eps plot Autocad2018 Mac

Anonymous · ‎06-12-2019

Hi all,

i'm migrating from win to mac. On win i use to print an eps file for photoshop using a virtual plotter. How can i do this on mac? I can't find plottermanager...

Tnx

maxim_k · ‎06-12-2019

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Hi Cesarina,

On Mac you can only use printers (including virtual) added to Printers & Scanners pane of macOS System preferences. Plus AutoCAD for Mac has built-in PDF printers (AutoCAD PDF xxx.pc3).
So you can "print" from AutoCAD to PDF instead of EPS and then open PDF in Photoshop for further editing.

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Anonymous · ‎06-12-2019

Tnx Maxim.

Please could you give me a link to a guide for virtual plot installation on Mac?

Tnx again.

maxim_k · ‎06-13-2019

Do you really need EPS file for Photoshop?
I'm not sure that virtual EPS printer for macOS exists.

As I wrote before, you can open PDF, created in AutoCAD, with the same result as with EPS.
In AutoCAD create Page setup with one of the "AutoCAD PDF xxxx.pc3" printers and "print" to PDF.

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Anonymous · ‎06-13-2019

Ok! Thank you so much.

Anonymous · ‎12-22-2020

Sometimes one needs an image file, and not a pdf. My Autocad 2018 for Mac doesn’t list a PublishToWeb JPG.pc3 PC3 option either. Is there a way to find such a PC3 file (or one for png, or better yet, one for SVG vector file) and import it into AutoCAD for Mac?

pendean · ‎12-22-2020

"publishtoweb" is a Windows only feature/ability: you'll need to find a driver for MacOS to output formats you need.

maxim_k · ‎12-23-2020

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Hi @Anonymous,

You can use Preview from Print window to open PDF in Preview app, then in Preview app you can save preview result as JPG or PNG - Option-click on File menu and select Save As, then from File types filter select image format you need.

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Anonymous · ‎12-23-2020

Very good software