Add a plot box

Create plot boxes for plotting a specific area of the graphical view. This is the first step for printing the drawing.
The plot boxes are saved and displayed in Project manager in the category Plot boxes.

• Click Output.

• Click Add plot box.

  

• This command opens a new panel on the right:

  

  • Name: sets the name of the plot box.

  • Scale: set the graphic scale according to which the size of the plot box is calculated.

  • Sheet type: sets the size of the print.

  • Width: sets the width of the print area if the sheet type is customized or shows the set width.

  • External margin: sets the size of the outer margin of the plot box.

  • Rotation: enter the rotation value.

  • Plot box layout: to select one of the available plot box layout and enter the value of the fields. See Layout designer on how to edit plot boxes layouts.

    • Click on the selected plot box layout to open a window where to enter the value for the title block fields.

      

  • Draw border: enables/disables the drawing of the plot box borders.

  • Print project name: enables/disables the printing of the project name.

  • Print date time: enables/disables the printing of date and time.

  • Show drawing area: enables/disables the visualization on CAD of the plot box drawing area, according to the selected plot box layout.

• In the graphic view click to select the plot box position.

  

• The plot box is created in the graphic view and in the Project Manager.