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Add custom paper sizes for use with a selected printer.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
To add a custom paper size
00:06
in the tree view under user defined paper sizes and calibration,
00:12
select custom paper sizes.
00:15
The lower portion of the dialogue changes to the custom paper sizes group box.
00:21
Click add
00:23
to open the custom paper size wizard which will step
00:26
you through the process of adding a custom paper size.
00:31
Notice that you can add a custom paper size from scratch
00:34
or start from an existing paper size
00:38
for this exercise. Leave the set to start from scratch.
00:43
Click next
00:46
on the media bounds page,
00:48
you can expand the unit's drop down and select either inches or millimeters.
00:54
Leave this set to inches
00:57
since you are creating custom size for a 30 inch by 40 inch sheet of paper in the
01:02
with field type 30
01:05
and in the height, field type 40.
01:09
Then click next
01:13
on the printable area page.
01:15
You need to specify the margins that define the printable area of the sheet of paper.
01:20
Every printer or plotter has a maximum printable
01:23
area determined by where it grips the paper.
01:26
And how far the print head can reach
01:29
for this exercise. Set the top and bottom values to 0.19
01:37
and the left and right values to 0.67.
01:43
Then click next
01:47
on the paper size name, page.
01:49
Enter the name you want to assign to the custom paper size.
01:53
The default name simply says user one
01:57
and then the paper dimensions are inside parentheses.
02:02
Change this to XYZ company
02:12
and then click next.
02:15
The new paper size will be stored in a P MP file.
02:19
A plotter model parameters file,
02:22
enter the name of the P MP file
02:26
for this exercise
02:28
name, the file, my DWG
02:31
to PDF
02:34
and then click next.
02:37
This file will be saved to the folder specified in the printer, description file,
02:42
search path
02:43
on the files tab of the options, dialogue
02:47
on the finish page.
02:49
If you were creating a custom paper size for an actual printer rather than a PDF file,
02:55
you would need to specify whether the paper source is sheet fed or roll fed.
03:01
You would also be able to print a test page
03:04
to make sure that you set the margins correctly.
03:07
Since this custom paper size is for a PDF file, simply click finish
03:14
back in the plotter configuration editor
03:18
in the custom paper sizes group box.
03:20
You now see the new custom paper size you just created.
03:24
You can use the adjacent tools to add another custom size,
03:29
delete a size or edit the selected custom paper size
03:35
in the tree under media,
03:37
select source and size
03:40
in the media source and size group box.
03:43
When you scroll down in the size list,
03:45
you now see the custom paper size you just created,
03:49
select it in the list and then click OK to close the plotter configuration editor.
03:56
When you do you see a dialog box to inform you that
03:59
you made a change to a PC three printer configuration file,
04:03
you can apply the change to the current plot only
04:07
or save your changes to the actual PC three file
04:11
or create a new PC three file
04:13
for this exercise. Leave this set to apply changes for the current plot only.
04:20
But if this were an actual paper size that you use at your company,
04:24
you would want to save the changes to a PC three file
04:28
so that the new paper size would be available going forward.
04:32
Click OK.
04:35
Back in the plot dialogue, click preview
04:40
in the preview window, you can see that the layout will fit onto the new custom paper,
04:46
close the preview window
04:49
in the plot dialogue.
04:51
Since you made changes to the layout,
04:54
the apply to layout button has become available.
04:58
Click apply to layout to apply the new custom paper size to the layout.
05:05
You could then click OK to create the PDF file.
05:09
In
05:09
this case, simply click cancel.
05:13
Since you applied the change to the layout,
05:16
you can see that the bordered sheet now fits onto the new 30 inch by 40 inch sheet.
Video transcript
00:04
To add a custom paper size
00:06
in the tree view under user defined paper sizes and calibration,
00:12
select custom paper sizes.
00:15
The lower portion of the dialogue changes to the custom paper sizes group box.
00:21
Click add
00:23
to open the custom paper size wizard which will step
00:26
you through the process of adding a custom paper size.
00:31
Notice that you can add a custom paper size from scratch
00:34
or start from an existing paper size
00:38
for this exercise. Leave the set to start from scratch.
00:43
Click next
00:46
on the media bounds page,
00:48
you can expand the unit's drop down and select either inches or millimeters.
00:54
Leave this set to inches
00:57
since you are creating custom size for a 30 inch by 40 inch sheet of paper in the
01:02
with field type 30
01:05
and in the height, field type 40.
01:09
Then click next
01:13
on the printable area page.
01:15
You need to specify the margins that define the printable area of the sheet of paper.
01:20
Every printer or plotter has a maximum printable
01:23
area determined by where it grips the paper.
01:26
And how far the print head can reach
01:29
for this exercise. Set the top and bottom values to 0.19
01:37
and the left and right values to 0.67.
01:43
Then click next
01:47
on the paper size name, page.
01:49
Enter the name you want to assign to the custom paper size.
01:53
The default name simply says user one
01:57
and then the paper dimensions are inside parentheses.
02:02
Change this to XYZ company
02:12
and then click next.
02:15
The new paper size will be stored in a P MP file.
02:19
A plotter model parameters file,
02:22
enter the name of the P MP file
02:26
for this exercise
02:28
name, the file, my DWG
02:31
to PDF
02:34
and then click next.
02:37
This file will be saved to the folder specified in the printer, description file,
02:42
search path
02:43
on the files tab of the options, dialogue
02:47
on the finish page.
02:49
If you were creating a custom paper size for an actual printer rather than a PDF file,
02:55
you would need to specify whether the paper source is sheet fed or roll fed.
03:01
You would also be able to print a test page
03:04
to make sure that you set the margins correctly.
03:07
Since this custom paper size is for a PDF file, simply click finish
03:14
back in the plotter configuration editor
03:18
in the custom paper sizes group box.
03:20
You now see the new custom paper size you just created.
03:24
You can use the adjacent tools to add another custom size,
03:29
delete a size or edit the selected custom paper size
03:35
in the tree under media,
03:37
select source and size
03:40
in the media source and size group box.
03:43
When you scroll down in the size list,
03:45
you now see the custom paper size you just created,
03:49
select it in the list and then click OK to close the plotter configuration editor.
03:56
When you do you see a dialog box to inform you that
03:59
you made a change to a PC three printer configuration file,
04:03
you can apply the change to the current plot only
04:07
or save your changes to the actual PC three file
04:11
or create a new PC three file
04:13
for this exercise. Leave this set to apply changes for the current plot only.
04:20
But if this were an actual paper size that you use at your company,
04:24
you would want to save the changes to a PC three file
04:28
so that the new paper size would be available going forward.
04:32
Click OK.
04:35
Back in the plot dialogue, click preview
04:40
in the preview window, you can see that the layout will fit onto the new custom paper,
04:46
close the preview window
04:49
in the plot dialogue.
04:51
Since you made changes to the layout,
04:54
the apply to layout button has become available.
04:58
Click apply to layout to apply the new custom paper size to the layout.
05:05
You could then click OK to create the PDF file.
05:09
In
05:09
this case, simply click cancel.
05:13
Since you applied the change to the layout,
05:16
you can see that the bordered sheet now fits onto the new 30 inch by 40 inch sheet.
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