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Help plotting several dwgs.

Help plotting several dwgs.

Help plotting several dwgs.

(OP)
I am trying to plot several dwgs. (65-70) that were last plotted on various size paper layouts. (ie. 11x17, arch D, arch c,)

I need all of these to plot to my standard for my 11 x 17's.
Can this be done without opening, changing, and saving all of these dwgs. separately?

I tried with batch plot but did not get anywhere.

RE: Help plotting several dwgs.

Which version of AutoCAD are you using?  It makes a difference.

Sounds like a script to me.

To make a list of the files you need to plot, in a DOS Command Window type "dir /b *.dwg > dir.txt".  Then open the file "dir.txt" and add "open " before each line and " plot with the proper sequence of characters to force it to plot extents to fit.  You may want to add "close n" to the end to close each drawing.  See the help file for more variations and examples.

I hope this gets you started...

RE: Help plotting several dwgs.

(OP)
2002
Thanks for the tip

RE: Help plotting several dwgs.

You may have to set a couple of system variables in the beginning of the script, like "filedia 0 cmddia 0" (without the quotes of course).

Here's one I used for a long time ago, probably R14, after copying all drawings to a scratch folder.  I'm not sure if the "plot e n" works in R2002:

filedia 0 cmddia 0
open e:\scr\CWALLPLT.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\CWCLIPS.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\CWPLTLG.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\CWPLTSH.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\FIXNCLP.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\FIXNSTR.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\FIXSCLP.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\FIXSCLP1.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\FIXSSTR.DWG plot e n
open e:\scr\FIXSSTR1.DWG plot e n
filedia 1 cmddia 1 sh "del \scr\*.dwg"


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