Topic: network problem..

[Andrea]

In AutoCAD 2004

We have a network path in the config panel under
Plotstyle section to make sure to have all the same CTB file for all users.

The problem with this, is....
we have lot of file in this folder and this make AutoCAD very very slow when
trying to open the config panel or when typing plot command.

Now the question is, is there any patch or any other way to do this..?

thanks.

[Dommy2Hotty]

Put all unused plot styles in a subfolder of that folder...

[MikePerry]

Put all unused plot styles in a subfolder of that folder...

Hi

I don't believe that will work as AutoCAD will look/search in all Sub-Folders of the Main Plot Style Folder.

Check out the following thread -

Sharing Out .pc3 Files

Have a good one, Mike

[Dommy2Hotty]

I don't believe that will work as AutoCAD will look/search in all Sub-Folders of the Main Plot Style Folder.

Hmmm...wasn't aware of that...I thought AutoCAD never searched sub-folders....guess that only applies to Support File Search Paths.

[SPDCad]

I don't believe that will work as AutoCAD will look/search in all Sub-Folders of the Main Plot Style Folder.

Mike is correct! Autocad search any subdirectory located within the potter directory.

I have our network setup with the root directory with our ctb files, and have 1
subdirectory where we keep all our consultant ctb.  Unfortunately because there are so many ctb, it really slow down autocad when plotting!

[Andrea]

Put all unused plot styles in a subfolder of that folder...

Heun ?..

Just for info.....AutoCAD take all subfolder

[Andrea]

Put all unused plot styles in a subfolder of that folder...

Hi

I don't believe that will work as AutoCAD will look/search in all Sub-Folders of the Main Plot Style Folder.

Check out the following thread -

Sharing Out .pc3 Files

Have a good one, Mike

The problem here is not the PC3 but the CTB files..

[pmvliet]

There is a way you can do this not effecting the users profile.
there is a variable

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(getenv "PrinterStyleSheetDir")

If you put this in a lisp routine and set that variable, you can then sort out your colortables in different directories, thus making it easier to find, but still having the control on pointing to the locked down area on the server.

I will be working on this and a who slwe of other items in the effor to get rid of profiles. When we need to work with clients standards, different plotters, colortables, stb's, fonts etc...

Pieter

[Andrea]

There is a way you can do this not effecting the users profile.
there is a variable

Code: [Select]

(getenv "PrinterStyleSheetDir")

If you put this in a lisp routine and set that variable, you can then sort out your colortables in different directories, thus making it easier to find, but still having the control on pointing to the locked down area on the server.

I will be working on this and a who slwe of other items in the effor to get rid of profiles. When we need to work with clients standards, different plotters, colortables, stb's, fonts etc...

Pieter

Hey...this is interesting,
but don't know when to use-it...

[pmvliet]

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(defun c:Troy ()
  (Setenv "PrinterConfigDir" "I:\\autodesk\\ssoe\\autocad\\plotters_troy")
  (alert "Notice:\nThe Troy Plotters have been loaded!")
)

(defun c:Toledo ()
  (Setenv "PrinterConfigDir""I:\\autodesk\\ssoe\\autocad\\plotters_toledo")
  (alert "Notice:\nThe Toledo Plotters have been loaded!")
)

create a little lisp routine that gets loaded with each session. In this instance I am setting directories for different plotters so I can split them up by location. (We have many offices).

So for you, chance "PrinterConfigDir" to "PrinterStyleSheetDir". Then if you split out your companies colortables and your clients colrotables, you can keep them apart.

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(defun c:company ()
(setenv "PrinterStyleSheetDir" "I:\\standards\\colortables\\company")
(alert "Notice:\nYou are now using company standard CTB's"))

(defun c:client ()
(setenv "PrinterStyleSheetDir" "I:\\standards\\colortables\\client")
(alert "Notice:\nYou are now using Client standard CTB's"))

Are all of your colortables for your company or are some from consultants? If you can split them up by percentage used or something like that, you can make the lists shorter.

Pieter

[Andrea]

Pieter,


Thanks,
I need to make more test.....(very complicated here)

different profiles, menus, department, loaded programs, setting, etc...
for all clients...

ouf !!