exporting to AutoCAD

[patricks]

what are the PCP files for that Revit creates when you export? I'm sure it's an AutoCAD thing but I know very little about that.

[beegee]

Plotter configuration settings in AutoCAD control how the drawing will look when it is plotted. It is possible to control pen assignments, plot area, scale, paper size and rotation of the drawing on paper. Although AutoCAD 'remembers' the previous settings when you go to plot, specifying configurations each time that you want to plot can be time consuming. Autodesk therefore introduced a facility for automating the setup of the drawing just prior to plotting - PCP files. These Plotter Configuration Files (PCP) can be used to simplify the plotting process.

As far as plotting goes, there are two cases to consider:

1. Where you have a single plotter, but you want to make that plotter perform differently for different jobs (plots)

2. Where you may have several plotters available and you want to send plots to different plotters which will have different requirements.

Re case 1. above, a single PCP file can contain information for a given plotter. Loading a PCP file changes the configuration but does not change the current device. It follows that it is a good idea to use a naming convention something like HPDesignJet.PCP or CAlComp.PCP.

Re case 2. above. Use a PC2 file when you want to change devices. A PC2 file contains both device independent and device dependent settings. Loading a PC2 file changes the current device as well as its configuration.

[Steve_Stafford]

...Plotter configuration settings in AutoCAD control how the drawing will look when it is plotted...Wow...quoted from memory too! You are da MAN! 8)