Adam,
        Autocad does offer several 'USER' settings with regard to plotter paper size. In the print/plot dialog box simply click on the 'size' button and enter the desired size into one of the 'USER' boxes. This will allow you to select the 22"x34" you desire.

John Walker


At 09:55 AM 8/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Help!  I recently found a free version of Turbocad (Turbocad 2D v6) that
>I used to draw up my latest airplane design.  It is an absolutely great
>CAD tool.  Once I had learned the basics of how to use it I zipped
>through the creation of a moderately complex design.  The problem is I
>don't have a plotter, and the local print/copy/plotting shop can't get my
>file to plot correctly.  The latest attempt looked correct, but the scale
>was off so the plot was unusable.  I think the problem is that I set up
>the paper size at 22"x34" and the Autocad program they loaded it into
>thought the paper size was 24"x36" and scaled the drawing appropriately.
>Turbocad doesn't have a 24"x36" option, so I am at a loss as to what to
>try next.  The file format I am using for the file is DXF which (except
>for the scale) seems to load fine into Autocad.  I have also tried saving
>the file as a DWG which is supposedly native Autocad format with the same
>results.
>
>Anyone have any ideas on what else I can try, or a recommendation for
>another free or low cost CAD program suitable for model airplane designs?
> Can you force Autocad to use a specific paper size?
>
>Thanks,
>Adam
>
>P.S. If you are interested in the free version of Turbocad go to
>www.turbocad.com and follow the links for TurboCad 2D v6.
>
>Adam Bryant (age 0x23)
>abryant@peaktech.com (work)
>adamdb@juno.com (home)
>Parker, CO, USA
>Robotics, RC Airplanes, anything using a PIC
>
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