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Plot Batches of Drawings
The Batch Plot utility builds a list of AutoCAD drawings to be plotted. You
can use the list to plot immediately or save the list in a batch plot list (BP3)
file. The Batch Plot utility (batchplt.exe) is located in the AutoCAD program
folder. It is highly recommended that you use Design Publisher (
PUBLISH) to
plot multiple drawings. You can use BP3 (batch plot list) files with Design
Publisher.
The AutoCAD window associated with Batch Plot should not be accessed
during batch plotting unless it is waiting for user input due to drawing load
or plot problems.
Note The Batch Plot utility does not work with Release 14 or previous versions
of AutoCAD.
The Batch Plot Utility main window displays the following information for
each drawing you add.
Drawing File The name of the drawing to be plotted.
Path The full path for the drawing file.
Layout The name of the layout you want to plot.
Page Setup The name of the page setup for plotting this drawing. You
can choose from any page setup in the drawing.
Plot Device The name of the PC3 file for plotting the drawing. You can
choose any available PC3 file and override the device
setting in the page setup.
The Batch Plot utility does not provide a way to edit drawings or make mod-
ifications to existing device configurations, nor does it provide a way to
manipulate views to be plotted. Because of this, it’s best to set up a batch plot
in AutoCAD as follows:
■ Review each drawing to make sure it is complete, and save it with the view
you want to plot. The Batch Plot utility plots the default view.
■ If a single plotter is to be used for the batch, verify the default plotter con-
figuration. If you want to use multiple configurations of a single device,
create and save the configurations as PC3 files before you create the batch.