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    Default Autocad. Plot Preview does not appear on screen and cannot print

    Hi

    When i try to print to my default printer and press the preview button the plot screen disappears for a few seconds then comes back.
    No print preview is shown and it will not print to the printer.
    I can pdf or print to a full size plotter with no problems though.
    Everyone else can print to the default printer so it must be a setting on my machine.
    Anybody have any ideas please ?

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    Default Re: Autocad. Plot Preview does not appear on screen and cannot print

    Are you printing to a system printer, or a PC3 file?
    If a PC3 file, is it pointing to a system printer or something else?
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    Default Re: Autocad. Plot Preview does not appear on screen and cannot print

    Maybe: http://www.cadalyst.com/cad/autocad/...-tutorial-6464
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    https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autoc...s/td-p/2073802

    Are you plotting a layout?

    Is the Plot Area set to Display, Extents, Layout, View, or Window?

    In Options → Display tab if 'Display paper background' is checked it's easy to see the area set to plot in the Page setup.

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