Multi Batch

[stephen]

I am using multibatch when plotting packages of drawings, as they generally consist of 6 copies of around 50 A1 drawings.
the problem is when i go back into cad after using MB, i cant close a drawing as it sets the SDI to 1,
if i reset the SDI back to 0 it works ok,

first of all what is SDI, and how do i stop CAD doing this?

Thanks

Stephen

[f700es]

I am using multibatch when plotting packages of drawings, as they generally consist of 6 copies of around 50 A1 drawings.
the problem is when i go back into cad after using MB, i cant close a drawing as it sets the SDI to 1,
if i reset the SDI back to 0 it works ok,

first of all what is SDI, and how do i stop CAD doing this?

Thanks

Stephen

Are you talking about Single Drawing Interface?
Straight from the help menu...

Controls whether AutoCAD runs in single- or multiple-document interface. Helps third-party developers update applications to work smoothly with the AutoCAD multiple-drawing mode.

0 Turns on multiple-drawing interface.
1 Turns off multiple-drawing interface.
2 (Read-only) Multiple-drawing interface is disabled because AutoCAD has loaded an application that does not support multiple drawings. SDI setting 2 is not saved.
3 (Read-only) Multiple-drawing interface is disabled because the user has set SDI to 1 and AutoCAD has loaded an application that does not support multiple drawings. (SDI was set to 1 before the application was loaded.) SDI setting 3 is not saved.

If SDI is set to 3, AutoCAD switches it back to 1 when the application that doesn't support multiple drawings is unloaded.

Perhaps the Batch Plot is one of these applications that does not support this. :?

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