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Multi-Disciplinary Plotting Made Easy - independent of color, style-based plotting makes references work easy between departments, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, May 11, 2008

Printing With Title Block and Template - Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 11, 2008

Plot to PDF - plotting single and multiple sheets to PDF in AutoCAD, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-Corner, Sep 5, 2007

Precisely Control the Size of OLE Text and Objects - scaling AutoCAD objects using OLE text size dialog, Ellen Finkelstein.com, June 23, 2007

Carve a Solid With a Surface - using EXTRUDE and SLICE commands in AutoCAD to carve a box, Ellen Finkelstein.com, June 16, 2007

Save Plot Settings to a Layout - save the settings in Plot dialog box in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein.com, May 19, 2007

Advanced Plotting Using Layouts - select the plotter, plot style, managing the layout screen in AutoCAD, Eren Pala, Daily AutoCAD, January 12, 2007

Follow the Plot - tracking the details of AutoCAD plots using "Plot and Publish Details" dialog box or log feature of the PLOTSTAMP command, Chris Lindner, AUGI, January 2007 (may require free registration)

Plot on a Black & White Printer - plotting objects in full black color in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein.com, November 19, 2006

Choosing Plot Controls Color vs Style Dependent Plot Styles - Jim Rogers of CADreps, Hagerman & Company, Inc., September 2006

Plotting Multiple Layouts - publish selected layouts to plot multiple layouts in AutoCAD, Autodesk, July 12, 2006

Create a Plot Style (Color-Dependent) - creating and attaching plot-style table to a layout in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, CADdigest.com, April 15, 2006

Resolve to Save Your Page Setups! - creating named page setups in AutoCAD and storing them for layouts, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, December 30, 2005

Super Previous Plot - a simple code that saves your time while plotting your drawings, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, November 14, 2005

No Need to Cross Your Fingers Before Publish - preview your plots using 'Publish sheet preview' in AutoCAD, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 18, 2005

The Importance of the Insert Units Setting for All Future Drawings - failure to set the proper units may lead to drawings and blocks getting inadvertently scaled up or down with future releases of AutoCAD products, PostalCAD 2005, October 10, 2005

TIPniques: The Power of Page Setups - plotting from within AutoCAD is easy using Page Setups, Mike Perry, AUGI, October 2005 (may require free registration)

Basic Plot Style Tips - create plot style variation by using the Plot Style Manager in AutoCAD, PostalCAD 2005, September 26, 2005

Convert PLT to DWG/DXF - list of some tools to convert plot files into DWG/DXF files in AutoCAD, RK McSwain, CAD Panacea, September 13, 2005

Tipniques : Custom Icons for Tool Palettes - taking a look at plotting individual palette images, Mike DeGraw, AUGI, May 2005 (may require free registration)

AutoCAD DPI to DWF Precision in Metric - a reference table for metric users to help in plot settings, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, June 1, 2005

AutoCAD: Using the New PUBLISH Command to Create DWF Files and for Batch Plotting - explores the PUBLISH command and how you can use it to easily create both DWF files and multiple plot, Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, September 19, 2003

AutoCAD 2004 New Plotting Features - tutorial explores the latest plotting enhancements, including the ability to plot both shaded models and 3D models through layouts, Alireza Parsai, April 22, 2003

Plotting in Style - tips on how to make your AutoCAD drawings look as good as manual drawings, Mark Middlebrook, Cadalyst, April 2003

Plotting with STB Files Instead of CTB Files - streaming video explores plotting with STB files instead of CTB for more control over lineweight, CAD-1, March/April 2003

Plotting from Start to Finish with AutoCAD 2002 - tutorial offers AutoCAD veterans a chance to test their skills on the plotting features of the latest release of AutoCAD, J.C. Malitzke, Autodesk University presentation, December 3, 2002 (pdf)

Using Layout Tabs with CTB Files and Display Plot Styles Turned On - AutoCAD Streaming Tips and Tricks - Jarod J. Schultz, CAD-1, September/October 2002

Setting up a PostScript Plotter - tutorials explains how to add a plotter to AutoCAD to create Encapsulated PostScript files, David Watson, CADTutor

AutoCAD 2000 Plotting Solutions - by Robert Green, CADENCE March 2000

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