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   Once a week I need to
print CAD documentation that my company developed. It would be nice
if I would be able to start this task after the workday and went
home. And next morning all my documents are printed automatically.
Anybody know a FREE solution?

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fergana Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25.May.2013 Location: Albania Using: AutoCAD2013 Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: Batch CAD conversion Posted: 25.May.2013 at 23:15
	Once a week I need to print CAD documentation that my company developed. It would be nice if I would be able to start this task after the workday and went home. And next morning all my documents are printed automatically. Anybody know a FREE solution?

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: 26.May.2013 at 12:38
	Use a batch plotting script file. And keep your fingers crossed.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

printdriver Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27.May.2013 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2013 Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: 27.May.2013 at 21:35
	Looks like you need Print Conductor http://www.print-conductor.com/

JSC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19.Mar.2013 Location: United States Using: Civil 3D Status: Offline Points: 17	Posted: 28.May.2013 at 15:25
	I can't offer any suggestions toward a solution. May I respectfully ask if you truly believe you should be able to print out a full week of CADD work unattended? Granted, I don't know what a full week of CADD output represents for you or your company. Nonetheless, know that a disturbing and relentless trend has been brewing for many years (it is quite mature and pervasive now) that promotes a foolish & absolutely unrealistic attitude of automating many tasks that require real human decision-making as the task proceeds. We are all handcuffed by the attempts to automate complex tasks (under the ever-present guise of efficient multi-tasking, increased profits, less errors...). To recover real quality in the work place we should resist inappropriate time-saving gimmicks that appeal primarily to those who don't have to deal with realities of click-and-its-done thinking. Joe Carter P.S.: Fergana & Printdriver, your postings are easily interpreted as shameless scam postings to promote a product. I hope that isn't true...

heinsite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05.Feb.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2014 Status: Offline Points: 640	Posted: 29.May.2013 at 09:01
	I somewhat agree with Joe that a large unattended plot job generally leads to more frustration than anything else, but you can easily do what you want with a custom PUBLISH command. You can plot any combination of layouts from multiple drawings quite easily. If the list of drawings is basically the same from week to week just save the list and reuse it or update it as needs dictate. And if it were me I would also do the overnight automated plotting to a DWF that I could check before committing to paper. Dave
	Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite

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