In your Word document, insert a drawing canvas where you want the image to appear ( Insert > Shapes > New drawing canvas in Word 2010), then paste the image.

Choose 'take a snapshot' from the Edit menu, then select the area to copy.

Select an Adobe PDF virtual printer, then select the file IEC Plot style V1.1.ctb from the menu “Plot style table”.

You will also need to insert a bitmap image in your Word document, for example as follows: Send us the AutoCAD files (.dwg) in addition to the submitted Word document, so that we can correct them if necessary. The different layers available within the IEC AutoCAD template: Choose Plot Style Table Editor from the Finish screen in the Add Plot Style Table wizard.

Right-click a CTB or STB file in the Plot Style Manager, and then choose Open from the shortcut menu. The grey frame delimits the maximum drawing size for an IEC publication (225 mm × 170 mm). Double-click a CTB or STB file in the Plot Style Manager. If you use Autodesk AutoCAD to create your drawings, download our customization files IEC-template_autocad_v1.1.dwt and IEC-plot-style_v1.1.ctb from the download table below.Ĭreate a new drawing by opening the IEC template.

Add ctb file autocad