topic Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting in AutoCAD Forum

AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

sbKSTBK — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:39:38 GMT

As the title notes, while plotting to PDF, AutoCAD 2024 crashes about 80% of the time. Are there any known fixes for this?

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

paullimapa — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 04:45:46 GMT

Are you using the builtin pdf devices to plot or a third party one?

Do a screenshot of your plot window

Also do a screenshot of About command window and share them both here

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

pendean — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:24:15 GMT

Explore this from Autodesk https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Crash-when-plotting-to-PDF-in-AutoCAD.html

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

davinatkins — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:02:39 GMT

The last time this happened to be, I needed to run an audit on the file. This repaired the error that was causing the crash.

Scratch that, I needed to run an audit on an xref that was loaded by the file I was printing.

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

sbKSTBK — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:09:51 GMT

I am using the built-in DWG to PDF plotter. See below for the requested screenshot.

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

paullimapa — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:40:05 GMT

see if it makes a difference installing the latest update which should be:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-tie-the-Product-Version-or-Build-number-with-the-AutoCAD-update.html

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

pendean — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:46:33 GMT

Your 2024.1 is not current: 2024.1.2 is the latest.

Try a different PDF driver: 2024 is bundled with 5-total. You might as well rule that out too.

RECOVERALL command will take care of XREFs and your top file too, just remember to QSAVE each of those files right afterwards.

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

sbKSTBK — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:05:34 GMT

Thanks all. I'm trying to use the same printer driver as I'm doing a batch plot and don't want to change the page setup for every single CAD file. I'll update the software and hope that will help. Thanks all.

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

pendean — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:37:01 GMT

@sbKSTBK wrote:

Thanks all. I'm trying to use the same printer driver as I'm doing a batch plot and don't want to change the page setup for every single CAD file. I'll update the software and hope that will help. Thanks all.

Here is how to open a support case with Autodesk if you are on subscription to seek out Autodesk Support's help too:
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-find-my-support-cases-with-Autodesk-Technical-Support.html?_ga=2.143218544.457179972.1687356981-993279110.1686949184

Re: AutoCAD 2024 Crashes While Plotting

sbKSTBK — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:08:42 GMT

Thanks. If all else fails, I'll follow these directions.