Keyboard Shortcut - Batch Plot

[blowther]

I tend to use Batch Plot (File > Print > Batch Plot) quite often, but there doesn't seem to be a keyboard shortcut for it.

 

 

CTRL + P is the shortcut for Plot, but does anyone know if there's one for Batch Plot?

[designerstuart]

is batch plot different to publish? i only have 2009....

 

either way, if you want to assign a quicker command to (almost) any command in autocad, you can do it using aliases. it is very easy to change you .pgp file so that you make a new command name.

 

for example, i have the layer manager as command Q because it is nice and accessible. xref manager is QQ, ucs manager QQQ. you could make command PP for batch plot, i expect. does this help?

[BIGAL]

Always a good idea to check acad.pgp before making shortcuts was not sure about PP.

 

Here is Publish just add this to acaddoc.lsp just typ BP for batch plot. I have menu options for this task with various printer setups as a alternative to Publish. Size,which printer, B&W v's colour, using lisp. Lots of examples here search "PLOT"

 

(defun c:BP ()
(command "publish")
)

[blowther]

Thanks guys, though I'm still struggling with this after much scouring of the internet. Editing the acad.pgp file or acaddoc.lsp is completely alien to me :S can you point towards any articles/tutorials on how to understand these better?

[BIGAL]

Just search your C:\Program files\Autodesk for Acad.pgp you can open it with notepad you should be able to work out how to add PP just look for Publish and copy the line.

 

Just search your C:\Program files\Autodesk for acddoc.lsp open with notepad add the code above and save next time you open Autocad just type BP

[EJL]

"ALT+F"  then "U" also works. I am using Acad 2020. Hope this helps.