Meglesniak323 Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 I am using AutoCAD 2010 and I need to get a floorplan printed... I need to save it to a .pdf file but I am not sure how... When I go to Save As, the only other options to save it are as a .dwg, .dws, .dwt, and a .dxf Quote
Meglesniak323 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 Thank you, although I do not have a plotter.. is it possible it print an autocad drawing without a plotter? I was planning on going to a store like kinkos because i need it printed on special paper... however they do not have autocad on their computers so I am not sure if this will work... Quote
Cad64 Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 That's what a pdf is. It's an electronic printout of your drawing. Just plot your pdf and then stick it on a flash drive and take it down to kinko's. They should be able to print it for you. Quote
eldon Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 When you plot to PDF, you do not get any lines on paper, but you get a PDF file. AutoCAD has funny ways of doing some things, but you will get used to it! One useful tip is that you should put a scale bar or line on the drawing, so that when it is actually printed on paper (or some other media), you can take a scale ruler with you and check the scaling. People who are not used to printing accurate scale drawings will leave the Page Scaling on Fit to paper. You must make sure that they use the paper size that you chose when you made the PDF file, and get them to switch the Paper Scaling to None. Quote
Tankman Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Plot to *.pdf and you could probably email to your local Kinko's for printing. Pick up the printed drawing after it's ready at Kinko's. I have never had a scale problem. I believe because *.pdf is an image of a drawing. Not a drawing. You could email the *.pdf file to a client, they can print it off. If your drawing name is xxxx.dwg your *.pdf file will be named xxxx.pdf. Quote
eldon Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 I have never had a scale problem. All I can say is lucky you. I have had problems with survey drawings because there are no dimensions, and you depend on the accuracy of the plot. It is worth broadcasting a caveat in case others are not blest with your obviously very capable print shop. Quote
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