TABLE OF CONTENTS The following are step-by-step instructions on how to configure AutoCAD for your printer or plotter. These instructions assume you are a single system user. If you are networked or need more detailed information, please refer to your AutoCAD users guide.
| Note | You can configure AutoCAD for multiple printers. Try adding the printer shown in this example and then add your own. |
Select File / Plotter Manager
Select "Add-a-Plotter" Wizard
Select the "Next" button.
Select "My Computer" then Next.
Select the Manufacturer and the specific Model desired then N ext.
(If you have a disk with the specific driver information, put the disk in the disk drive and select "Have disk" button then follow instructions.)
Select the "Next" box.
Select "Plot to a port". Then select "Next".
The Printer name, that you previously selected, should appear. Then select "Next"
Select the "Edit Plotter Configuration " box.
Select:
Device and Document Settings tab.
Media: Source and Size
Size: Ansi B (11 17 inches)
OK box.
Select "Finish".
Now check the File / Plotter Manager.
To setup a sheet in Paper Space (Layout tab), you must specify what printing device to use and what paper size to print on. These specifications are called the " Page Setup".
Setting up the Paperspace environment means name the layout tab,...
