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05-05-2025 12:09 PM
RobertBorchert
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I am trying to export and or plot a 34 x 40 inch plot.

When I show the margins it shows a dashed line  that is much smaller than my plot.  and when plotted it will print on 34 x 40 but clipped to this page size.  In Pro it is setting the page size to 22 x 34.  When I created the layout I have specified 34 x 40 and tried it as Ansi E 34 x 44.  Selecting Fit to does not change anything.  Earlier today I did something to get rid of that dashed line and expand it to the margins, but cannot remember or get it to work a second time.  I do not have any elements outside of the paper  

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RobertBorchert
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My apologies I should have followed up.  I figured out the issue.

Margins, rulers, and guides can be toggled in the Show tab under Layout.

RobertBorchert_0-1746627751613.png

It turned out to be a setting on the plotter.  (very nice laser jet plotter that we share with Engineering)

There are saved profiles and the default is the Engineering Default Page Size which is ANSI D

I created a new GIS Profile that specified a modified ANSI E at 33.5" x 39.5".  The plotter can do a minimum of .18" margin but I used .25" to make layout alignment a little smoother. 

We had not had this issue in the past but I believe one of the Engineers added a default profile. Not a big deal now that we are aware of it.

In the below clip you can see that the new page size and how it lines up nice and neat. 

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AubriKinghorn
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Hi! Where are you turning on and off the margins? The Print pane or the Layout ribbon tab? Can you show what the print pane looks like as well, that will help troubleshoot? Thanks

Cheers,
Aubri
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RobertBorchert
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My apologies I should have followed up.  I figured out the issue.

Margins, rulers, and guides can be toggled in the Show tab under Layout.

RobertBorchert_0-1746627751613.png

It turned out to be a setting on the plotter.  (very nice laser jet plotter that we share with Engineering)

There are saved profiles and the default is the Engineering Default Page Size which is ANSI D

I created a new GIS Profile that specified a modified ANSI E at 33.5" x 39.5".  The plotter can do a minimum of .18" margin but I used .25" to make layout alignment a little smoother. 

We had not had this issue in the past but I believe one of the Engineers added a default profile. Not a big deal now that we are aware of it.

In the below clip you can see that the new page size and how it lines up nice and neat. 

RobertBorchert_1-1746628122990.png