batch plotting in Autocad 2002

I can't seem to make any batch plotting work to any of the multiple printers we have in our office. I get a blank sheet when I select "layout" in "plot settings" . . . then I get a portion of the drawing when I choose "extents" or "display" . . . any advice on how to make this work?

 

I've found that the easiest way to use Batch Plot is with named page setups,
set one up, set that in Batch Plot, and don't set anything else.

printers we have in our office. I get a blank sheet when I select "layout"
in "plot settings" . . . then I get a portion of the drawing when I choose
"extents" or "display" . . . any advice on how to make this work?

 

PlotM8 or AutoM8 from www.m8tools.com let you do simple batch plotting.
You pick the printer/plotter, paper size, and other settings, your drawings
will be plotted out with the printer you choose and the paper size you
choose. The difference between PlotM8 and AutoM8 is AutoM8 also lets you
batch change and batch purge drawings.

printers we have in our office. I get a blank sheet when I select "layout"
in "plot settings" . . . then I get a portion of the drawing when I choose
"extents" or "display" . . . any advice on how to make this work?

 

I have been using Craig's AutoM8 for months now. It may be slicker than
sliced bread. I would hate to be without it.

wfb

"An unsolicited testimonial"

 

The beauty of a script routine is that it works through the plot command and
answers the questions, this includes Printer name, ctb file, plot extents
etc. You can then set up a routine for each printer. Now all you have to do
is select the drawings and then assign the correct routine from the database
for the printer you wish to use.
This saves you having to worry about Page setups and gives consistent
plotting every time.
Our program Multi-Batch which works with AutoCAD full and LT, gives you the
power of AutoDesk's full version utilities, Batch plot and ScriptPro in a
single package.
It has five wizards for creating new routines including two for plotting,
plus plenty of standard routines to get you started like Purge, Recover,
Change Text, Change Attributes etc.

A free demo of Multi-Batch can be downloaded from http://www.multi-batch.com

Patrick