Plotter error in drawings

[AlexDring]

How can I set my Autocad to use a specific plotter instead of finding the last one in that the drawings used? I set the options to use last succesful plot, but every time I plot, I get unable to find plotter (other users plotters) and have to go and find plotter, size of paper, etc...

Is there a variable I can reset in the drawing that I can get to with getvar or possible setvar? Possibly running a script on drawings prior to opening? Anything?

 

[RiBeneke]

If you are using AutoCAD 2002 and above, you can use 'Page Setups'. Set up the plotter you want to use in a blank drawing (or in your template drawing) and save as a setup drawing. Then you import the setup from this drawing into your current drawing, for each current drawing. Once imported, it stays in the current drawing, and you just select it from the dropdown box when you plot.

 

[borgunit]

You can create a lisp program, a custom button, or once you get the settings how you want it, paste the command into the command line. This is a reworked version of something we have used...


(if (= (getvar "PSTYLEMODE") 0)
(command "CONVERTPSTYLES")
) ;if
(setq PT1 "0,0")
(command "-PLOT" "Y" "Layout1" PRINTER PAPSZ "Millimeters" "Landscape"
"N" "Window" PT1 PT2 "1=1" "0,0" "Y" "YourPlotStyle.ctb" "Y" "N" "N" "N"
"N" "Y" "N")

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right "
.. Henry Ford

 

[AlexDring]

Thanks borgunit, I have already a script set up for batch plotting that uses the -plot, but never really thought of doing like your way.

I like your capition by Henry Ford. That man was way ahead of his time. One of my favorite sayings is by Einstien "Great ideas often encounter violent oposition from medicore minds"