Steven Robinson31
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joined Dec 2007
Try working from the Layout tab instead of the Model space; if you try to do this from the Model, you're going to have a much harder time. Just as a quick guide:
- switch over to the Layout tab
- configure your paper size and printer settings (right-click the Layout tab name -> Page Setup Manager)
- make sure you set your units to inches and pick a standard scale (like 1:1), otherwise trying to manage those margins in inches will be a total headache
What you see there is exactly how your sheet will look once it hits the printer. That dashed line represents the physical printable area of your printer, while the solid line marks your viewport—basically the window looking back into your Model. Stretch that viewport frame to where you want your drawing to sit within the margins, but just make sure you don't extend it past that dashed line, because the printer physically won't be able to reach anything outside of it. Once that's set, you're good to go; just right-click the Layout tab and select "Plot."
That’s just my take on it, but I believe that covers the essentials.