plotting layouts

Hello group!

I'm trying to plot some layouts on a HP DesignJet 500 using ACAD2005. The
problem that I face is that the plotting of each layout will stop a few cm
before the end of the "inked area". Each layout contains two vertically
aligned viewports and then some text on the the layout itself. The
viewports are plotted ok but the text at the end is cut! Any ideas why
this is happening? Any settings i should check?

Thank you in advance.

 

Is your selected paper size the same as what your title block? I know it
sounds kinda obvious, but sometimes people thought they selected the 24 x
36, when they actually selected the 22 x 34.

 

Oh, yes! But thank you for your input. The point is that each layout has
different lenght but all stop at the last mtext part. Can it be that? The
mtext itself?

 

Yet another problem with layouts and plotting!

I wanted to create a viewport inside another bigger one and have the small
one not transparent. Since that is not possible, I created a polyline in
such away, in order to leave a free area at the left top corner. I then
created a viewport based on the polyline and added the smaller viewport at
the free area at the left top corner.

Every time I try to plot that layout, the spooling process goes to 100%
but then the document disappears from the document queue of the plotter.
There is something wrong with layouts when it comes to plotting! But what?
Is this a known problem? Any solution?

Thank you in advance.

 

I found a way to plot the layouts with the problems. I initially used the
custom 600x4900mm paper. That is the custom paper i use for the A1 roll. I
also had "inked area" checked in my .pc3 settings. Those setting gave me
the problematic plots.

I made a new custom parer which has length equal to the length of the used
area of the layout and kept the same width. Also unchecked the "inked
area" and save the settings on a new pc3 file. Everything went ok this
time! The problem was that i had to change for every layout the custom
length of the paper since all had different ones.

Is it a "must" to use a paper with length equal to the length of the
plotted area? Can't i just use my normal 600x4900mm roll which should be
cut when the plotting is finished?