Batch Plot to pdf in model space
@Anonymous wrote:
Please help me,
I want to know is there any lisp for printing multiple blocks to pdf at once?I have hundreds of drawing and each drawing have many title blocks in model/Layout in different size (all title blocks are in blocks named A1). So if i use publish command, i have to open all 100 drawings and make page setup for all title blocks. It is waste of time. So i am looking for a program which print a specific blocks one by one (instead of selecting a window/layout/extends) in model or layout converting to pdf at once. Hope you understand the matter. Help would be appreciated (I am really sorry for my poor English).
Hello arukaroor and welcome to the Autodesk Community!
Firstly, I fully agree with Paul Li's.
To plot one dwg at a time, and ss a starting point, if your title blocks are not dynamic, perhaps something like this will do the trick...
Untested...
(vl-load-com)
(defun c:demo (/ dwg file hnd i len llpt lst mn mx sc ss tab urpt)
(if (setq ss (ssget "_X" '((0 . "INSERT") (2 . "A1"))))
(progn
(repeat (setq i (sslength ss))
(setq hnd (ssname ss (setq i (1- i)))
tab (cdr (assoc 410 (entget hnd)))
lst (cons (cons tab hnd) lst)
)
)
(setq lst (vl-sort lst '(lambda (x y) (> (car x) (car y)))))
(setq i 0)
(foreach x lst
(setq file (strcat (getvar 'DWGPREFIX)
(substr (setq dwg (getvar 'DWGNAME)) 1 (- (strlen dwg) 4))
"-"
(itoa (setq i (1+ i)))
".pdf"
)
)
(if (findfile file)
(vl-file-delete file)
)
(vla-getboundingbox (vlax-ename->vla-object (cdr x)) 'mn 'mx)
(setq llpt (vlax-safearray->list mn)
urpt (vlax-safearray->list mx)
len (distance llpt (list (car urpt) (cadr llpt)))
sc (fix (/ 841.0 len))
)
(command "-plot"
"yes"
(car x)
"DWG TO PDF.PC3"
"ISO A1 (841.00 x 594.00 MM)"
"Millimeters"
"Landscape"
"No"
"Window"
llpt
urpt
(strcat (itoa sc) ":1")
"Center"
"yes"
"grayscale.ctb"
"yes"
""
)
(if (/= (car x) "Model")
(command "No" "No" file "no" "Yes")
(command
file
"no"
"Yes"
)
)
)
)
)
(princ)
)
Hope this helps,
Henrique
Accepted solution
@Anonymous wrote:
Here is the drawing.
arukaroor,
are all dwg's in A3, and all in Model space?
(vl-load-com)
(defun c:demo (/ dwg file hnd i len llpt lst mn mx ss tab urpt)
(if (setq ss (ssget "_X" '((0 . "INSERT") (2 . "A1-"))))
(progn
(repeat (setq i (sslength ss))
(setq hnd (ssname ss (setq i (1- i)))
tab (cdr (assoc 410 (entget hnd)))
lst (cons (cons tab hnd) lst)
)
)
(setq lst (vl-sort lst '(lambda (x y) (> (car x) (car y)))))
(setq i 0)
(foreach x lst
(setq file (strcat (getvar 'DWGPREFIX)
(substr (setq dwg (getvar 'DWGNAME)) 1 (- (strlen dwg) 4))
"-"
(itoa (setq i (1+ i)))
".pdf"
)
)
(if (findfile file)
(vl-file-delete file)
)
(vla-getboundingbox (vlax-ename->vla-object (cdr x)) 'mn 'mx)
(setq llpt (vlax-safearray->list mn)
urpt (vlax-safearray->list mx)
len (distance llpt (list (car urpt) (cadr llpt)))
)
(command "-plot"
"yes"
(car x)
"DWG TO PDF.PC3"
"ISO A3 (420.00 x 297.00 MM)"
"Millimeters"
"Landscape"
"No"
"Window"
llpt
urpt
"Fit"
"Center"
"yes"
"grayscale.ctb"
"yes"
""
)
(if (/= (car x) "Model")
(command "No" "No" file "no" "Yes")
(command
file
"no"
"Yes"
)
)
)
)
)
(princ)
)
Henrique
hmsilva,
Some times i have to print in A1 and some times in A2 or A3. So i am suggesting to make pdf all in A1 size so i can print any size. In this drawing all title blocks are in model but some other drawings in layout. 
Woowww its working..
Thank you very much.
Can you add an option to select model / layout and page size also.
Accepted solution
@Anonymous wrote:
Woowww its working..
Thank you very much.
Can you add an option to select model / layout and page size also.
arukaroor,
the demo will plot also layouts, if the "A1-" block exist.
Paper sizes, correct scale.... I could not find in your titleblock something that allows the code to select the correct paper size/scale...
Henrique
hmsilva,
I modified the paper size and ctb. Now i can plot any size and any block. You saved my time 
Thanks a lot........
@Anonymous wrote:
hmsilva,
I modified the paper size and ctb. Now i can plot any size and any block. You saved my time
Thanks a lot........
You're welcome, arukaroor
Glad it's useful for you! 🙂
Henrique
