Contact Sheet - Print all Layout tabs on one sheet

[joe531]

I would like to figure a way to print out all of our paperspace tabs for a particular project/file onto one sheet; this would be similar to the contact sheet that might be distributed with a roll of film that was developed. For example, we have a project that requires 16 different details. The details are all in one file, drawn to true size in model space, and plotted to scale with our titleblock in 16 paperspace layouts. Is there a way to view/print all 16 paperspace tabs on one dwg sheet? I was thinking the work around I would use would be to create a dwf file with all 16 layouts, then using our printer we have the option to print multiple pages per sheet, in this case I would change the printer settings to 16 pages per sheet. this is all good, but it would be better if it could be done, somehow within the dwg file itself so that I would not have to chage the printer settings each time I wanted this done.
Any ideas out there? Anyone done this before? Let me know if I should post this thread in a different forum.
Thanks in Advance
Joe

[Mike.Perry]

Hi Joe

Please note I have *moved* this thread from the CAD Mgmt. General forum to this one as I feel this particular Forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

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[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Have you looked into Multi Sheet DWF files ?

Have a good one, Mike

[joe531]

Multi Sheet DWF is what I use for the workaround, it creates 1 file of the multiple tabs I want (as opposed to Single sheet which puts weach tab into its own file) - tell me if I'm wrong. I just thought it would be nice to have it done within AutoCAD or someother "more automatic" way. thanks for the quck response though

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Ok! I now fully understand what you are after doing...

If your output device supports "collating" you could look at creating a special Page Setup; applying it to all Layouts; then use the output "collate" functionality to achieve what you are after.

ID: TS28464 - Print collated drawings

Have a good one, Mike