CAED Plot Center
Building 21, Room 131A
Email: caed-plotting@calpoly.edu
Open Hours: 9am - 5pm M - F
By appointment only during finals week, first week of the quarter, academic holidays, and summer quarter
View Plot Center Calendar
Payment method: PolyCard swipe https://polycard.calpoly.edu/
Pricing
$0.10 Black 8.5x11" or 11x17" Laser Copier
$0.20 Color 8.5x11" or 11x17" Laser Copier
$3.00 KIP 36" Laser Plotter
$5.00 Canon 36" Inkjet Plotter
$8.00 Canon 42" Inkjet Plotter
How to Plot
KIP Laser Plotter 36"
Canon InkJet Plotters 36" and 42" (High quality)
Plotting Guidelines
Plot files should be PDF
Plotting is self serve with a lab monitor to help with questions
Flatten layers from within Acrobat
Flatten layers in Photoshop and compress files in InDesign or Illustrator
Maximum width and height: W 35.5" X H 72" (for 36" printers)
Maximum width and height: W 41.5" X H 72" (for 42" printers)
Orient your posters to landscape mode