Topic: Paperspace base point moved?

[mjfarrell]

Usually, 0,0 is at the lower left of the layout "white area" in paperspace.
Not now - it's about 3" off in x and y. So the lower left of the paper area is actually at 3.59,2.49.  :ugly:

Does anyone know why this is and how to correct it? Please?
My title comes in in the wrong place...
Somehow it got changed in my template also...

Thanks in advance

Your Title(block) block or DWG comes in in the WRONG place....
are we sure someone has NOT redefined the BASEPOINT (insertion point) of that block on you?
And this has nothing to do with your named page setup or plotting at all?

[CHulse]

time to throw that (bad) one away and move on....
any of the files so affected should be *inserted into a new dwg based on a good template

It may come to that - but it doen't solve the "how did that happen in the first place" question that will haunt me to my grave.

It is not the INSBASE setting in the xref. Did you look at the template? Please do so I don't start thinking I am just loosing it... :loco:

Thanks though to both of you for trying to help.

[mjfarrell]

If I make a brand new Layout, and apply a NAMED page setup to it the paperspace origin is 0,0 Inked area limits..

I suspect this has to do with you cutePDF paper sizes...not having that pdf writer installed I can not test to verify this hypothesis.

Cad Manager TIP:

You will want to do a much better job of Naming the Page Setup; try something like Page Size_CTB_Plotter Name.

Example:  36x24_Color_CutePDF

In this manner once you have all of the various printers, plotters, page sizes defined within your template (yes ALL of them in one template) it will make it much easier for the users to select the proper Named Page Setup for their output needs.

[CHulse]

Ok, thanks for testing. I did try it with other drivers/plotters etc and got the same result, but I didn't try making a clean layout.
I don't think it's the CutePDF driver causing it since it works fine in other drawings.

I do need to add our basic setups to the template - thanks for the tip.  :kewl:

[mjfarrell]

So way back when I suggested you make a new Named Page Setup...you didn't?

Not just your BASIC setups...put ALL of them in there....it makes it so much easier to standardize your plotting, and easier for the users to select the proper one during a Plot or Publish operation.

[CHulse]

So way back when I suggested you make a new Named Page Setup...you didn't?

Not just your BASIC setups...put ALL of them in there....it makes it so much easier to standardize your plotting, and easier for the users to select the proper one during a Plot or Publish operation.

I did make a new clean page setup, just not on a new clean layout...

Our page setups can't really be standardized completely because we need to conform to our clients standards for each project - so our template is fairly generic.

[mjfarrell]

yes however when you do plot them they typically go to the same plotters; no?

[CHulse]

yep, it's the ctb's mainly that change. I do need to add those.