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I'm trying to "Plot to file" so that I can send the .plt file to someone else for printing. Autocad will not create the plot file. It goes through all of the motions including the normal regeneration, but no output file is created. I used config to change the default plot directory to a known location. Furthermore, I used a program called "Search Everything" and confirmed that no plot file is being created on any hard drive on my computer.
I normally plot to my HP T520 successfully. Keeping the same settings, I just check the box for "Plot to file" and click OK. Autocad appears to be creating a plot file, but no file is created and no errors generated. The plot log shows that the file was plotted. Interestingly, there is no difference in the log entry whether I actually plot to the plotter or to a file.
I've also tried other system printers with the same results. I can print to PDF to the same directory, so it shouldn't be a directory permissions issue. Print preview shows the correct expected results.
The default plot file name shows correctly as "Drawing Name.plt", I've tried renaming to a single character with and without the file extension, no effect.
Thanks for reading!
Rob
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