nicnicman Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 What is a good way to ensure that a border and title block are perfectly centered on the page in paper space. Someone once showed me how to do it with a window but I can't seem to remember the method. I'm using a 36x24in paper size with a .5 margin all the way around. The border will sit on this margin. I can eyeball it pretty close but I know this is not the right way. Maybe someone can point me the right direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicnicman Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 I believe I figured this one out on my own. Under the plot offset heading I saw the Center the plot option. It was right under my nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicnicman Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 This doesn't really seem to be helping me after all. Wonder what I'm doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Came Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 draw a rectangle then a line , snap for midpoint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicnicman Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 In paper space there is the white part of the screen that represents the paper. What I would really like to do is bring the bottom left corner of this paper to 0,0,0 on the axis. Then I would be able to drop the title block onto that point. Right not the paper seems to be in a random place on the axis. Is there a way to specify where it is placed? Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Plot "Extents" and select the "centre plot" option as you mentioned above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS_0525 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 i always plot with window, and center the plot. that way i know what i will get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I wouldn't use Window. Try it with Extents or Layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicnicman Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I will try them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicnicman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 My boss wants me to send him a floor plan in .pdf format. The plot preview looks fine in autocad but when I plot it as a .pdf (using dwg to pdf in autcad) the border and drawing are off center. I used a window and centered the plot. Attached are screen shots of the plot preview in cad and the .pdf file Any help is appreciated. Edit: The plot preview is in the following post. These are both screen shots of the pdf plot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicnicman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Sorry about that. The previous attachments are both the pdf files. Here is the screenshot of the plot preview in autocad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nett8 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 i use 0,0 for start point to place title block Layout Wizard.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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