• PlotMaker

PlotMaker

PlotMaker is a layouting program that is part of the ArchiCAD package. This standalone application is optimized to prepare an architectural documentation set based on the views, drawings and images created with ArchiCAD. PlotMaker can also accommodate data from external sources such as other CAD and image files, word-processing documents and spreadsheets.

Working with PlotMaker

There are many ways to integrate PlotMaker smoothly into your practice. The following outline includes the recommended steps.

• Set up the Master Layout

• Define the structure of the Layout Book, including Title Types

• Generate and organize Layouts

• Import and place Drawings

• Edit Drawings in the Layout Window, if needed, and set editability of Drawing attributes

• Manage and update linked Drawings

PlotMaker vs. ArchiCAD

In many ways, Archicad is equivalent to AutoCAD Model Space, and Plotmaker to AutoCAD Paper Space.

Archicad is where you will do the vast majority of your work: modeling, detailing, noting, and dimensioning.

PlotMaker is primarily a sheet layout and numbering tool. Most of the tasks you will perform in Plotmaker involve laying out viewports on a page, and cropping them to size. Plotmaker will sequentially number your sheets and fill in most of your section & detail references.

CategoryLayouting