Attention Autodesk

In the next version, how about adding an option for the plot window that
allows you to create a window on an angle. It could work something like the
window used for mtext when you type "R" for rotation.

For example, I draw an object that is 100'x500' at a 45 degree angle. I want
to plot this at the largest viewable scale as possible. If I could window
over the object at the same 45 deg angle, it would be much bigger than at 0
deg.

Doug

 

Why not just set up a layout with whatever rotation and zoom factor works
best?
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I do that, but I don't want to create a layout just to plot a draft of an
object. Just look at how many steps it takes to do it that way versus just
being able to hit "plot" then window over the object at the desired angle
and then hit "ok". Then if you don't need that layout, you have to erase
it.

 

You didn't mention "draft" ... but it's still no big deal. Just do a DVIEW
/ TWist, plot and then restore the original view. Or temporarily rotate your
UCS, PLAN, then plot and restore your view.

Somehow I don't see Autodesk ever adding arbitrary plot-only rotation
capability when they already have several methods of quickly rotating what's
on the screen (but I've been wrong before).
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Plot a saved view.