To Preview a Plot

You can preview a drawing before printing it. The preview shows exactly how the drawing will look when plotted, including lineweights, fill patterns, and plot style options.

When you preview your drawing, the active toolbars and tool palettes are hidden. A temporary Preview toolbar provides buttons to plot, pan, and zoom the drawing.

1. Click Output tabPlot panelPlot.
2. In the Plot dialog box, click Preview.

   A preview window opens, and the cursor changes to the real-time zoom cursor.

3. Right-click to display a shortcut menu with the following options: Plot, Pan, Zoom, Zoom Window, or Zoom Original (to zoom to the original preview magnification).
4. Press ESC to exit the preview and return to the Plot dialog box.
5. If necessary, make additional adjustments to the plot settings and preview the plotted drawing again.
6. Once the settings are correct, click OK to plot the drawing.