Printer loses custom paper sizes

[jpo82]

I've an odd situation here. I did customize two printer´s and both of them plots to a file. Another one is DWGtoPDF and another one is DesginJet 650c, so pdf and .plt plotters. On both plotters I added same custom paper sizes and then saved .pc3 and .pmp for both plotters on a network location so I could share them. Now after couple days all paper sizes I added have disappeared and have been replaced by previous list.

What happened and what am I missing now? Even the back up I did for those files on another location seem to have been modified.

[Opie]

Are the network locations write protected for all?

[jpo82]

No I don't think so. But weird thing is that also those backup files seemed to have changed and they were in different location.

Are you suggesting that since it was a shared location my paper sizes got overwritten by some other users settings?

[Opie]

Most likely, yes.

[jpo82]

That makes sense. But it doesn't explain how did those backup files get also overwritten. I think I just have to give this another try.

[tuomo.jarvinen]

I had installed Plotter "TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed)" to my AutoCAD C3D 2020 and had made many many Custom Paper Sizes.
Now I installed AutoCAD C3D 2024. I installed Plotter "TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed)" to it and managed to bring my Custom Paper Sizes by Attaching the TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed).pmp - file.
But... for some reason I lost them in AutoCAD C3D 2020 - version. I re-installed the Plotter "TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed)" and Attached my TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed).pmp - file to import the Custom Paper Sizes but they just won't attach. Why... ???

[Ed Jobe]

Are you trying to use the same plotter (pc3) files for both versions?

[tuomo.jarvinen]

Are you trying to use the same plotter (pc3) files for both versions?

Sorry, I hadn't noticed the answer earlier!
Now I have TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed).pc3 for C3D 2024 and another TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed).pc3 for C3D 2020.

pc3.JPG

All my custom-made settings moved to C3D 2024 when I attached them and I lost them in C3D 2020 - and I can't copy them.
Now i have to re-create them in C3D 2020.

I wonder if I could write paper sizes to this pc3 - file with lisp?

[Ed Jobe]

I wonder if I could write paper sizes to this pc3 - file with lisp?

No, it's a compiled file.
If the pc3 file was created from the same driver, you should be able to copy the pc3 file from the 2020 support folder to the 2024 support folder. If not, when you created the custom page sizes, it should have been stored in a pmp file. Look in the PMP subfolder of the Plotters folder. You can then edit the 2024 version and import the pmp file. Well, you have to do it when you create a new pc3 file.