Layout Tabs

[jamesmcuk]

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

 

[haggis]

jamesmcuk,

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.

 

[haggis]

jamesmcuk,

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.

 

[IFRs]

Layout tabs work as a piece of paper. I think if you plot 1:1 (not Scaled to Fit) and extents it should work.

Autocad never assumes your units. It's been that way forever. 80 is 80 anything.

 

[haggis]

Depends what size your piece of paper (Viewport) is. If you make the viewport 24 x 36 or 8 1/2 x 11, the 80mm circle would fill it.

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

 

[CADSTUDENT]

Model space is used in normal drawing operation. When you switch tabs, you go into paperspace. Paperspace is "what you see is what you get" on plotting the drawing. You did not mentioned if you went thru page setup manager? Make certain that create a viewport layer in model space and set make that the active layer before going to paperspace. This will be the default viewport. Haggis is correct. When you are ready to plot the drawing, freeze the viewport layer to turn off the viewport ( and will not print). There are many aspects of paperspace I haven't covered but this is very basics on how to get started. Hope this helps - John.

 

[jamesmcuk]

Thanks everyone I found the setting now and it is printing the correct size. Thank you all for your help.

Cheers

J