Plots and previews totally screwed up!

Suddenly I can't do anything. I feel totally new to plotting. What is
going on? When I go to preview and come back, the paper size is changed and
a message on the command line says that the paper size isn't supported. But
I picked the paper size from a list provided to me. What's the problem?
This never happened before! I have "Save changes to layout checked". Help!

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I get a report of paper size. It thinks that "letter" is 18.77" x 12.70".
I am at a loss as what to do.

 

When I do pagesetup, the plot command doesn't know what I did in PAGESETUP.
When I configure in PLOT, the next plot doesn't remember what I did. This
is a sudden change in the way things are happening and it is throwing me for
a looop!

 

Is "Page Setup Name" (in the upper right corner of the plot dialog) set to
"previous plot" or something other than what you want to use?

 

OK. Here's the deal. I create a page setup. Everything seems to check out
OK, but I get a message on the command line that says that the plotter does
not suppor the paper size and gives me the correct paper size. But the
plotter DOES support the paper size. When I go back to the plot dialog, the
paper size is changed. I reselect the same paper size and hit the plot
button and it works! Or when I'm in preview, I hit plot and it works. But
the plot command does not remember what I did last unless I actually tell it
to with "Previous Plot". When I exit the Plot dialog and go back into it,
the correct layout name comes up, but the paper size is forgotten and LETTER
is shown as the chosen paper size. Then, I have to physically go into the
Page Setup Name dialog and choose another page setup, and then choose the
one I want again and the correct paper size comes up! This is maddening!

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Sounds maddening. Is this happening on multiple workstations? It's
definitely not normal behavior.

 

I believe it is happening to one workstation at this time. It's difficult
to test multiple stations, because I'm the "go to" guy for plotting.


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This may be a long shot, but....try deleting your printer in Autocad. Then,
go to the Windows print manager and BE SURE all the settings there are
correct, especially any desired page sizes. Then add the printer in Autocad
again. I have had problems making settings 'stick' when they conflict with
the Windows driver settings.

 

Man, that is weird...
Does this occur when you print using the actual Windows printer instead of the PC3 file?
Have you tried printing to a different Windows printer and/or PC3 file and if so do you get the same results?
Have you tried printing to the same printer via different software?
Have you done any recent registry editing?

 

I'm using a PC3 file. I hide system printers so that I don't accidentally
pick the system printer instead of an unconfigured plotter. It happens on
more than one printer, too. Different brands, different drivers.

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if so do you get the same results?

 

Good response. It worked for one printer, but not for both.

 

Just my workstation, thank goodness.

 

I never reuse PC3 files from previous versions. Maybe this time the
exception upgrading from 2004 to 2005. But then again....I check for new
plotter drivers. When in doubt, I just create new PC3 files from scratch if
there is an updated driver.