Editor's review
dwgPlotX is a tool to batch plot and script-process AutoCAD drawings. It features an intuitive interface, various batch scripting assist tools, a scheduler and a file renamer utility. Compatible with both AutoCAD and LT.
Features: dwgPlotX is a one-stop solution for batch plot and script operations on AutoCAD drawing files. It is designed to make your AutoCAD sessions faster and more productive. With this handy utility, you can plot and process multiple drawing files with the click of a button and get huge savings of time, effort and money in the process. The user interface is easy to use. Even complete beginners can get productive very quickly. It integrates features such as sub-folder search, multiple folder selection, file filter and file list manager to enable you to choose drawings flexibly. You can even drag and drop files, book mark file to be able to find them quickly later. dwgPlotX features a script-free batch plotter, which operates on both dwg and dxf file types in the full commercial version.The plotting parameters like Plotter, Paper size, Plot Style table, Plot orientation and plot offset are automatically scanned from the system and made available for the user to choose.
The user interface is quite intuitive; makes it easy to use the program even for complete beginners. You can choose whether to plot layouts, the number of times each file to be plotted and the number of times the whole batch has to be repeated. With ScriptRunner you can perform almost any kind of batch operation imaginable on the drawings. Plotting, purging, exporting to various formats, drawing shapes, replacing text values etc. Any kind of operation for which script can be made is possible on a bulk of drawings. ScriptRunner features an AutoCAD command Capture utility which converts AutoCAD commands directly to scripts. Testing these scripts is easy by seeing your script run line-by-line using Step Into.
Overall: This is an excellent program for heavy duty plotting and other batch jobs usually required in the drawing office.
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