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Batch Plot DWG to PDF (because no TrueView on Mac)

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gobluejd
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Batch Plot DWG to PDF (because no TrueView on Mac)

I have read several other threads, reached out to @autocadhelp and they suggested I post here. 

 

I am the only AutoCad user along with 4 people who need to print/PDF dwgs to send to cusomters.  Right now everyone uses TrueView and I share my drawings directory.  They can do what is necessary and TrueView gets the job done.

 

I need to say that I use a MAC PRO running AutoCad on MAC and A VM.  The company is moving towards MAC and I purchsed a iMac for a co-worker but noticed that there is no application to allow viewing of DWG files.  I know there is 360, however that is online and not an application.  My thought is to just have them be able to all look at PDFs and not have to create / print etc.


I found that I can auto generate a PDF every time I save a drawing (which is AWESOME) however I need to convert my 2,000+ drawings to PDFs.  I looked into Publishing them, which it seems it can do, but it either wants me to save them each individually or will only do 1.

 

I am not sure I am using right.

 

I want to take my DWG and make them PDFs.  Is there a way to do this without having to do it by opening/plotting each one....

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Message 2 of 6
pendean
in reply to: gobluejd

MAC forum (and questions about the challenged version) are best posted in the correct forum http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac/ct-p/3011
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ukdxb012
in reply to: gobluejd

Does this help? http://youtu.be/E1FE9OCCobA

You might want to try the + to see if it will allow you to add more drawings that aren't open.


Duncan Brannan
UK/EMEIA CAD Operations Manager
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Message 4 of 6
gobluejd
in reply to: ukdxb012

It's really not a mac issue.

I can add more than one file, however it only seems to ask me to save the first file PDF name and then nothing happens.
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ukdxb012
in reply to: gobluejd

Are you selecting create individual files?

Here's another useful link for,you... http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/EN...


Duncan Brannan
UK/EMEIA CAD Operations Manager
Twitter | LinkedIn

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gobluejd
in reply to: ukdxb012

This worked, but I had to copy all 2200 dwgs to my mac, create (still working) and then will have to copy back.  Odd the Mac Batch Plot works so much better than windows....

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