This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to plot two files to PDF using DWG to PDF and changing settings to the VDCI color table file while making sure to preview and check the final output. The article also instructs on saving the files using your initials instead of the default VDCI 8.5 x 11 setting.
Key Insights
- The article discusses the process of plotting files to PDF using the DWG to PDF option and setting the color table file to the VDCI color table file.
- While saving the files, it's important to replace the default 'VDCI 8.5 x 11' with your own initials to personalize the file.
- The article highlights the importance of previewing the final output and checking for accuracy before saving, such as making sure the dashed lines and outlines look good.
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Let's plot these two files to PDF. I'll go to A301.
I'll go CTRL+P to print. Again, we're going to choose DWG to PDF.pc3. Our Color Table file will be the VDCI Color Table file.
We can see we're doing Full Bleed, ANSI A, Layouts, everything else looks good. Let's Preview. Looks good to me.
Right-click, Plot. I'm going to Browse to my local disk, CAD201, sheets. Again, I'm going to change this from the VDCI 8.5x11 to my initials.
Please use your initials. I'll hit Save. Here it is.
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Excellent. Let's do that with the 302. File, Plot.
Change the Color Table file. Let's hit Preview. The Dashed lines look good.
The Outline looks good. Right-click, Plot. Again, change VDCI 8.5x11 to your initials.
Hit Save. All right, there we go. We now have both of our sheet files plotted.
And in the next video, we are going to do a final sheet check to make sure that all of our sheets are accurate and up-to-date. See you there.
