The DWF6 ePlot.pc3 plotter configuration file is the default driver for the PUBLISH command. You can use the DWF6 ePlot.pc3 plotter configuration file as installed, or you can modify it using the Properties button in the Plot dialog box. This invokes the pc3 editor, where you can make changes directly to the DWF6 ePlot.pc3 file. Although you can save DWF6 ePlot.pc3 files under other names to use with the Plot command, no other name works with the PUBLISH command. Any changes you make to the DWF6 ePlot.pc3 file are used whenever you plot or publish DWF6 files until you change the settings of your DWF6 ePlot.pc3 file again.

These settings may change file size and plot quality, depending on the content of the source drawing for the Design Web Format™ (DWF™) file. You can specify the following settings when you edit the DWF6 ePlot.pc3 configuration file:

• Color depth
• Display resolution
• Compression options
• Inclusion and handling of fonts
• Background color
• Virtual pen settings and patterns
• Inclusion of layer information
• Inclusion of a paper boundary
• Inclusion of a saved preview

Procedure

To create a plotter configuration file for DWF file output

1. Click Output tabPlot panelPlotter Manager. At the command prompt, enter plottermanager.
2. Double-click the Add-A-Plotter wizard.
3. On the Add Plotter-Introduction page, click Next.
4. On the Add Plotter-Begin page, select My Computer. Click Next.
5. On the Plotter Model page, under Manufacturers, select Autodesk ePlot (DWF). Under Models, select the DWF6 ePlot file that you want to create. Click Next.
6. (Optional) If you want to import a pre-existing plotter configuration, on the Import PCP or PC2 page, click Import File. Select a PCP or PC2 file to import. Click Import.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Ports page, select Plot to File. Click Next.
9. On the Plotter Name page, enter a name for the plotter configuration file. Click Next.
10. On the Finish page, click Finish.

    A new plotter configuration file (PC3) is created.

To specify or modify settings for plotted DWF files

1. Click Output tabPlot panelPlot. At the command prompt, enter plot.
2. In the Plot dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, in the Name list, select a DWF plotting device. Click Properties.
3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab, select Custom Properties in the tree window.
4. Click Custom Properties.
5. In the DWF6 ePlot Properties dialog box, select the options you want. Click OK.
6. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, click OK.
7. In the Changes to a Printer Configuration dialog box, do one of the following. Then click OK.
   • Select Apply Changes for the Current Plot Only to specify a one-time override of the configuration settings that isn't saved to the ePlot configuration file.
   • Select Save Changes to the Following File to save the configuration changes to the DWF configuration file.
8. In the Browse for Plot File dialog box, in the Save In location list, select a plotting location for the DWF file, and click Save. Click OK.

To set color depth for plotted DWF files

1. Click Output tabPlot panelPlot. At the command prompt, enter plot.
2. In the Printer/Plotter area, in the Name list, select a DWF plotting device. Click Properties.
3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab, expand the Graphics node in the tree window.
4. Click Vector Graphics.
5. In the Color Depth area, select a color depth. Click OK.
6. In the Changes to a Printer Configuration dialog box, do one of the following. Then click OK.
   • Select Apply Changes for the Current Plot Only to specify a one-time override of the configuration settings that isn't saved to the DWF configuration file.
   • Select Save Changes to the Following File to save the configuration changes to the DWF configuration file.
7. In the Browse for Plot File dialog box, in the Save In location list, select a plotting location for the DWF file, and click Save. Click OK.

Quick Reference

Commands

PAGESETUP

Controls the page layout, plotting device, paper size, and other settings for each new layout.

PLOT

Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file.

PLOTTERMANAGER

Displays the Plotter Manager, where you can add or edit a plotter configuration.