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Tiling drawing on small paper

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David46

Mechanical
Jul 23, 2003
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If any body here has used AutoSketch, you will know that you can print sections of a 1:1 drawing on separate sheets of 8 x 11 paper with cut lines. These can then be joined together to make a full size drawing without the benefit of a plotter. I have used this to make templates for woodwork projects. Does SW05 have this feature or is there another way of achieving the same result.

I use SW to design custom furniture.

Thanks.
 
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The only way I can think of, is create a dwg at 1/1, save as DXF, then open with DWGEditor. I think you can do this there. I have not tried it. Good luck.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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When printing, use the "selection" method from the Print Range in the printing options. This will allow you to print 1:1 for any desired selection. You may have to develop some sort of index method though.

Regards,

Christopher Zona - Senior CAD Designer
Litens Automotive Partnership
Concord, Ontario, Canada
 
Thanks for the response guys, Chris, I think your plan might work - will let you know.
 
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