Plotter Settings

Drop-down list to select paper formats.

 Modify paper

The button opens the Modify paper format dialog to edit the set paper format.

 Add custom paper size

The button opens the Add paper format dialog to add a new paper format.

Portrait

Sets the portrait orientation of paper.

Landscape

Sets the landscape orientation of paper.

DPI:

Sets the plot resolution.

Show Save file dialog

Enables the mode to open the standard dialog for specifying the name and location of the file.

Use predefined file name

Enables the mode of saving the file with the document name (the file name and its save path are displayed in the File name: field).

Use document file folder

Enables/disables the mode of saving the file in the original document folder.

Use subfolder

Enables/disables the mode of creating an additional directory with the format name (DWFx, DWF, EMF, PDF or Raster). The parameter is available when the Use predefined file name and Use document file folder modes are enabled.

Folder:

Displays the path to the file storage folder.

By default, the folder containing the original document is set. You can select a different folder for saving the file by unchecking the Use document file folder box and clicking the  button.

Filename:

Specifies a template for the file name.

The file name entered in this field can be automatically supplemented with the name of the source document, layout name, user name, etc., separated from the file name and from each other by the underscore character (_).

Drop-down list of variables for forming a file name template. Available variables:

·          <DN> – <Doc Name> – adds the name of the source document to the name of the file being created.

·          <LN> – <Layout Name> – adds the name of the layout of the source document to the name of the file.

·          <UN> – <User Name> – adds the user name to the name of the file being created.

·          <T> – <Time> – adds the file creation time to the name of the file being created.

·          <D> – <Date> – adds the file creation date to the name of the file being created.

·          <C1> – <Counter1> – adds a serial number (index) to the name of the file being created in the format 1, 2, 3, etc.

·          <C2> – <Counter01> – adds a serial number (index) to the name of the file being created in the format 01, 02, 03, etc.

·          <C3> – <Counter001> – adds a serial number (index) to the name of the file being created in the format 001, 002, 003, etc.

·          <C4> – <Counter0001> – adds a serial number (index) to the name of the file being created in the format 0001, 0002, 0003, etc.

·          <C5> – <Counter00001> – adds a serial number (index) to the name of the file being created in the format 00001, 00002, 00003, etc.

·          <C6> – <Counter000001> – adds a serial number (index) to the name of the file being created in the format 000001, 000002, 000003, etc.

·          <_> – <Separator> – adds an underscore (_) to the name of the file being created.

All variables are automatically separated by an underscore (_) when added to an existing file name template. If necessary, the underscore (separator) can be inserted into the template manually by selecting it from the drop-down list.

File name:

Displays the path and the specified file name.

If file exists:

Drop-down list to specify the action when saving a file with the name of an existing file:

·          Show warning dialog. When you specify this option, the Specify action dialog opens after clicking the Plot button:

Action options:

·          Add Page – append the output layouts of the document to the pages of the existing file;

·          Overwrite – re-save the existing file;

·          Autonumbering – save in a new file with the name of the existing file, to which a serial number is automatically added.

·          Always overwrite existing file – overwrite the contents of the existing file.

·          Auto numbering file name – save the file with a new name consisting of the name of the existing file and a serial number (index) automatically added to it.

·          Append page to existing file – add output sheets of the document to the pages of the existing file. The parameter is available for files of DWFx, DWF, PDF, TIF format.

Launch default file viewer after printing

Enables/disables opening of a printed file in the DWFx, DWF file viewer installed on the computer.

Include layer information

Enables/disables adding layer information to a DWFx, DWF file.

Include hyperlinks

Enables/disables converting document hyperlinks to hyperlinks in a DWFx, DWF file.

Launch default EMF view after printing

Enables/disables opening of a printed file in the EMF file viewer installed on your computer.

After printing:

Drop-down list for specifying the action after printing:

·          Do nothing.

·          Launch default PDF Viewer – opens the printed file in the PDF viewer installed on your computer.

·          Show print dialog – launches the print dialog in the PDF viewer installed on your computer.

SHX text annotations

Enables conversion of SHX texts into PDF comments. To search for text in PDF document viewers, activate the "Enable comments" function in the search settings .

You can also control the enabling/disabling of comments using the PDFSHX system variable  :

PDFSHX = 0 – comments are not created (text elements using SHX fonts are visually saved as geometric objects) );

PDFSHX = 1 – comments are created based on text objects using SHX fonts.

Include layer information

Enables/disables adding layer information to a PDF file. Uncheking this box can optimize further work with PDF files.

Include hyperlinks

Enables/disables converting document hyperlinks to hyperlinks in a PDF file.

Create bookmarks

Enables/disables adding bookmarks to layouts and named views in a PDF file.

File type:

Drop-down list for selecting the format of the image being created: TIF, TIFF, BMP, JPG, JPEG, PNG, PCX or ECW. For TIF, TIFF, JPG, JPEG, ECW formats, the save settings are available, which are opened by the  button. Depending on the selected file type, clicking the button opens the corresponding dialog box TIFF Options, JPEG Options, ECW Options.

Image:

Drop-down list for selecting the raster type: Bitonial, 8-bit indexed, Grayscale, RGB Colors. Depending on the selected file type and raster type, the size of the raster image being created is displayed to the right of the list.

Launch default Image viewer after printing

Enables/disables opening of the printed file in the raster file viewer installed on the computer.