PLOT

Quick Reference

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Overview of Plotting

Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Output tab

Plot panel

PlotNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace.

Menu: Application menu

Plot

Toolbar: Standard

Shortcut menu: Right-click the Model tab or a layout tab and click Plot.

Summary

The Plot dialog box is displayed. Click OK to begin plotting with the current settings.

If you enter -plot at the Command prompt, options are displayed.

NoteWhen Texture Compression is turned on, there is a reduction in the quality of the images in the drawing when they are plotted. Texture Compression does not affect viewports that are rendered. To identify if Texture Compression is enabled, enter 3dconfig, and click Manual Tune. Look at the Hardware Effects List in the Manual Performance Tuning dialog box.

Plot Dialog Box

Specifies device and media settings, and plots your drawing.
Add Page Setup Dialog Box

Saves the current settings in the Plot dialog box to a named page setup.
Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box

Notifies you that you have made changes to an existing plotter configuration (PC3) file.
Plot Job Progress Dialog Box

Provides information about the status and progress of your plot job.
Update PC3 File with New Printer Dialog Box

Displays the device driver name that is stored in the PC3 file.
-PLOT

Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file in the command line.

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