CAD tip # 2096:

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How to plot/print a .PLT file on a printer?

You want to print an existing .PLT (or .PRN) file on your printer (or plotter).

Make sure the file was created for your specific printing device (the same model). You can just copy the file to your printer:

COPY /B myfile.plt LPT1:

COPY /B myfile.plt \\server\designjet800

for a networked plotter.

If you have a networked plotter with TCP/IP interface enabled (e.g. HP DesignJet with HP JetDirect, firmware version 08.03 and higher), you can also use the LPR utility in WinNT/2000/XP (or Unix/Linux):

lpr -S192.168.0.99 -Praw -o l -d myplot.plt

where 192.168.0.99 is your plotter's IP address.

There are also several programs (freeware, shareware) for easier printing of PLT (or PRN) files from the Windows environment (e.g. PrintFile, GoPlot - see Download, etc.).

ACADACLTInventorRevitADTMap

Win,Unix,LinuxCAD,PLT

15.4.2002 156929× FAQ

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · Inventor · Revit · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Map 3D ·

See also:
Tip 9998:	Automatically rotate drawings plotted from Revit or other software.
Tip 9855:	Overview of postprocessors available in the CAM software Inventor HSM and Fusion 360.
Tip 6254:	How to convert an AutoCAD DWG to CorelDRAW CDR file?
Tip 5728:	GoPlot - batch plotting of PLT and PRN files.
Tip 5717:	AutoCAD suddenly publishes multiple drawings to a single PLT file.

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