Help with batch printing to pdf

[tharka3]

Hi All,

I need to batch print multiple cad drawings for a catalogue with around 8 drawings per page but i am really struggling to achieve this and only able to have 1 drawing per page.

Help!!! 

Many thanks in advance.

Mike

[tharka3]

something like this

[pendean]

@tharka3 There is nothing automatic in AutoCAD that is going to place 8-DWG files' content on a single page as you show in your image.

You'll need to open one of your template files, XREF the 8-DWG files into it in modelspace, create a layout with the page parameters you want then create a viewport for each XREF like in your image. Then SAVEAS that template file to always keep this available.

[tharka3]

Thanks for your reply, I am a complete newbie to this so could you write me a quick guide.....

Sorry to be a pain!

[pendean]

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@tharka3 wrote:
Thanks for your reply, I am a complete newbie to this so could you write me a quick guide.....

Sorry to be a pain!

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There is something of a learning curve for you, I'll get you started with these links, look at the highlighted sections 

XREFs

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-3E6FFC2C-B509-47EA-88D7-5287347BA1E7#:~:text=...

LAYOUTS

https://www.theknowledgeacademy.com/blog/how-to-create-a-new-layout-in-autocad/#:~:text=How%20to%20C...

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppRjgAWhmYU

VIEWPORTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGm5uTlmYRo 

or

https://www.scan2cad.com/blog/cad/autocad-viewport/#:~:text=2.-,Layout%20Viewports,-The%20layout%20v... 

[Simon_Weel]

Maybe use Windows printer Microsoft Print to PDF:

[paullimapa]

Open & print each drawing using one of the built-in pdf printers like: Dwg To Pdf.pc3

Then you'll have to use an app either the free / ones or the paid ones like Adobe Acrobat to merge all the individual PDFs into a multipage PDF file. Then open the multi-page PDF with Adobe Acrobat and in the Print window there's an option to select Multiple > Custom > 2 by 4 to get the output of 8 pages / sheet layout you desire.

[tharka3]

Thanks so much!

That is pretty much exactly what i wanted!!!

Mike

[paullimapa]

Glad to have helped…cheers!!!