| If you are looking for a simple Plot Stamp
Utility, you can download one directly from Autodesk at the following URL: http://www.autodesk.com/support/autocad/util2000.htm It comes as a ZIP file that contains two files that you will need to
copy into your AutoCAD ../Support directory. When you load AutoCAD, this ARX program
will then be automatically loaded and as long as "plot with plot stamp" is
checked, it will produce a stamp on your printed drawings.
To activate the Plot Stamp dialogue (illustration, right)
box in AutoCAD, type "plotstamp" on the command line. |
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| The illustration to the right (see red cloud)
shows an example of how the Plot Stamp Utility can place valuable file information on a
printed drawing. In fact, this sheet is a reduction of an actual FAX that was
printed directly out of AutoCAD
via Winfax Pro. Information includes such items as directory location, file
name, printing date, printing time and printer type. As per the illustration above,
right, you can include other pieces of information, even a comment. Plot Stamp will also keep a log of your prints if you want to track
what you print and when it was done.
If you are seeking more sophisticated plot tracking, then
look at some of the offerings at shareware sites - see our Hall of Doors. |
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