Selected plotter forces PDF save.

[SuperCAD]

Got a little bit of a problem here. When I select our HP plotter and hit the OK button, a save box pops up asking me to save it as a PDF instead of sending the plot to the plotter. I can plot using other programs such as Word, Excel and even the standard Windoze test print, but I can't print anything with AutoCAD.

 

I can take a detour and make a DWF file first and THEN print it, but I don't want to have to do that every time I need an 8-1/2"x11" to ask someone a question with.

 

Any help is appreciated.

[stevsmith]

In the plot menu, is the plot to file tab checked?

If so uncheck it.

 

If you have a tempate file, you may need to update the page setup settings and remove the plot to file check.

[SuperCAD]

Negative. Plot to file in not checked.

[wannabe]

You need to look deep in the plotter properties and see which driver it is being set to use, is my guess, with a recent experience in mind.

 

Instead of changing a plotter name in the page setup, someone changed a setting so a named plotter was pointing to another one.

 

I'll see what I can do when I'm at work tomorrow.

[rkmcswain]

Sounds like the PC3 file for this plotter got mapped to the PDF driver. If you can't fix it, delete this PC3 file and recreate it.