2000i to 2005 Layouts

[Son of Aslan]

I have a question. I have been using 2000i for the longest time at work. While using it, I would create layouts, that way I could highlight multiple layouts and plot them. See attachment for an example of what I use layouts for. I was able to switch plotters with ease, and even vendors I send these files to should be able to switch plotters when highlighting multiples tabs.

 

I recently migrated to 2005 and switched plotters. And now when I highlight more than one tab, it wants me to publish instead of plot, and I cannot find an option where I can specify a printer different than the one in the layout like I could in 2000i.

 

PLEASE don't tell me I must manually switch on every layout. I literally have hundreds of these files, some with >30 layouts. It would take me months to go through and change every layout.

 

Is there any way to select multiple layouts, select a plotter (printer) other than the layout's default plotter, and then plot all the layouts to that printer?

temp.dwg

[chulse]

You simply Publish to the plotter named in the page setup instead of DWF.

 

As long as a Page setup exists for the plotter and page layout you want- you select that for each layout in the Publish box...

[Son of Aslan]

I don't think I understand.

 

Let me give you an example.

 

Let's say that I have five layouts, all pointing to my local computer's deskjet.

 

Now let's say that someone at the head office in another building wants me to print all five layouts to a laser printer located in their building. This laser printer is listed as a shared printer on my computer.

 

Without having to individually change every layout to this laser printer, how could I redirect the printing of these to the laser instead of the deskjet?

[chulse]

I think 2005 uses the "page setup manager" right?

If so, just make a page setup that uses the remote printer. Then in the publish dialog you can set all the layouts to that page setup and select "use printer named in page setup" (it's something like that, not sure exactly as I don't have cad open now) (and not select DWF).

 

Hope that explains it better.