Printer configuration files not saving

[bobsy852]

We print some quite large plots at work, and sometimes with the larger, more detailed images we set the printer to draft so that it handles the printing better.

 

To do this we select proprties next to the plotter selection, then press "Custom proprties" under the "graphics" section of the device and documents setting tab.

 

We then change the print quality in here to "Fast (draft)" - if we dont, the printer runs out of memory not long into the printing process

 

Then when you OK this it takes you back to the device and documents settings tab, then press "OK" on this box. It then says "Changes made to Printer configuration file"

Now this we take as normal, and on one of the other PCs in the office (running CAD 2008) we can just select "create a temp PC3 file and apply to this plot only"

But on my machine CAD 2009LT it wont let me do this, and makes me save a temp file to the following location:

C:\Documents and Settings\------\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT 2009\R14\enu\plotters\HP Designjet 500 42_HPGL2 Card.pc3

 

Are we setting it up wrong? is there a better way to do this?

I have looked in this file location and it doesnt seem to create multiple files (.pc3). So it's not taking up space, it's just 1 of those things thats annoying me

 

thanks for the help everyone

[bobsy852]

another problem ive just realised is that I have to do this every time I send the image to print, and I have to print each layout 5 times, and have to send each copy through on it's own (i cant just change the number of copies it sends otherwise the plotter just chooses not to print any thing at all )

 

I've tried saving the custom properties of the printer, which only saves it as another option in the drop down section of Plotter settings under "Print task quick sets"

 

Basically, is there a way to save the option to the layout once ive done it once?

 

Thanks

[Pablo Ferral]

Check your folder permissions, it sounds like you don't have permission to write to the default folder.

[Dana W]

We print some quite large plots at work, and sometimes with the larger, more detailed images we set the printer to draft so that it handles the printing better.

 

To do this we select proprties next to the plotter selection, then press "Custom proprties" under the "graphics" section of the device and documents setting tab.

 

We then change the print quality in here to "Fast (draft)" - if we dont, the printer runs out of memory not long into the printing process

 

Then when you OK this it takes you back to the device and documents settings tab, then press "OK" on this box. It then says "Changes made to Printer configuration file"

Now this we take as normal, and on one of the other PCs in the office (running CAD 2008) we can just select "create a temp PC3 file and apply to this plot only"

But on my machine CAD 2009LT it wont let me do this, and makes me save a temp file to the following location:

C:\Documents and Settings\------\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT 2009\R14\enu\plotters\HP Designjet 500 42_HPGL2 Card.pc3

 

Are we setting it up wrong? is there a better way to do this?

I have looked in this file location and it doesnt seem to create multiple files (.pc3). So it's not taking up space, it's just 1 of those things thats annoying me

 

thanks for the help everyone

 

Are you using the Plot Dialog or the Page Setup Manager? If it's the Plot dialog, you have to click the Apply to Layout button at the bottom before you click OK. Otherwise it won't save your changes. If you are using the page setup manager to make these changes, it should save them.

 

Also, in the Plot Dialog, you can merely select Previous Plot. For your Page Setup Name, Then it will repeat your last succsessful plot.