# Plot Management

## How to Define a Plotter

| Select System > Plot management > Plotter. The Definition of available plotters mask is opened.
| To update the mask click .
| The cvtiff record is predefined as the virtual default plot. Available configurations can be copied and customized for additional plot device configurations. Use a copy of an existing record in the mask or in the Definition of available plotters list. Define the new plot device configuration in the fields of the individual tabs. Multiple assignments can be used.
| The names of the plotters used in the configuration must be identical to the names in the plot server configuration. Select List from the context menu in the General tab to show all available output devices!
| Menu options of the context menu
| In additional to the standard menu options, the Definition of available plotters mask provides the following tabs: Media Sizes Folding Scale modes Setup Highlight an output device in the list and select one of these tabs to display the associated attributes.
| ### Field description
Tab/Field name | Description
Header
Name | Unique logical name of the output device. This name must be identical to the name of the plotter in the plot server system.
Full name | Additional name of the output device, provides additional information.
General
Location | Location of the output device, provides additional information.
Description | Provides additional information on the plotter device.
Reply | Defines if the connected plot management system returns *.sta plotter status files for the corresponding plot device. These files are used to document the plot job.
Color | Defines whether or not the output device supports color output.
Set processing | Defines whether or not the output device supports set processing. The plot management system must also support Set Processing.
Access | Release or deactivate plotters.
Media
Paper | Defines the media type (e.g. paper, transparency film, etc.). The plot management system must be configured accordingly if more than one media type has been defined.
Sizes
Size | Lists all available paper sizes. Default values are: DIN-A0 to DIN-A4 Or A-E
Folding
Folding | Name of the folding mode for plot management systems that support folding with an output device with folding function. The name of the folding type is passed on to the plot management system as part of the plot process. It must be identical to the name of the plot server system's folding program. Enter None to disable the folding function.
Scale mode
Scale mode | Defines the scale mode. The following scale modes are available: Optimized (The drawing is either plotted at a scale of 1:1 or with automatic format scaling). Size (The document is scaled to one of several available formats (e.g A4 or letter). User defined (The scaling size can be defined by the user prior to submission of the plot job.) The Access factor and Access size columns control the access of the Factor and Size fields: r: read-only field: no entries m: mandatory field: A parameter value must be specified The Optimized scaling type requires that r is specified in both of these columns, since all plot output is scaled automatically.
Setup
Setup | Specifies the configuration parameter set for the plot server system. The selection menu contains a list of available plotter configurations. The list of available parameter values for this field depends on the selected plot server system installation. In case of a CIMGRAPH plot management system enter Default as the parameter value. Some CAD software interfaces may require the definition of custom plotter configurations. For all other plot management systems please refer to the corresponding documentation.
| Please refer to Assigning Attributes to a Plotter for additional information.