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Plot DWG
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About
Quick and easy plotting and converting batches of AutoCAD drawings; an
indispensable application to every CAD manager and AutoCAD user.
The application features several modes to select files to be plotted, notably: drag and drop,
loading Excel lists, or searching for files in selected folders.
It quickly searches for the specified file names on different drives and
folders.
It is designed to save time and money, it is easy to use and
preserves user's options for the next time it runs.
Features
and Benefits
- High performance: average plot creation speed
25 drawings/min*
- There is no need to spend time creating
AutoCAD page setups. The settings you select
on the program menu are applied to each
drawing in the batch.
- Uses a spooler system which sends all plot files from the batch together so that it prevents a mix-up with print files sent from other sources on the network.
- Supports ctb and stb plot styles,
that can
be applied to all drawings in the batch.
- Batch conversion of DWG files to other file formats (BMP, DXF, EPS, JPG, PNG, SAT, WMF and PDF).
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Five efficient modes to select files to be plotted:
1.
drag and drop files from Windows Explorer,
2. plot from an Excel drawing list,
3. plot all drawings from specified folders,
4. plot all
all open drawings
5. plot active file only
- Flexible Model / Paper Space Options:
Active Space,
Model Space Only,
Paper Space Only,
- Drawing orientation: Auto orientation,
portrait or landscape
- Uses a spooler and
sends all plot files from the batch together
so that it prevents a mix-up with plot
documents sent from other sources on the
network.
- The list in Drag and Drop and Search Folders can be sorted by clicking on the column name so that drawings are plotted in alphabetical order.
- In the Drag and Drop and Search Folders tabs the user can export the list of files to Excel for future use.
- All settings are saved between sessions
Usage
-Start the application by browsing the
menu: All Programs, Office Optimum, Batch
Plot DWG. This will also start AutoCAD if
is not already running.
Then, please
follow these simple instructions describing
each item on the application interface:
-Plot Devices window lists the
available printers and plotters. Select the desired item in the list.
-Media Sizes window lists the
available paper sizes for the selected plot
device. Click to select the desired
item in the list.
-Plot Styles; optionally, you can
select a ctb or stb style.
-Converted File Location; If you selected a plotter, you can skip this step and go to the next.
If, however, you selected a driver to convert the DWG files to other file formats, you need to specify the location of the converted files.
You can either use initial AutoCAD DWG file location or select another folder.
Note that Plot / save to file check box is automatically selected for
you.
-Use DWG Files From; there are 5 modes
to select files to be plotted. Select the
tab corresponding to your needs:
1.Drag and Drop files from Windows Explorer to
the program interface.
If you change your mind, you can double click to remove
some of the files from the list.
Note that if you drag and drop files of
incompatible format they will be skipped
when the batch process starts.
2.Load Drawing List from an Excel file. To
use this mode you first need to have the
drawing list open in Excel, then to click
Select Excel File button; a window will
pop-up showing all open Excel files. Select
the appropriate Excel file. Next, enter the sheet
number where the list is located in the
Excel file (ex.: enter 1 if the list is in
the first sheet). Specify the
column to read from in the From Column
field by entering the column letter or
column number.
If the paths of the files are included in the
list, select File locations are specified
in the selected Excel file option.
This is an example of such list:
If the paths of the files are not included in the list,
select Use folder option and click
Select folder button to browse to the
folder where drawings are located.
This is an example of such list:
At the end the batch process, the cells
in the Excel file will be marked in green
and red; files successfully plotted will be
marked in green, files not found in red and
duplicates will be left unchanged.
Note
that duplicate files in the Excel list will
not be plotted unless Print Duplicates
option is set to Yes. 3.Specify Folder mode. To use this
mode, first decide if you need to check the
Include SubFolders or not. Then,
click Select folder button and browse
to the folder where drawings are located.
All drawings found will be listed in the
lower window. You can click Select folder
button again and add files from other
folders to the
list. If you wish, you can double
click to remove some of the files from the
list.
4.All Open DWG allows you to process all currently
open dwg files. You have the option to close
all files when finished (without saving).
5.Active DWG mode plots only the active dwg file.
- The list in Drag and Drop and Search Folders can be sorted by clicking on the column name so that drawings are plotted in alphabetical order.
Click again to sort in reverse order.
- In the Drag and Drop and Search Folders tabs the user can export the list of files to Excel for future use.
-Next, select the Plot Area,
Center plot
-Select the Drawing Orientation. The
Auto Select option will automatically select
portrait or landscape orientation according
to each drawing format.
-Select Model /
Paper space
option, and enter the Number of copies.
-Click Plot button to start plotting.
The options selected will be applied to all
drawings. You can click the Exit/Cancel button to stop a running batch process.
Screenshots
Drag and Drop mode
Specify Drawing List mode
Specify Folder mode
* Speed varies depending on factors like file size, network and
computer speed.
- Pad file location:
http://www.officeoptimum.com/AutoCAD/BatchPlotDWG/pad_file.xml
System requirements
AutoCAD 2006
or later
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included in the package)
Operating System Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista
Microsoft Excel 2000, XP or later
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