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1 PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT1Preparing Drawings in CAD or BIM for EnhancementCommunicating design ideas with plans, eleva-tio

10c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT Here’s how to create a custom color-dependent plot style to use in creating

11 WORKING WITH AUTOCAD 2011 DRAWINGS7. Click Next again and then click the Plot Style Table Editor button.8. Click the Form View tab if it is n

12c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT 12. Click the Save & Close button. A file called Images.ctb is automat

13 WORKING WITH AUTOCAD 2011 DRAWINGSFigure 1.14 Plot dialog boxFigure 1.15 Selecting plotter, paper size, and plot style table Figure 1.16 P

14c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT With the drawing stretched to the maximum size relative to the image size,

15 WORKING WITH AUTOCAD 2011 DRAWINGSMake a mental note of the final equation (in this case, 4 pixels = 1 inch) or write it down. We will input this

16c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT Figure 1.18 lay2img.lsp open for editing in AutoCAD’s Visual LISP integrat

17 WORKING WITH REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2011 MODELSNote: If you own AutoCAD and Revit Architecture as many architects do, you’ll gain the most flexibi

18c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT Figure 1.20 Exporting an image from Revit6. Select Current Window in the

19 WORKING WITH REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2011 MODELS7. Click OK to create the Level2.png image file (Figure 1.22).Figure 1.22 Image created through R

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20c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT Thin LinesFigure 1.23 Activating Hidden Line and Thin Lines modes4. On t

21 WORKING WITH REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2011 MODELS7. Choose Layer > Flatten Image And File > Save. Save the image as Level2thin.png. The final

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3 WORKING WITH AUTOCAD 2011 DRAWINGSPreparing Drawings in CAD or BIMCAD and BIM programs are primarily vector tools. Software engineers have pro-gr

4c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT The first time you go through this procedure, you’ll need to create a raster

5 WORKING WITH AUTOCAD 2011 DRAWINGSNote: If you do not follow “clean” drafting practices in CAD, your job in Photoshop will be much harder. It i

6c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT Figure 1.3 Configuring the driver to be managed locallyFigure 1.4 Select

7 WORKING WITH AUTOCAD 2011 DRAWINGSNote: The name ImagePrinter is used in the AutoLISP file on the accompanying DVD. Please use this name so tha

8c h a p t e r 1: PREPARING DRAWINGS IN CAD OR BIM FOR ENHANCEMENT Figure 1.7 Specifying pixel dimensions for the custom paper sizeFigure 1.8

9 WORKING WITH AUTOCAD 2011 DRAWINGSFigure 1.9 Limiting the color depth of the output19. Finally, click the Finish button in the Add-A-Plotter W