Page Setup for Plotting to Scale: Model Versus Paper Space—Which Way Is Best for You?

Plotting to scale is something that seems to be absent from a lot of the textbooks. And for most of us, template files have already been established, and we gladly go about our business using them. But what happens when you need to set up your own pages to plot correctly? This course will demonstrate three distinctly different methods to plot to scale. The “old school” method of setting drawing limits, changing text sizes and dimension scale factor, and plotting from Model Space might still be used in some cases. The “confusing way,” which establishes a plot scale in the page setup—conflicting with the annotation scale—does work in the end. The “best way,” wherein the page-setup scale is 1:1 and the scaling is done with the viewport, works fantastically with annotative objects and their scale settings. You will learn about setup requirements and the pitfalls for each method. Regardless of the means you decide to use, always design your projects at full scale. This session will feature AutoCAD software.