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Plot preview bug

Plot preview bug

Plot preview bug

(OP)
Anybody ever seen this bug?

Open plot dialog box.
Change paper size from letter to 11x17.
Hit "Full Preview".
Admire your work.
Hit space (or <ESC> or right click then "exit") to get back to the dialog box.
Voila! The paper size is set back to letter again!

I've had our experts look at it and they are mystified. I tried reloading the printer driver and that didn't help, besides it doesn't seem to matter which printer I've selected although I need to do more testing to confirm that.

And I didn't just fall of the tater wagon either.  I've been using Acad since the mid 80's and I can just about guarantee this is either a bug or some dumb ass setting hidden somewhere that really shouldn't work this way.

Yes, I know the work around is to just go ahead and right click and hit "plot" while viewing the preview but my delicate sensitivities just hate untidy loose ends.

RE: Plot preview bug

BTW what version of AutoCAD and what service pack are you running? I know ACAD2K had a few initial plot issues out of the gate.

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

RE: Plot preview bug

Try do a page setup first, then do a preview.
If you do your settings in the plot dialog box and don't do a plot then the settings revert back to the original.
This is the case with 2002.

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