PDF save location

[jim]

Just installed AutoCAD Architecture 2015 in both my office computer and my home office laptop. Same condition as 2014 and 2013.

When I print a PDF straight out of model space using the DWG to PDF.pc3 plotter in my home computer, the file is always saved in the same job folder I am working in, but in my office computer, AutoCAD saves the file in any one of different locations (my documents, help folder for ACA 2015, or once in a while in some strange location). 

I prefer to have the PDF saved in the same job file I am working in, but I've looked for quite a while and dont know why one computer does it one way and the other a different way. 

[pendean]

So you don't have AutoCAD prompting you for the location of the PDF output file? Or it just shows all thes random locations when it does pop-up and ask?

What is REMEMBERFOLDERS variable set to in 2015, 2013 and 2014?

[jim]

Never asks for a location. It will save it in the open job file I'm working on my laptop, and 80% +/- of the time, on the "help" file in my office computer.

Weird thing is that it would save it on the 2014 "help" file and now on the 2015 "help" file since I upgraded.

[pendean]

And my second question? For both home and office of course.

[jim]

Rememberfoders > Both cmputers are set to 1.

[pendean]

I've never seen the default DWG TO PDF.PC3 not prompt for a file name/location before and I cannot get it to do that here in 2011 through 2015 plain AutoCAD. And your REMEMBERFOLDERS setting ought to be correct so there is something else going on.

Up for a lisp fix? http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Visual-LISP-AutoLISP-and-General/Need-help-with-the-plotting-command-i...

[Anonymous]

Check the .pc3 file for location.  Open .pc3 file, Device and Document Settings-Custom Properties.

[jim]

Nothing there. Should there be?

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[jim]

[Anonymous]

Select Custom Properties which will open a button called Custom Properties, click on that.

[vandenoosterkamp]

did that, still no possibility to set default location.

Anyone knows if it's possible at all?

[pendean]

This reality has not changed...
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/printing-and-plotting/pdf-save-location/m-p/5159435#M78663

[Anonymous]

U can change your file path under the save as DWF\Options...Location

[zayd1009]

> OPTIONS  command

> "Plot and Publish"  tab

> "Plot to file"

>  Choose path

[vandenoosterkamp]

My workaround using total commander:

- in Total commander go the file you want to overwrite, or in case the file is not there yet

- copy a file and rename it

- make shortcut (for me ctrl+d) that copies the entire path

- go back to autocad

- ctrl+p , <enter>. <enter>, ctrl+v

- overwrite -> yes

No mouse needed, fast old skool keyboard only wich works in most cases twice as fast anyway!