Batch plotting areas in Model Space

[Anonymous]

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!

[leothebuilder]

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.

[Anonymous]

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

[jackshield]

could you use the view command to establish named views?

the possibly farm out those names to fileenames?

[Anonymous]

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

[leothebuilder · Accepted solution]

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 🙂

[3wood]

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/tru...

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