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   Hi everyone, 

I am looking for a way to create different toolbar buttons to execute pre-loaded plot settings.

Let's say:
Toolbar button 1 : Canon printer / 8.5x11 / rotate 90
Toolbar button 2 : Canon printer / 11x17 / rotate 0
Toolbar button 3 : HP Laserjet printer / 8.5x11 ......
.....

Once I would click a button the drawings would print with the pre-set settings.

I've played in the .mnu and .mns files to create my own symbols before but I really don`t have a clue on how to do this this time.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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CharlesRheault Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01.Mar.2011 Location: Canada Using: Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 6	Topic: Autocad 14 - Toolbars Posted: 01.Mar.2011 at 21:50
	Hi everyone, I am looking for a way to create different toolbar buttons to execute pre-loaded plot settings. Let's say: Toolbar button 1 : Canon printer / 8.5x11 / rotate 90 Toolbar button 2 : Canon printer / 11x17 / rotate 0 Toolbar button 3 : HP Laserjet printer / 8.5x11 ...... ..... Once I would click a button the drawings would print with the pre-set settings. I've played in the .mnu and .mns files to create my own symbols before but I really don`t have a clue on how to do this this time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 01.Mar.2011 at 23:47
	You plan on using/running a script for each plot configuration?
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

CharlesRheault Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01.Mar.2011 Location: Canada Using: Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 6	Posted: 02.Mar.2011 at 13:38
	hello and thanks for your answer. Humm if it's a script I need to acheive this yes of course I would use one... Is it possible to link the script with a new "custom" toolbar button ? Thanks

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 09.Mar.2011 at 12:16
	All the toolbar button would do is "call" the script much like one would from the command line.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

CharlesRheault Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01.Mar.2011 Location: Canada Using: Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 6	Posted: 09.Mar.2011 at 22:33
	Is it possible with "scripts" to make load a plot settings. E.G. Printer:Canon, Paper size: 11x17, Extents, .... I know little about scripts...could you please help me if it's possible to do this. Thanks a lot

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 09.Mar.2011 at 23:29
	The script should mimic exactly what one would type in at the command line if using the command line version of the plot command.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

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