Lesson 51 | Plotting Drawings

In this lesson, you learn how to plot from a layout or model space to paper or to an electronic file. Outputting your drawings is a crucial step in communicating your design ideas to others.

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Identify the environments from which you can output data.
  • Explain the reason for and characteristics of plotting from model space.
  • State the characteristics of plotting from layouts.
  • Plot drawings from model space or from a layout.
  • Use the Preview command to view what you plot.

About Plotting Environments

You create drawings to store design data and to communicate ...

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