects
5. Plotting to Scale
- 21 - Viewport scale and annotation scale
- 22 - Annotative scaling
- 23 - Adding an annotative scale
6. Quick View and Drawing Tabs
- 24 - Drawing tabs
- 25 - Quick View layouts
- 26 - Plotting and publishing from Quick View
7. Plotting Styles & Setting Up
- 27 - Color dependent plot style (CTB)
- 28 - Named plot style (STB)
- 29 - Changing plot styles
- 30 - Configuring a plotter
8. Plotting Electronically
- 31 - Plotting to DWF, DWFx, and PDF
- 32 - DWF Writer
- 33 - Autodesk Design Review
- 34 - Markup Set Manager
- 35 - Autodesk A360 Drive
- 36 - Viewing PDF files
9. Publishing Your Drawings
- 37 - The Publish dialog box
- 38 - Renaming and removing sheets
- 39 - Plot stamps
- 40 - Saving your sheet lists
- 41 - Publishing your sheet list
10. Using DWG Compare (AutoCAD 2019 Only)
- 42 - The DWG compare command
- 43 - Generating a comparison drawing
- 44 - Plotting the comparison drawing
Conclusion
- 45 - Next steps