Thanks John & Macdog for taking time to offer some solutions.....
I will give it a go, I had to re-install this morning, which oddly corrected
it for one brief moment, then as I kept "playing" setting up templates and
such it seemed to revert back to the intial problem. Right at the moment, it
works randomly.... especially when switching pc3's to differnt printers
around the building. Our Engineering staff is placed all over the buidling
for the moment (re-layout of cubes) so we have the ability to print to @ 6
different printers.
Again thanks ...
Time for more learning experience.......
"John Pullen" wrote in message
news:410141eb$1_1@newsprd01...
> Once you have a drawing plotting correctly from 'vanilla' AutoCAD, save
the
> "Page setup" (top right of the Layout Settings tab on the Page Setup or
Plot
> dialog). Then go through each drawing and use the "Add" button on the Page
> Setup dialog to bring in that page setup from the initial drawing.
>
> Then you simply specify the layout tab to plot, pick "Use layout tab's
> default" (under Output Device name) and pick the Page setup you just
> created, when you use the AcadE plot function. (Detailed Plot Config mode
> must be off.)
>
> The real trick here is to do this for your templates and then it's always
> handled.
>
>
> "Kirk Paul" wrote in message
> news:4100180c_3@newsprd01...
> > Good Day All,
> > Long time "lurker" of the news groups from Cleveland Motion Controls,
Inc
> > (Hey, Nate)..... been a bit of time from the groups though, but new
> software
> > updates, well bring me back..... YEA!
> >
> > Anywhos..... Windows 2000, AutoCad 2004 Electrical
> >
> > Recently updated from AutoCAD R14/Cimlogic to AutoCAD 2004 Electrical...
> for
> > the most part the trasnistion is going as well as could be expected.
> > (PRINTED Documentation lacking, nowhere near as good as the "pre-2k"
> > versions and yes I have ordered my free User Guide from the website, at
> > least that helps with generic AutoCAD)
> >
> > But since this is my first experiance with the plotting isssues (and boy
> how
> > confusing could Adesk do this). But anywhos.... struggling through it,
and
> > gaining experiance.
> >
> > Okay onto the actual problem... (sorry for my wordy-ness and
editorials)
> >
> > Tying to use the Plot command within the project dialoge. I have created
a
> > PC3 file from the plotter manager, trying both, selecting the print
device
> > (in this case Aficio401) and/or importing a PC2 file. Easily enough to
> > create, so all seems good.
> >
> > Plotting just from Vanilla Cad using the the plot command and pc3 file,
> the
> > (dsize drawing 34 x 22) plots correctly onto 17 x 11. All good here.
> >
> > Now when I attempt to use the "plot" option of AutoCAD 2004 Electrical -
> > Project, it plots only onto an 8 1/2 x 11 paper. No matter the
> combinations
> > and goofyness I attempt, does not work use the plot batch of Electrical.
> >
> > I have attempted to search the newsgroups and AutoDesk web site
knowledge
> > base, I can't seem to come up with a solution. *sigh*
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help, as always is greatly appriciated!!
> >
> > Kirk
> > Cleveland Motion Controls, Inc.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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