Comments on: Track Plotting from AutoCAD for FREE http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/ By: Donnie Gladfelter Sun, 13 May 2012 23:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DigBogs http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-2/#comment-4830 DigBogs Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:03:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-4830 Do you have an idea where it get the job name from? Do you have an idea where it get the job name from?

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]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-2/#comment-204 Donnie Gladfelter Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:11:54 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-204 @Darcy – Admittedly the system is not 100%, as it does allow some plotting to fall through the cracks. As you have discovered through your own investigation, this method assumes that you are making a single copy of each sheet. Thus be it Sheet Set Manager, or the standard PLOT command, copies beyond the first will not be tracked. Column A contains an abbreviation describing the contents of that row. VR = Version, HD = Header, JS = Job Start, SH = Sheet, & JF = Job Finish. Unfortunately the Job ID column is all but worthless when tracking, as it is not a sequential number. I have been working on a way to analyze this data in MS Access with no luck. Currently we use Excel to analyze Column A to determine the row type. @Darcy – Admittedly the system is not 100%, as it does allow some plotting to fall through the cracks. As you have discovered through your own investigation, this method assumes that you are making a single copy of each sheet. Thus be it Sheet Set Manager, or the standard PLOT command, copies beyond the first will not be tracked.

Column A contains an abbreviation describing the contents of that row. VR = Version, HD = Header, JS = Job Start, SH = Sheet, & JF = Job Finish. Unfortunately the Job ID column is all but worthless when tracking, as it is not a sequential number. I have been working on a way to analyze this data in MS Access with no luck. Currently we use Excel to analyze Column A to determine the row type.

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-2/#comment-3670 Donnie Gladfelter Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:11:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-3670 @Darcy – Admittedly the system is not 100%, as it does allow some plotting to fall through the cracks. As you have discovered through your own investigation, this method assumes that you are making a single copy of each sheet. Thus be it Sheet Set Manager, or the standard PLOT command, copies beyond the first will not be tracked. Column A contains an abbreviation describing the contents of that row. VR = Version, HD = Header, JS = Job Start, SH = Sheet, & JF = Job Finish. Unfortunately the Job ID column is all but worthless when tracking, as it is not a sequential number. I have been working on a way to analyze this data in MS Access with no luck. Currently we use Excel to analyze Column A to determine the row type. @Darcy – Admittedly the system is not 100%, as it does allow some plotting to fall through the cracks. As you have discovered through your own investigation, this method assumes that you are making a single copy of each sheet. Thus be it Sheet Set Manager, or the standard PLOT command, copies beyond the first will not be tracked.

Column A contains an abbreviation describing the contents of that row. VR = Version, HD = Header, JS = Job Start, SH = Sheet, & JF = Job Finish. Unfortunately the Job ID column is all but worthless when tracking, as it is not a sequential number. I have been working on a way to analyze this data in MS Access with no luck. Currently we use Excel to analyze Column A to determine the row type.

]]> By: Darcy http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-2/#comment-203 Darcy Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:19:41 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-203 The only issue I have with using this method of tracking plots is that it does not appear to track multiple plots (sets) when printing via the Sheet Set Manager. Also, could someone elaborate on what the first two columns in the plot log file are? Column A shows VR (I assume this is for "version" and then HD (no idea what this is for) below that. Column B is the Job ID, but what do the numbers in this column represent? The only issue I have with using this method of tracking plots is that it does not appear to track multiple plots (sets) when printing via the Sheet Set Manager.

Also, could someone elaborate on what the first two columns in the plot log file are? Column A shows VR (I assume this is for “version” and then HD (no idea what this is for) below that. Column B is the Job ID, but what do the numbers in this column represent?

]]> By: Darcy http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-2/#comment-3669 Darcy Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:19:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-3669 The only issue I have with using this method of tracking plots is that it does not appear to track multiple plots (sets) when printing via the Sheet Set Manager. Also, could someone elaborate on what the first two columns in the plot log file are? Column A shows VR (I assume this is for "version" and then HD (no idea what this is for) below that. Column B is the Job ID, but what do the numbers in this column represent? The only issue I have with using this method of tracking plots is that it does not appear to track multiple plots (sets) when printing via the Sheet Set Manager.

Also, could someone elaborate on what the first two columns in the plot log file are? Column A shows VR (I assume this is for “version” and then HD (no idea what this is for) below that. Column B is the Job ID, but what do the numbers in this column represent?

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-2/#comment-132 Donnie Gladfelter Wed, 16 May 2007 14:18:48 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-132 @3Pinter – Here (at Timmons) we have an extremely homegrown excel table. Basically we use a series of lookup functions to analyze the username and determine the department. We also use some other excel formulas that look at the drawing path to determine the job number. After all of that we use the Pivot Table function within Excel to generate the report for accounting. That should get you pointed in the right direction as for using the Plot Publish Log feature. Our homegrown excel table just uses normal formulas – no macros. As for the plot stamp method. I am aware of the feature, but haven’t explored it in depth. I know the Plot Publish Log generates a single file (with the exception of a handful of plot jobs) regardless the number of users. So to answer your second question I would have to do some research myself. @3Pinter – Here (at Timmons) we have an extremely homegrown excel table. Basically we use a series of lookup functions to analyze the username and determine the department. We also use some other excel formulas that look at the drawing path to determine the job number. After all of that we use the Pivot Table function within Excel to generate the report for accounting. That should get you pointed in the right direction as for using the Plot Publish Log feature. Our homegrown excel table just uses normal formulas – no macros.

As for the plot stamp method. I am aware of the feature, but haven’t explored it in depth. I know the Plot Publish Log generates a single file (with the exception of a handful of plot jobs) regardless the number of users. So to answer your second question I would have to do some research myself.

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-2/#comment-3668 Donnie Gladfelter Wed, 16 May 2007 14:18:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-3668 @3Pinter – Here (at Timmons) we have an extremely homegrown excel table. Basically we use a series of lookup functions to analyze the username and determine the department. We also use some other excel formulas that look at the drawing path to determine the job number. After all of that we use the Pivot Table function within Excel to generate the report for accounting. That should get you pointed in the right direction as for using the Plot Publish Log feature. Our homegrown excel table just uses normal formulas – no macros. As for the plot stamp method. I am aware of the feature, but haven’t explored it in depth. I know the Plot Publish Log generates a single file (with the exception of a handful of plot jobs) regardless the number of users. So to answer your second question I would have to do some research myself. @3Pinter – Here (at Timmons) we have an extremely homegrown excel table. Basically we use a series of lookup functions to analyze the username and determine the department. We also use some other excel formulas that look at the drawing path to determine the job number. After all of that we use the Pivot Table function within Excel to generate the report for accounting. That should get you pointed in the right direction as for using the Plot Publish Log feature. Our homegrown excel table just uses normal formulas – no macros.

As for the plot stamp method. I am aware of the feature, but haven’t explored it in depth. I know the Plot Publish Log generates a single file (with the exception of a handful of plot jobs) regardless the number of users. So to answer your second question I would have to do some research myself.

]]> By: 3Pinter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-127 3Pinter Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:28 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-127 Hi, nice thing, Question however: how do I filter the information using excel? Does anybody has some sort of a macro or a excel-template for this? Further: the plotstamp creates a plot log which isn't created in one main directory right? (so 20 users is 20 or more plot logs??) 3Pinter Hi, nice thing,

Question however: how do I filter the information using excel?

Does anybody has some sort of a macro or a excel-template for this?

Further: the plotstamp creates a plot log which isn’t created in one main directory right? (so 20 users is 20 or more plot logs??)

3Pinter

]]> By: 3Pinter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 3Pinter Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/09/track-plotting-from-autocad-for-free/#comment-3667 Hi, nice thing, Question however: how do I filter the information using excel? Does anybody has some sort of a macro or a excel-template for this? Further: the plotstamp creates a plot log which isn't created in one main directory right? (so 20 users is 20 or more plot logs??) 3Pinter Hi, nice thing,

Question however: how do I filter the information using excel?

Does anybody has some sort of a macro or a excel-template for this?

Further: the plotstamp creates a plot log which isn’t created in one main directory right? (so 20 users is 20 or more plot logs??)

3Pinter

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