Following the mechanical project, a sheet will be configured with three viewports. Files for this exercise are available on the book's page, at www.packtpub.com.
Open the drawing
PROJECT1-CH9.DWG
.Double-click on the Sheet1 tab and type the name
A3_PDF
.If a viewport is automatically created, erase it.
Before configuring the sheet, if this drawing uses
STB
files, we need to convert it toCTB
, by applying theCONVERTPRINTSTYLES
command.We are going to configure the sheet. With the mouse right-button menu over the A3_PDF tab, select Print Configuration Manager. Click on the New button, confirm Default as the base configuration and create a configuration file named
A3&PDF
.In the Print configuration box, select the PDF printer driver and the ISO expand A3 (297.00 x 420.00 MM) paper size. Accept the 1:1 scale and Sheet print range. In Geometry orientation, select Landscape. Clicking on the Additional Options button, select the monochrome.CTB print style. Click on the OK and Save...