Multi-Sheet Plot dialog box

Prints a collection of drawing sheets of one or more sizes. You can schedule several jobs to print in a batch at a specified time.

Access:

From the Start menu, click Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor [version] Autodesk Multi-sheet plot.

Page Setup

Sets page preferences for printing one or more drawing sheets.

Printer	Click the arrow to select the printer from the list. Click Properties to specify layout and paper/quality preferences.
Sheet	Specifies inch or mm as the default unit for height, width, gap, and margins. Paper Size specifies a standard paper size. All paper sizes supported by the selected printer are listed. Width and height are shown for the selected paper size. Plot Area defines the total area on which one or more sheets are printed. Gap specifies the gap between sheets on the same page. The gap can range from zero to 25.4 mm or 1 inch. If blank, the gap from the previous print is used, or zero if it is the first print. Scale sets the print scale. Select a value from the list, or enter a scale. Sheet Boundary specifies whether to show the sheet boundary in the print. Cut Line specifies whether to show the cut line in the print.
Margins	Specifies margins for Top, Bottom, Left, and Right of the page. The default margins are determined by the printable area of the page, which depends on the printer. Set margins inside the printable area. Click the arrow to increase or decrease the margin size.

Select Drawing Files

In the specified project, selects IDW,2D DWF, and DWG (Autodesk Inventor) files for printing.

Project	Specifies the active project or click Browse to select a different project.
Source files	Lists all IDW, 2D DWF, and DWG (Autodesk Inventor) files in the project. Click to select one or more files to print, and then click the right arrow button to move it to the Selected Files box. Click Browse to navigate to files not included in the active project. References to and from files not included in the active project may not resolve correctly. If one or more sheets in a selected file are larger than the print area, a warning message displays: Skip the file retains the file in the Source Files box, but marks it with a skipped file icon. Modify Page Setup options returns to the Page Setup page, where new page size, plot area, and margins can be set. Scale to fit resizes drawings to fit the selected sheet size. Select the Apply to all items check box to apply the selection to all files. Not available if Modify Page Setup is selected.
Selected files	Lists files selected from Source files. Click the left arrow button to remove a selected file from the box.

Select Project

Sets the project from which IDW, DWG (Autodesk Inventor) and DWF files may be selected for printing.

Project Name	Selects the project from which to select drawings to print.
Project Location	Specifies the path name of the selected project.

Preview

After drawings are selected, and a composite is generated, the plot results are previewed.

Preview	Displays the generated composite of the drawings to print. Depending on the number of selected files and sheet sizes, the composite may contain one or more pages. Click Next or Previous to view other pages or click the arrow to select a specific page.
Report	Displays information about the composite, including the number of pages, which page is currently displayed, number of sheets on the current page to plot, size of the current page, and the percentage of used space on the current page.
Back	Returns to the Select Drawing Files page to select additional files or to the Page Setup to modify page size, plot area, or margins.
Submit	Shows the Print page.

Print

Prints the multi-sheet composite.

Printer	Shows the printer selected on Page Setup and shows its status, type, and connection. If desired, select the Print to file check box to print to a file instead of sending the plot to a printer. Enter a file name when you click Print. To schedule the print in Task Scheduler, select Print to File and then select the Schedule task check box. After you save the file, the Task Scheduler opens and you can set up a print time.
Orientation	Displays the orientation as specified in the printer properties dialogue box.
Copies	Click arrows to select the Number of Copies. If greater than one, select Collate check box if desired. Select All Colors As Black check box, if desired.
Print Range	Selects All pages, Current Sheet Only, or Sheets specified individually or in a range.
Print	Prints the selected drawings according to specifications.