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Participants coastaltinker14Steven Robinson31Betty Ward2Kate James21
coastaltinker14 coastaltinker14 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
Hey there... so, I'm trying to print a Layout with a title block (margins set to 25, 7, 7, 7), but for some reason, I can't get the bottom margin lower than 16. It just won't let me hit that 7 mark! Does anyone know if this is an issue within AutoCAD itself, or am I just fighting with my printer? Thanks in advance!
Steven Robinson31 Steven Robinson31 Newcomer
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joined Dec 2007
#2 ·
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.
Betty Ward2 Betty Ward2 Newcomer
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joined Nov 2007
#3 ·
Steven Robinson31 gave you a pretty solid breakdown of the situation, but honestly? I suspect the printer just isn't up to the task of actually printing it all out.
Kate James21 Kate James21 Active Member
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joined May 2009
#4 ·
I’m putting my name down alongside Steven Robinson31, though I should add a firm warning to watch those millimeter units like your life depends on it...

And I’ll back Betty Ward2 on this one too, since I honestly don't see how you're going to manage to get that printed...
Betty Ward2 Betty Ward2 Newcomer
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joined Nov 2007
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