ETransmit - What do you do...

[kschultz]

Trying to understand E-transmit.

When I E-Transmit, what does the receiver have to do when they unzip it ? What do you do when you unzip a e-transmit file? Trying to come up with some instructions for the receiver.

[richardtt33978]

He or she needs only to download the ZIP file to a folder and then thru EXPLORER right click on the file and choose unzip or extract....

That should do it....

[Maverick91]

Trying to understand E-transmit.

When I E-Transmit, what does the receiver have to do when they unzip it ? What do you do when you unzip a e-transmit file? Trying to come up with some instructions for the receiver.

Most computers nowadays do come with an extraction program of some sort that should start up automatically when you try to open the ZIP file. If not, there should be some freeware or shareware on the 'Net.

[ccowgill]

etransmit automatically creates a text file that gives instructions on how to use the zip file if you open the zip file the file will look similar to this:

Transmittal Report:



Created by AutoCAD eTransmit Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 5:33 AM.



Drawing:

This is a transmittal based on 050498N.DWG.



Files:



Root Drawing:

	050498N.DWG



AutoCAD Color-dependent Plot Style Table File References:

	PlotCfgsmetricplot.ctb

	PlotCfgsenglish.ctb



AutoCAD Plotter Configuration File References:

	PlotCfgsPDF995PORTRAIT.pc3

	PlotCfgsAll sizes kip plotter.pc3



The following files were excluded from the transmittal:

	Fontssimplex.shx

	FontsARIALBI.TTF

	FontsROMANS.shx

	FontsARIAL.TTF

	Fontsswissek.ttf

	FontsARIBLK.TTF

	Fontsltypeshp.shx

	FontsGREEKS.shx

	FontsDRAWING1.shx

	BLIS12560215.TIF

	BLIS12565210.TIF

	richie51596sm2_Layout1 copy.jpg



The following files could not be located:

	[FONTMAPFILENAME]

	archstd.(shx,ttf)





Conversion:

All drawing files were converted to AutoCAD 2000/LT2000 format.





Notes for distribution:



Raster image files:

Paths may be present on references to raster images.  Make sure these paths work or that the root drawing is using the correct references.



.PC3 printer configuration files:

Please copy these files to the AutoCAD Printer Configuration Search Path directory.



.CTB/.STB plot style tables:

Please copy these files to the AutoCAD Plot Style Table Search Path directory.



The AutoCAD variable FONTALT was set to:

C:Documents and SettingsccowgillApplication DataAutodeskAutoCAD 2005R16.1enusupportsimplex.shx

Please make sure that the FONTALT variable is set to this file or an equivalent before opening any drawings.  All text styles with missing fonts are automatically set to this font.

[kschultz]

Sorry for not giving en ought information on what I'm looking for.

After you download, unzip, make a little change to the AutoCAD drawing, and then comes time to plot the drawing and you need to plot the drawing out like the other company who sent you the drawing. Do you need to repath some plotter support paths????

[Maverick91]

Sorry for not giving en ought information on what I'm looking for.

After you download, unzip, make a little change to the AutoCAD drawing, and then comes time to plot the drawing and you need to plot the drawing out like the other company who sent you the drawing. Do you need to repath some plotter support paths????

Maybe.

Do you have thier .ctb file in the right place for your version of ACAD, for example? There may be other files, such as custom lines or text styles that your computer will need to find somewhere.

[rclayton]

Sorry for not giving en ought information on what I'm looking for.

After you download, unzip, make a little change to the AutoCAD drawing, and then comes time to plot the drawing and you need to plot the drawing out like the other company who sent you the drawing. Do you need to repath some plotter support paths????

Now if I really understand your post, you are on the recieving end of the files and want to edit them and replot them with generally the same settings the source used. In that case, copy the CTB's and the Fonts to the approprite paths for your installation of AutoCAD (look under "Preferences", "File Locations") and then AutoCAD should find them and use them. You will have to select plotter settings appropriate for your model plotter, but lineweights and font styles should be preserved.

If on the other hand you are sending the files to someone else, here is my position on the issue ....

If they use AutoCAD and have a halfway compitent Operator/Manager they should know where to put the CTBs, Fonts, etc in their own environment to get the files to plot. If they only need to plot the files and not edit them send PDFs instead.

Generally speaking, if we send out AutoCAD drawing files to clients, coconsultants, etc. We do not take responsibility for their knowledge (or lack thereof) of using, plotting, or editing the drawing files. If we need them to reproduce the drawings and have them look like we intended we send PDFs.

Just my take on the situation ....

[kschultz]

Thank you for your reply. That was the answer I was looking for.