set plot device and paper size

Is there a better way than?

(command "_.plot" ;;and a bunch of "" 

If so, please point me in the right direction

You could use autolisp, but there is nothing wrong with scripting the ._Plot command...

I guess it depends on your definition of "better"...?

Perhaps set up a PC3 plot configuration and look into vla-plottoDevice.

You can set up a PC3 Plot Configuration file manually, or manipulate the Plot Configuration Object through VL.

Perhaps set up a PC3 plot configuration and look into vla-plottoDevice.

 

You can set up a PC3 Plot Configuration file manually, or manipulate the Plot Configuration Object through VL.

I found a vl code you did at the swamp site. I havent tried it yet. I'm trying to eliminate the pause when I run the "_.plot" lisp. Will your code do the trick?

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=32543.msg380488#msg380488

I found a vl code you did at the swamp site. I havent tried it yet. I'm trying to eliminate the pause when I run the "_.plot" lisp. Will your code do the trick?

 

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=32543.msg380488#msg380488

What pause?

What pause?

I have a 5 to 10 second pause when doing the command like this

(command "_.plot" ;;and so on

I assumed it was because of the acad version. Only happens on plot

Ah, OK. I was thinking you were referring to: (command PAUSE).

Anyone have a pause when plotting? Just me?? The plotters are shared over the network... maybe it's because of that

Anyone have a pause when plotting? Just me?? The plotters are shared over the network... maybe it's because of that

That may be part of it. You could have PMP files that don't exist, PC3 files pointing to non-existent drivers, etc. and also look for system printers that do not exist any longer.

and also look for system printers that do not exist any longer.

We gained a bit of performance when I removed 2 old system printer/plotters.

We gained a bit of performance when I removed 2 old system printer/plotters.

Yea, kind of a maintenance thing.

You might have a printer changed/deleted once every few months and the immediate performance hit may not be noticeable at the time, but the cumulative effect over time may end up slowing you down more than you realize...

We had this issue here one time with fonts. We had a directory mapped that had ±300 fonts in it and it took a few seconds when you launched the STYLE or MTEXT commands.... We knocked the list down to a few dozen fonts and the performance increased dramatically...