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Title: How do you print out a DWG file in real size so I can mock-up a test CP?
Post by: obizues on May 18, 2018, 07:35:13 pm

Has anyone figured a way to print it out without it being scaled to fit a printer paper size?  Printing multiple pages that I could cut and tape together would be easy.

Title: Re: How do you print out a DWG file in real size so I can mock-up a test CP?
Post by: Nephasth on May 18, 2018, 08:03:22 pm

There's always the tried and true method...

(http://www.leevalley.com/us/images/item/Woodworking/MarkMeasure/06k1142s8.jpg)

Title: Re: How do you print out a DWG file in real size so I can mock-up a test CP?
Post by: obizues on May 18, 2018, 08:07:03 pm

Quote from: Nephasth on May 18, 2018, 08:03:22 pm

There's always the tried and true method...

(http://www.leevalley.com/us/images/item/Woodworking/MarkMeasure/06k1142s8.jpg)

... I’m trying to avoid that... that’s why the question asks how to do something besides hand-drawing that prevents innacuracies.

Title: Re: How do you print out a DWG file in real size so I can mock-up a test CP?
Post by: PL1 on May 18, 2018, 08:30:39 pm

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121700.msg1294263.html#msg1294263 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121700.msg1294263.html#msg1294263)

https://www.fedex.com/en-us/printing.html (https://www.fedex.com/en-us/printing.html)


Scott

Title: Re: How do you print out a DWG file in real size so I can mock-up a test CP?
Post by: barrymossel on May 19, 2018, 04:05:01 am

Adobe Illustrator will do this for you.

Title: Re: How do you print out a DWG file in real size so I can mock-up a test CP?
Post by: obizues on May 19, 2018, 11:05:39 am

Quote from: PL1 on May 18, 2018, 08:30:39 pm

https://www.fedex.com/en-us/printing.html (https://www.fedex.com/en-us/printing.html)
Scott

I did this before posting. They don’t have printing on “normal” paper and they stretch your image unless you specify not to. The problem is that Sketchup doesn’t specify what DPI it is exporting an image at, so I did PDF.

FedEx stretches PDF’s on their online program to fit whatever size you choose.

I will be going in person since you guys say it can be done, but it’s not as easy and just export at DPI created at and plug it into their website.