Plotting Multiple Named Views

[debodine]

At our company we use AutoCad 2000 and AutoCad 2000LT, and a few of us have been upgraded to AutoCad 2006. The rest of us are to be updated to AutoCad 2006 in the "near" future, as budget allows.

We plot named views in model space for most drawings. We do not typically use paper space (layouts). This is a decision by management for various reasons, and not likely to change.

However, we have never been able to determine a method for plotting multiple named views, so we always click a named view, plot it, click the next named view, plot it, etc. Some of our drawings have quite a few named views.

I am one of the few who have been upgraded to AutoCad 2006. We had hoped that upgrading to 2006 and having the new sheet set function would help, but from all the HELP screen info I can find, sheet sets are based on paper space layouts, and do not recognize model space named views. If the capability is there, I have missed it.

The only forum thread I found with a search is this one, thread555-13191, but we don't want to convert the drawings to PLT. We want to plot directly from AutoCad.

Has anyone out there developed a painless method for plotting multiple named views?

I realize we could probably create a LISP file, but quite a number of our users still use 2000LT which does not recognize LISP files.

Thanks for any info you can provide.

debodine

 

[dpzinn478]

From what you describe, you (your company, the CAD management team, whoever) have painted yourselves into a corner:

1. absolutely will not use paperspace layouts

(Why would management make a decision like that? That's like a boss telling a driver he cannot ever make a u-turn. Why would the boss care, as long as he had a competent driver?)

2. cannot use autolisp because of ACLT

Forgive me, but I think your company is very shortsighted. And there is not likely to be a painless solution to the problem. Actually layouts are the painless solution, but...

Dave

 

[debodine]

No forgiveness required, your sentiments are mine. I have learned to use paper space, but management is unwilling to invest in any training. It's one of those, "we have gotten the job done for years this way, and changing costs money!" situations.

I was hoping that another solution existed and maybe I could alleviate some of the hassles the engineers face. Thanks for the feedback.

debodine