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Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

DavidC — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:42:43 GMT

Today, when I do a Batch Plot through SHEET SET MANAGER as I have always done, I keep getting a pop up message saying, "A serious error occurred while processing your request. Click to review plot and publish details..."
When I go in to review the errors, the new window says, "Job: - Plotted". No errors.
No PDF was created, though. I could only create PDF page by page.
I've tried restarting AutoCAD. I've restarted my computer. I've recreated the Sheet Set, and none worked.
Please help!
DC

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

pendean — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:55:49 GMT

Does this happen with all of your DST (SSM) files? or just this one set?
What are you publishing to? What about if you aim for a different driver or use a different pagesetup?
What changed on your PC or setup or where you store files or whatever else recently?

Did you turn on (or forget to turn off) background publishing?

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

DavidC — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:09:19 GMT

@pendean It is happening to all my DST files.
As I described previously, I've restarted AutoCAD. I've restarted the computer. I've recreated the DST, but none of them worked.

I am publishing to PDF as I have done for the last 15 years (include the whole setup), to either the laptop or external hard drive. I am still able to plot single page PDF through PLOT/PRINT.
Nothing's changed. I was Batch Plotting my projects without any issues, yesterday.

I did not turn on nor turn off the background publishing.

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

pendean — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:13:45 GMT

Try a different PDF driver, see if that changes the issue: and ensure background publishing is indeed off.

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

DavidC — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:35:25 GMT

What different PDF driver? How do I change that?
How do I turn background publishing off?

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

JTBWorld — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 04:02:46 GMT

Is it working to use PUBLISH?

Turn off background plotting/publishing by typing BACKGROUNDPLOT on the command line and set it to 0.

It might be that you need to do a repair or reinstall of AutoCAD if nothing else work.

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

pendean — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:22:47 GMT

@Anonymous New to SSM? or AutoCAd or PUBLISH command? you can pull up PUBLISH command's pop-up from your SSM list to change the PDF driver like this in the right-click menu

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

DavidC — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:12:21 GMT

Thanks!
Changing the PDF drive didn't work, but unchecking the Publish in background worked.

Re: Issues with Batch Plot to PDF

DavidC — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:16:14 GMT

Thank you!
I turned off the Publish in background through "Publish Dialog Box..." and that seemed to have worked.