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Batch plotting areas in Model Space

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:25:06 GMT

Can any kind soul shed light on how to batch plot predefined areas in Model Space?

I have attached a sample drawing.

In the drawing, I have some boxes representing individual A2 sheets and I want to plot all of them one by one as pdf? Are there any good ways of achieving this?

Thanks for your help!

Re: Batch plotting areas in Model Space

leothebuilder — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:22:54 GMT

This may not be the answer you want, but I believe it would be easier to have multiple layouts in paper space and together with proper page setups it would be a breeze to batch plot simply by right clicking the layout tab(s)

Batch plotting from model space is possible but it would take a lot of time to "write" all the x and y coordinates for each A2 sheet into a script.

Re: Batch plotting areas in Model Space

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:36:10 GMT

I have come up with this script:

LIMITS
0,0
594,420
-PLOT
y
model
dwg to pdf.pc3
ISO full bleed A3 (420.00 x 297.00 MM)
Millimeters
l
N
l
F
c
Y
acad.ctb
Y
A
N
Y

However, this would just let me keep printing and replacing the last pdf. Any way to specify the file names so that they do not get replaced each time?

Also, I would prefer to stay in model space as it is easier to navigate and see relationships between drawings. I guess i could set viewports for every position in model space though

Re: Batch plotting areas in Model Space

jackshield — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:37:00 GMT

could you use the view command to establish named views?

the possibly farm out those names to fileenames?

Re: Batch plotting areas in Model Space

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:41:08 GMT

How do I go about using the view name for the file name?

Re: Batch plotting areas in Model Space

leothebuilder — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:41:19 GMT

I would keep the setup you have in model space so you can keep seeing the relationship between drawings.

Just use paper space for plotting.

By the time you figure out a script that works for you, with paper space layouts you would have finished by now 🙂

Re: Batch plotting areas in Model Space

3wood — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 20:43:28 GMT

You can find a similar question and some answers in the below links.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-2013-2014-2015-2016/autocad-plotting/m-p/5510228/highlight/true#M72937

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-2007-2008-2009/plot-multiple-views-in-one-layout/m-p/2561092/highlight/true#M24365