Print Job Management

[brad_quiltworx]

Looking for a method or process to print/plot/publish the following:

Booklet 1

Layout Tab 1

Layout Tab 1

Layout Tab 1

Layout Tab 1

Layout Tab 2

Layout Tab 2

Layout Tab 2

Layout Tab 3

Layout Tab 3

Layout Tab 1

Layout Tab 1

Layout Tab 1

Layout Tab 1

This will provide a 1 package of papers that will have 13 sheets, collated in the order shown (4 - Layout Tab 1, 3 Layout Tab 2, 2 Layout Tab 3, and 4 Layout Tab 1). 

I need to be able to store this as a job that I may print at various times.  When I do print, I will need to print anywhere from 1 pack to 100 packages.

Thoughts or suggestions?  I have looked at Sheet Set manager and so far I am unable to add multiples of the same sheet/layout into the one set. 

I would like to do this directly in autocad (I am using LT 2013) as I have to run draft sets.  If I need to, I am willing to look at a separate print manager that can print PDF or jpeg, etc.  If I go this direction, I would like to setup sheet set manager to print the updated files that would then be used by the print manager.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Brad

[3wood]

Try command PUBLISH and save the printing job as a file.

[brad_quiltworx]

My solution

I used a combination of SSM and tabs to get the print job setup. i needed to create multipe of the same layout tab, up to 16 of some with as few as 1 of others.  Then, importing them into SSM, I was able to organize them in the correct order based on booklets.  I then printed them to PDF to speed up reprinting.  This allowed me to print multiple collated sets as needed of each booklet.

To keep the number of tabs down, I created a separate file for each booklet with the base file being exreffed in.

Brad