>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

I was there myself a few years ago.  I use TCAD 5 (Win32 version).  If you
want, you can e-mail me the file and I'll plot it for you.

Before I had a plotter I did the same thing as you.  To handle it, you need
to tell ACAD ___NOT___ to scale to paper.  I forget exactly how we did
this, but as I recall we had to calibrate the plotter to match the
software.  Most architects, etc. don't care if their picture isn't exactly
the right aspect ratio, so you have to do it this way:

Draw a 10" square on the paper center (label one X and one Y), then enter
those scale factors as determined by measuring the actual plotted lengths
into acad for the plot scaling.  Simple, but it costs you a sheet of D paper.

For the models I published (Flying Models, in 1992 and 1993), I also put a
small scale on the boundary of the drawing (around the box) which provided
both X and Y calibration information for the end-user.  Sometimes the blue
line machine stretches the drawing as it goes through.  You can offset this
somewhat by adjusting the print ratios as described above.

Let's go offline with this one.

Andy
andy@rc-hydros.com

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