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trlear · Guest

I'm using AutoCAD 2005 and am having trouble getting the publish feature to work correctly. I have 100 drawings I want to print out all to the same printer, 11x17, extents. Each of the drawings prints from model view and have no layouts. It lets me import the page set up on each drawing in the list individually, but how can I import the page setups all at once in publish so they all come out the same way w/out having to select each drawing and import the setup.

I thought there might be a checkbox stating to print all drawings with a certain page setup, but I'm not seeing it. I'm hoping I'm just missing an easy step. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

Dean Saadallah · Guest

Are you trying to select a paperspace page setup to plot your modelspace
view files only perhaps?

Have you tried to write a simple script file using -PLOT command (note the
dash) and run through your 100 files with the free ScriptPro utility
instead?
http://www.autodesk.com/migrationtools

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trlear · Guest

Yes .. I am basically trying to print the paperspace view to 11x17 extents. But PUBLISH won't let me print them all the same w/out having to individual set the page setup on each one. BatchPlot use to let you print all drawings selected from the one page setup up you selected.

I have not tried the -PLOT commaned through ScriptPro as I thought AutoCAD should have something that works. I know enough about CAD to be dangerous so I'm not familiar with writing/using scripts. I was looking for something simple like batch plot to print the group out.

I'll take a look at ScriptPro. Any other suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks!

wfb · Guest

I think you will find this a very cheap and useful program.

www.m8tools.com

Bill
I only use it. The only connection is the folks there are about 50 miles
away from where I live.

...ms... · Guest

Is this what you are tying to do?
When you have your list of drawings in the Publish dialog box, Select all
the drawings (Either window all drawings in the list or use the shift or
ctrl selection method), then with all selected click the dropdown list arrow
in the pagesetup column --> click import --> import the one you want. They
all should now show the imported Page Setup.

marty...

trlear · Guest

That is EXACTLY what I'm trying to do but it won't let me. I highlight them all, but when I click on the dropdown list arrow in the page setup column to "import", it deslects everything else and then only gives me <Default:None> as an option. The only way it will give me the Import option is if I click on them one at a time and import. How painful!! I even called our "paid" technical support person for AutoCAD and they tell me it can't be done, but I know there has to be a way. Especially if someone else can make it work!!! I'd even welcome a phone call if anyone would be willing. If so, drop a note and I'll send my number.

The M8Tools Web site has one that works great, but it's $50 for a license (we'd need more than one) and I know my company will not buy something like that when we have a $2500 program that should do it for us.

Any help is appreciated!!!!
Thanks much!

trlear · Guest

I think I have it now. The first drawing in the batch I was trying to print is corrupt!!!I I moved to a different set of drawings and got it to work. It takes a little longer to print than the tool from M8 but at least it works.\
Thanks to all for your help!!!

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