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Plot Styles, PMP Files, and Plotters for BG-Map

Updated 3/23/10
(Includes updated Plotters and PMP Files used to export maps to GreVid)

These files are required for plotter and printer setup in BG-Map.

Plotters – used for printing maps to the screen in Visitors QUICKFinder and to export maps to GreVid. To download, Click Here. The name of the file is PLOTTERS2.ZIP - Unzip it into your AutoCAD Plotters folder, following the instructions below.

PMP Files control line custom paper and image sizes. To download the BG-Map PMP files, Click Here. The name of the file is PMPFILES.ZIP - Unzip it into your AutoCAD PMP Files folder, following the instructions below.

Plot Styles control line weight and color in book maps and large format maps. To download the BG-Map Plot Styles, Click Here. The name of the file is PLOTSTYL.ZIP - Unzip it into your AutoCAD Plot Styles folder, following the instructions below.

Finding the correct locations to extract the files to for AutoCAD 2004

Note: The file locations may be dependent on who logs into the computer. Make certain to log in under the name you intend to use when using BG-Map.

To find the correct locations to extract the files for AutoCAD 2004, do this:

At the AutoCAD command line, type CONFIG, and hit Enter. This will open the AutoCAD Options Window.

Click the "Plotting" tab.

Click “Add or Configure Plotters”. This will open the Plotters folder. This is the correct location to extract the plotters (PLOTTERS.ZIP). If you are using Winzip or Windows XP to extract the zip file, you can simply drag and drop the zip file contents into this folder.

Inside the Plotters folder, you will see a PMP Files folder. This is the correct location to extract the PMP Files (PMPFILES.ZIP).

Close the Plotters folder. In the AutoCAD Options, , click “Add or Edit Plot Style Tables”. This will open the Plot Styles folder. This is the correct place to extract the Plot Styles (PLOTSTYL.ZIP).

Close the Plot Styles windows and the AutoCAD Options window.

Finding the correct locations to extract the files to for AutoCAD 2005 and above

Note: The file locations may be dependent on who logs into the computer. Make certain to log in under the name you intend to use when using BG-Map.

To find the correct locations to extract the files for AutoCAD 2005 and above, do this:

At the AutoCAD command line, type CONFIG, and hit Enter. This will open the AutoCAD Options Window.

Click the "Plot and Publish" tab.

Click “Add or Configure Plotters”. This will open the Plotters folder. This is the correct location to extract the plotters (PLOTTERS.ZIP). If you are using Winzip or Windows XP to extract the zip file, you can simply drag and drop the zip file contents into this folder.

Inside the Plotters folder, you will see a PMP Files folder. This is the correct location to extract the PMP Files (PMPFILES.ZIP).

Close the Plotters folder. In the AutoCAD Options, click “Plot Style Table Settings”. This will open the Plot Style Table settings window. In that window, click “Add or Edit Plot Style Tables”. This will open the Plot Styles folder. This is the correct place to extract the Plot Styles (PLOTSTYL.ZIP).

Close the Plot Styles windows and the AutoCAD Options window.

Updating the Plotter BGM-BITMAP to Point to the Correct PMP File Path (Required for Visitors QUICKFinder Only)

At the AutoCAD command line, type CONFIG and hit Enter. Click on "Plot and Publish" then on "Add or Configure Plotters". You should see a plotter named BGM-BITMAP listed. Open it by double clicking. Click on "Device and Document Settings". In the list displayed in the white box, you will see "PMP File Name". Highlight it, and then click the "Attach" button below. Select the file BGM-BITMAP.pmp that you downloaded from this web page. It should be in the folder named "PMP Files" under "Plotters". Then, click OK to save.