plotting a drawing 10 times

I have to plot a lot of single drawing 10 times.



I've put a macro under a button



^C^C-plot;;;;;;;;



So it plots the current layout. But just one time

(I'm using AutoCAD 2000(i))



But I can't find the option of plotting a layout 10 times in the -plot
dialogue.


I can push the button 10 times, but because I have a lot of drawings that
needs plotting this way it's not a very convenient option. But it has to
spool/calculate every time I push the button.


In the plotter dialogue you can change the number of copies. But I have to
do the same action with all the different drawings. I want to know how to
put the command under a button or put it in a lisp?



Is "number of copies" a system variable?



Thanks in advance



Greetings



Laura

 

You can create a lisp file to perform this task.

type "-PLOT" at the command prompt, then write down all the inputs use you
to plot the drawing
Use notepad to create a file in one of the support paths called MyPlot.lsp

MyPlot.lsp should look similar following (will change based on your plot
parameters) -
(command "PLOT" "Y" "Model" "" "Letter" "I" "P" "N" "W" P0 P1 "Fit" "0,0"
"y" "acad.ctb" "Y" "N" "N" "Y" "Y")

Please notice the "" after "Model" - this is the default printer, which is
the only option (that I know of)

your macro button should contain the following text -
^c^c(repeat 10 (load "MyPlot"))

or to ask how many times to plot
^c^c(repeat (getint "\nInput Number of Plots ? ") (load "MyPlot"))

 

Following work to plot 10 copies using the previous plot setting from the
command line:

(progn
(command "-plot" "no" "" "previous plot" "" "" "Y" "N")
(setq plotnr 10)
(setq ad (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
(setq plot (vla-get-plot ad))
(vla-put-NumberOfCopies plot plotnr)
(vla-PlotToDevice plot)
)


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Hi Alan,

This is working, but it "calculates" the plot everytime (10 times). When you
use the "number of copies" option it just calculates the plot one time.
So it takes a lot of time to plot them and a lot of memory in the plotter.

But I've learned something over repeating lispcommands. Thank you.

laura

 

Hi Jimmy,

I've tried you option, but it only plots the drawing just one time.
when I chance the commandline to
(command "-PLOT" "" "" "" "" "" "" "")
It plots 2 times

But it "calculates" the plot everytime. When you use the "number of copies"
option it just calculates the plot one time.
So it takes a lot of time to plot them and a lot of memory in the plotter.

laura

 

The row (command "-plot" "no" "" "previous plot" "" "" "Y" "N") has to be
customized.
The syntax can be found by first trying to use the dialog box to plot one
copy. The run the -PLOT command and do it manually.

Command: -plot
Detailed plot configuration? [Yes/No] <No>: n
Enter a layout name or [?] <Layout>: Layout
Enter a page setup name <>:
Enter an output device name or [?] <EMTANX09.pc3>:
Write the plot to a file [Yes/No] <N>:
Save changes to page setup [Yes/No]? <N>
Proceed with plot [Yes/No] <Y>: n

After that you see how the row should look like.

(command "-plot" "n" "Layout" "" "EMTANX09.pc3" "n" "n" "n")

The important part is the last "n" that makes the -plot command not plot.
Then it's s the code after that that does the plotting and setting the
number of copies.
And it will only process once.

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Best Regards, Jimmy Bergmark
CAD and Database Developer Manager at www.pharmadule-emtunga.com
Take a look at
JTB FlexReport (FLEXlm report tool) - www.jtbworld.com/jtbflexreport
SmartPurger (Purges automatically) - www.jtbworld.com/?/smartpurger.htm
or download some freeware at www.jtbworld.com
More on AutoCAD 2005;
www.jtbworld.com/autocad2005.htm

 

Thanks.

Going to try that.

laura

 

You may want to take a look at this program.

http://plot2000.com/