# Plot Management

## How to Assign Attributes to a Plotter

| Plotter definitions contain specific parameters for the output device. This includes: various paper media that are available for plotting output formats supported by the plotter scaling types folding methods configuration parameters
| Select System > Plot management > Plotter. The Definition of Available Plotters mask is opened.
| Information on individual mask fields can be found under Define a Plotter.
| To change to insert mode click .
| Enter the name of the output device in the Name field. The name must be unique. Please ensure that the name is identical to the name of the plotter in the plot server system. Optionally, you can also enter a more detailed description.
| In the next steps, you define various attributes for the new output device. Multiple assignments can be used. For instance you can assign more than one media type to the new output device.
| Select the Media tab.
| To change to insert mode click .
| Click in the Media field.
| Select an available media type.
| Select only media types compatible with the output device. For instance, do not assign transparency film to a laser plotter, since the high operating temperature of these plotters can damage both, the transparency film and the plotter! Please refer to the User Manual of the output device!
| Select the Size tab.
| To change to insert mode click .
| Click in the Size field.
| Select an available size.
| Select the Folding tab.
| To change to insert mode click .
| Click in the Folding field.
| Select an available folding method.
| Please ensure that the selected folding method is supported by the plot management system!
| Select the Scale mode tab. Predefined scale modes: Optimized: the Factor and Size fields cannot be edited since the image is scaled automatically. Size: a user-defined scale size is used for the plot job, the scaling factor parameter is ignored and must not be changed. User defined: a user-defined scale size is used for the plot job, the scaling factor parameter is ignored and must not be changed.
| To change to insert mode click .
| Click in the Scale mode field.
| Select an available scale mode.
| Select the Setup tab.
| For the CIMGRAPH default plot system: Verify that the Default parameter value is defined.
| To change to insert mode click .
| Click in the Setup field.
| Select Default.