Topic: Script for printing, plotting

[vinnyg]

Hi,
I'm sure this question has been brought up before and I've seen
different articles about it before and just ignored them.....until
now. I really need to know how to write a script to batch print
a bunch of drawings so I don't have to open and print each one
seperately. Anybody already have a script to do this?

thanks

vinnyg

[drizzt]

start/programs/autocad/batch plot utility

I am pretty sure it comes with vinilla cad to

[Bob Wahr]

PUBLISH

[David Hall]

I have a VBA solution if you know vba you could modify to suit

[vinnyg]

I forgot to mention I'm using r14

hope this clarification helps

thanks

vinnyg

[David Hall]

Im pretty sure none of the above solutions will work unless you have r14.01

[vinnyg]

CmdrDuh,

Sorry, don't know VBA

thanks anyway,

vinnyg

[David Hall]

The best solution I could offer given your in 14 would be to generate a list of drawings you want to plot. This can be done very easily if they are all in the same folder or folders.  Then using a text file editor, search/replace parts of the file with the commands to plot in 14.  its been a ling time since I plotted in 14 so I dont remember the steps from memory.  We could easily get those steps from your text screen.

[Bob Wahr]

Code: [Select]

filedia 0
cmdddia 0

open
<drawingnamehere>
-plot
y
close
n
open
<drawing2 name>
<repeat until through>

<go through a commandline plot once manually so you know what needs to be entered to work>

[David Hall]

thats what I was thinking.  But if I remember, there is no close command b/c 14 is SDI

[Bob Wahr]

really?  I was thinking 14 was MDI beta 1  makes it easier that way, just open, plot, open, plot, open, plot.

The easiest way to figure out how to write a script is to type your way through what you want to have happen, then type it into a text file.

[vinnyg]

Thanks guys for all your imput,

I'll try all your suggestions,

vinnyg