Layout Tabs
Layout Tabs
(OP)
Well I am really new to AutoCad and am having problems with printing from the layout tabs. If I draw an 80mm circle in the model tab and plot it from that tab it prints perfect. If I then go to the layout tabs the image is reduced, even though I am telling it to plot 1 to 1. I have read through the manual and even got the autocad bible and still nothing seems to say why this is.
Another question is: does the model tab never assume a unit size? does it not care if my 80mm circle is 80mm 80cm, or even 80miles?
Thanks
J
Another question is: does the model tab never assume a unit size? does it not care if my 80mm circle is 80mm 80cm, or even 80miles?
Thanks
J





RE: Layout Tabs
When you are in paper space (layout tab) you have to make the viewport active and use the Viewports toolbar to scale the viewport. Pick 1:1
The model tab assumes inches if you started your new drawing if "English" is your default setting. Think of it as units though because if you dimension in decimal it doesn't know inches, feet,miles etc.
RE: Layout Tabs
Sorry,
If you are drawing with metric as your default setting, same goes, it doesn't know or care whether you want mm , meters, kilometers etc.
RE: Layout Tabs
Autocad never assumes your units. It's been that way forever. 80 is 80 anything.
RE: Layout Tabs
You still have to make the viewport active and set the desired scale (1:1 in this case)in the viewports toolbar. Then you can plot extents 1:1
RE: Layout Tabs
RE: Layout Tabs
Cheers
J