Plotting in Background Takes Control of Window

[csilvaJ8LTR]

When I am batch plotting PDFs, I have the program set to plot in the background, however, every time it moves on to the next file, AutoCAD becomes the active window. If I type or press enter when AutoCAD is the active window, the plotting gets hung up on whatever file it's on and never finishes. 

How do you prevent AutoCAD from becoming the active window so you can work on other programs while batch plotting in the background?

[Brock_Olly]

I'm not sure how to fix your issue because it has never done that in my experience.

Are you using the 'publish in background' tick-box in the publish command window?

However I would suggest not plotting in background since it takes much more time. I frequently plot 50+ layouts and always batch plot in foreground. 

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Known limitation, no fix AFAIK. Most of us skip background publishing in AutoCAD, if that's a feature you need all the time because you PUBLISH all day long consider using the free viewer or opening a second instance of AutoCAD with foreground publishing on a second monitor.

[csilvaJ8LTR]

Thanks for the response.