I know about the third party programs, but I don't necessarily have 50 dollars to spend on it. As I said, my script works as intended, and my batch engine opens the correct files but fails to load the script at startup with the /b switch. Does this not work with AutoCad LT 2010? Multi-Batch uses AutoCAD: You don't need to start AutoCAD to run the script file. Once you have selected the drawings and assigned the routines to perform Multi-batch does the rest. It starts AutoCAD processes the drawings and closes AutoCAD. Here is the scenario. I have a directory with many drawings. Autocad dwg files are being updated and added to this directory all the time. I would like to completely automate the following task: open all files one at a time, run the command 'overkill' on each, save then exit. How to publish multiple drawings to PDF in AutoCAD. You can use Batch Plot to publish multiple sheets or drawings to PDF files. It can also be used for publishing to a plotter, printer, or DWF. The batch file contains commands that run the script and apply the export profile. Create the batch file in a text editor, such as Notepad. The finished batch file looks like the following example (except for your replacements for file and folder names).
Autocad Batch Script Generator
Hello All,
Does anyone know the batch file command to open a set of drawings (several .dwg files) and run a script on each individually using a batch file. I also do not want AutoCAD Electrical to keep closing and opening. I just want one instance of the program. I found this command, but it only works on one drawing at a time.
START WAIT C:'Program Files'Autodesk'AutoCAD 2014'ACAD.EXE XXXXX.dwg' /b clean.scr
Here xxxxx.dwg is the drawing file in the same directory as the batch file and clean.scr is the script file in the same directory as the batch file.
I have also tried:
START WAIT C:'Program Files'Autodesk'AutoCAD 2014'ACAD.EXE XXXXX.dwg' /b clean.scr
xxxxx1.dwg /b clean.scr
The above executes the script on the first drawing, but when it opens the next file (xxxxx1.dwg) it does not run the same script.
Ideally, I want AutoCAD to open one file, run the script, close it without closing AutoCAD. Then I want it to continue onto the next drawing and do the same thing again. Should I approach this problem in the the batch file or have the script open up another file.
NOTE*
I do not want to have to input the path of the drawing to open, it should automatically open all the drawings in the directory that the batch file is running in.
Thanks for all your help!
Best Regards,
mfkozlow.
Does anyone know the batch file command to open a set of drawings (several .dwg files) and run a script on each individually using a batch file. I also do not want AutoCAD Electrical to keep closing and opening. I just want one instance of the program. I found this command, but it only works on one drawing at a time.
START WAIT C:'Program Files'Autodesk'AutoCAD 2014'ACAD.EXE XXXXX.dwg' /b clean.scr
Here xxxxx.dwg is the drawing file in the same directory as the batch file and clean.scr is the script file in the same directory as the batch file.
I have also tried:
START WAIT C:'Program Files'Autodesk'AutoCAD 2014'ACAD.EXE XXXXX.dwg' /b clean.scr
xxxxx1.dwg /b clean.scr
The above executes the script on the first drawing, but when it opens the next file (xxxxx1.dwg) it does not run the same script.
Ideally, I want AutoCAD to open one file, run the script, close it without closing AutoCAD. Then I want it to continue onto the next drawing and do the same thing again. Should I approach this problem in the the batch file or have the script open up another file.
NOTE*
I do not want to have to input the path of the drawing to open, it should automatically open all the drawings in the directory that the batch file is running in.
Thanks for all your help!
Best Regards,
mfkozlow.