AutoCAD® 2011 and AutoCAD LT® 2011: No Experience Required

Chapter 15. Printing an AutoCAD Drawing

With today's equipment, there is no difference between printing and plotting. Printing used to refer to smaller-format printers and plotting referred to pen plotters, most of which were for plotting large sheets. But the terms are now used interchangeably. Pen plotters have been virtually replaced by large-format inkjet or laser plotters with a few additional settings not commonly found on other printing devices. Otherwise, as far as AutoCAD is concerned, the differences between plotters and laser, inkjet, and electrostatic printers are minimal. In this book, printing and plotting have the same meaning.

Plotting your drawing can be easy, even if your computer isn't connected to a physical printer or plotter. ...