NX Create a Full Scale Plot That Exceeds the Plotter Limits

2024-05-20T12:47:41Z
NX for Design

Summary


Details

   How to create a full scale plot that exceeds the plotter's Limits.

Solution

 See the above video showing how to  create multiple drawing sheets for plotting  full scale portions of an object that exceed a plotter size limits.

  1. Create a new file and make sure to start in the Top view.
    1. Select File-> Import-> CGM. Do a Fit operation if needed to display the CGM geometry.
      1. Select Application-> Drafting and start a new drawing. In this case this is the largest size available to the plotter.
        1. Select the Base view icon and add the Top view to the drawing.
          1. Highlight the view border and select Boundaries from the drop down.
            1. Change the border type to Manual and drag a new border around the front half of the CGM geometry. This should be within the limits of the plotter.
              1. Create a 2nd sheet and add the Top view again.
                1. Repeat steps 5 and 6 accept this time drag a border around the back half of the view. Again, this should be within the limits of the plotter.
                  1. Once both sheets are plotted out they can be pieced together to get a full scale plot of the geometry.

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