Save changes to plotter without creating PC3???

Is there a way to save changes to a plotter in autocad without creating a .pc3 file?? i.e. we have a new 11x17 printer we want to plot to, I have tried to go in and set the printable area of the 11x17 paper on that printer but when I try to save these changes it forces me to create a .pc3 file. I have tried to change the printable area of the 11x17 in the printer properties itself but when I use that printer in Autocad it default back to the standard printable area of 11x17 which will not fit our titleblock.

Thanks for any help!

Just curious - what's bad about having a .pc3 file?

Also, are you plotting from model or paper space?

I am plotting from paperspace. There is not anything wrong with a .pc3 file execpt I would love just to know how to save changes back or make adjustments to the plotter...if there is no other way than to create a .pc3 file then I will do that...but no one has told me that as of yet.

Try going through Windows, selecting your printer and then editing its properties. You'll have to create a custom paper size.

The PC3 file *is* the changes, so I guess the answer is no.

You can always change the properties of the system printer through Windows as ReMark suggested, but IIRC - sometimes the updates don't show up until you exit AutoCAD and get back in...

Ok. I was trying to change the printable limits of the 11x17 and save that...I didn't know I would have to create a custom paper size I will try that. I had already tried changing the printable area through windows which worked but then it reverted back to the original limits when I tried to use that printer in AutoCAD:( I will try the custom paper size and let you know.

Thanks!

Maybe going to an oversize, ANSI or ISO sheet size may gain you more space for your template without changing paper size? I suppose it depends on the options provided by the printer you are using.