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PLOT.EXT - Error

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  • [QUOTE=corrado;114686]Plot.exe is an old Aveva program.
    It is a sort of 2d converter.
    From PDMS, DXF and HPGL to  benson calcomp dxf houston hp hpgl hpgl2 interleaf laserjet list pdms penman png postscript ps screen xdump

    In your specific case, from what you have written, I think it is used to convert automatically Autocad Backing Sheets into Isodraft ones via DXF format

    Ok thank you.

    So running the EXE independently is likely to do nothing?

    Typically users will edit an Iso in PDMS, which opens up AutoCAD (where symbols etc can be created). These should then be visible on the PDMS iso.
  • Typically users will edit an Iso in PDMS, which opens up AutoCAD (where symbols etc can be created). These should then be visible on the PDMS iso.


    I am not sure about this. It could be some kind of customisation that has been developed in your Company or the old PDMS standard "AUTODRAFT" appware in DRAFT Module.

    So running the EXE independently is likely to do nothing?


    It can be used independently.
    And honestly speaking it is still used today.
    In the CMD shell you could type something like:

    PLOT PDMS A0.DXF A0.PLT

    This would convert a dxf file to a PDMS PLT one.
    If you just type PLOT you will get instructions about its usage.
    HTH
  • [QUOTE=corrado;114690]I am not sure about this. It could be some kind of customisation that has been developed in your Company or the old PDMS standard "AUTODRAFT" appware in DRAFT Module.



    It can be used independently.
    And honestly speaking it is still used today.
    In the CMD shell you could type something like:

    PLOT PDMS A0.DXF A0.PLT

    This would convert a dxf file to a PDMS PLT one.
    If you just type PLOT you will get instructions about its usage.
    HTH

    Thanks for the help.

    Ran it in the command window, and makes more sense now.

    Turns out it's used to convert AutoCAD PLT files to PDMS PLT files in our company.
  • with E3d, you can do : export --> to plot file
  • Are there likely to be any DLLs associated with the PLOT.EXE that exist outside of the plot viewer directory?
  • with E3d, you can do : export --> to plot file


    Thanks. We're currently only using PDMS at the moment.

    Unfortunately haven't resolved this issue.

    There were a few windows updates that I need to push through on the machine, which I thought would fix the issue. Tried installing the latest NET framework as well.