Choose and Configure Plotters
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Choose and Configure Plotters
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT support a wide range of printers and plotters. Devices with a Windows
printer driver installed are available automatically when you plot unless the plotting option to hide
system printers has been selected. Many plotters that do not have Windows drivers (nonsystem
plotters) can be configured using drivers provided either by Autodesk or by the plotter manufacturer.
You can also configure drivers to save drawings in several file formats. Formats include DWF
™
(Design
Web Format) files to view drawings in a web browser or external viewer, PostScript files for use with
page layout programs, and raster files.
If an output device is not listed in the Plot or Page Setup dialog boxes, or if its settings are incorrect,
you can easily add or edit printer and plotter configurations.
Add a Plotter Configuration
The Plotter Manager is a folder that provides a method for adding, deleting, and changing plotter
configurations. Plotter configuration files have a
.pc3
extension and are stored in the
Plotters
folder.
To display the
Plotters
folder, click Menu Browser
➤
File menu
➤
Plotter Manager.
The Plotter Manager includes plotter configuration (PC3) files for every nonsystem printer that you
install. Plotter configuration files can also be created for Windows
®
system printers if you want to
use default properties different from those used by Windows.
To add a plotter configuration, double-click the Add-A-Plotter wizard in the Plotter Manager. The
Add-A-Plotter wizard prompts you for information about your plotter, any network settings, custom
plotter properties, uotupt quality settings, and so on.
Once a new PC3 file is created, the plotter configuration is available for layouts and plotting.
The Plotter Manager
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