Setting the Drawing Scale Automatically. Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8

To print all or part of the drawing as large as possible on multiple pages

1 On the File menu, click Page Setup. The Page Setup dialog box appears.

2 Click the Size page tab.

3 To specify the size to print in terms of printer pages, click the Tiling

Pattern option button. To specify the size to print using exact measurements, click the Custom Size option button. For more information on setting the page size, see “Setting the Page Size” on page 51.

4 Click OK.

5 On the File menu, click Print. The Print dialog box appears.

6 In the View to Print drop-down list box, click a view.

7 In the Sizing Method drop-down list box, click Fitted to Page.

8 To print the grid, check the Print Grid check box. For more information, see “Setting Up the Grid” on page 61. Note that you must have the Show

Grid option selected in the View Options dialog box to print the grid.

9 Click OK.

Setting the Drawing Scale Automatically

When you need to print your drawing as large as possible on a single page,

AutoSketch can set the scale for you automatically. AutoScale causes

AutoSketch to choose a standard scale that displays your drawing as large as possible on the page and it adjusts the drawing origin to center your drawing on the page. AutoFit causes AutoSketch to choose a non-standard scale, which may not meet certain building, or other, scale standards.

This procedure uses the File menu’s Page Setup and Print commands, and the

Tools menu’s Options command. For more information on setting the page size, see “Setting the Page Size” on page 51. For more information on setting the drawing scale, see “Setting the Drawing Scale” on page 47.

To print, setting the drawing scale automatically

1 On the File menu, click Page Setup. The Page Setup dialog box appears.

2 Click the Size page tab, click Printer Page, then click OK.

3 On the Tools menu, click Drawing Options. The Drawing Options dialog box appears.

4 Click the Scale page tab, click AutoScale, then click OK.

5 On the File menu, click Print. The Print dialog box appears.

6 In the View to Print drop-down list box, click Page View.

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