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658 | Chapter 22 Plot Drawings
■ If multiple devices are to be used for the batch, verify the configurations
of the devices and save them as PC3 files.
■ The Batch Plot utility saves the AutoCAD window size in batch list files to
preserve plotting aspect ratios when plotting with the Display option.
Adjust the AutoCAD window size, if needed, before plotting or saving a
batch.
Once you complete these preliminary steps, create the batch file list by
choosing the drawing files and then specifying the layout, page setup, and
plot device to use for each drawing.
You can test the batch plot before plotting. AutoCAD loads but does not plot
each drawing in the batch. You can check for missing xrefs, fonts, or shapes.
If you encounter errors, quit the Batch Plot utility. Open the drawing, address
the issues, and save the drawing.
By creating a log file, you can also record who plotted each drawing and
when, and any errors encountered during plotting.
See Also
“Publish Drawing Sets” on page 819
To start the Batch Plot utility
1 Open the folder in which you installed AutoCAD.
2 Double-click the Batch Plot utility, batchplt.exe.
Note To stop a batch plot that is in progress, click Cancel in the Plot Progress
dialog box. The Batch Plot utility stops after it finishes plotting the current draw-
ing.
To add drawings to the batch plot list
1 From the File menu in the Batch Plot utility, choose Add Drawing.
2 In the Add Drawing File dialog box, select the drawings you want to add.
3 Choose Open.
The drawings are added to the list.
To append a list of drawings to the current batch
1 From the File menu in the Batch Plot utility, choose Append List.
2 In the Append Batch Plot List File dialog box, select the batch plot list file
(BP3) you want to append.