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PageSetupAllLayouts

Short description

🖨️ PageSetupAllLayouts is an AutoCAD and Civil 3D AutoLISP plotting utility for batch-updating plotter configuration names across all paper-space layouts.
📄 The command loops through every layout except Model and changes each layout’s ConfigName based on the current configured plot device.

Command:

🚀 Main command: cps
🧰 Load the LSP file with APPLOAD, then run the command from the AutoCAD command line.

Description:

🖨️ PageSetupAllLayouts is an SEO-friendly AutoCAD plot-device update routine for paper-space layouts, plot configuration cleanup, and sheet plotting preparation.
📄 The routine accesses the active document through Visual LISP ActiveX, iterates through the Layouts collection, skips Model, reads each layout ConfigName, and writes a new ConfigName.
🔁 In the current code, layouts using Canon iPF770.pc3 are changed to AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3, while other paper-space layouts are changed to Canon iPF770V2.pc3.
🧰 Although the file comment says Copy current layout page setup to all layout tabs, the implementation specifically updates plot device names through vla-put-ConfigName rather than cloning a complete page setup object.
📌 This is useful for CAD offices migrating plotter device names, replacing outdated PC3 files, repairing broken plotting devices, and preparing Civil 3D layout sheets for consistent publishing.

Helper function: (if any)​

🧩 vla-get-ActiveDocument retrieves the current AutoCAD drawing.
🧩 vla-get-Layouts accesses the layout collection.
🧩 vlax-for iterates over all layout objects.
🧩 vla-get-Name is used to skip the Model layout.
🧩 vla-get-ConfigName reads the current PC3 plot configuration assigned to each layout.
🧩 vla-put-ConfigName writes the replacement plot device name.

Functionalities:

✅ Process all paper-space layouts in the active drawing.
✅ Skip the Model tab automatically.
✅ Detect layouts currently assigned to Canon iPF770.pc3.
✅ Replace Canon iPF770.pc3 with AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3.
✅ Assign Canon iPF770V2.pc3 to other paper-space layouts.
✅ Use Visual LISP ActiveX layout access for direct ConfigName updates.
✅ Provide a compact command for fast plot device migration.

Result:

🎯 The result is a faster plot device update workflow for AutoCAD and Civil 3D layout tabs.
🖨️ Users can update PC3 configuration names across all paper-space layouts without opening Page Setup Manager for each sheet.
✅ PageSetupAllLayouts supports plotting consistency, PDF output preparation, and office plotter migration tasks.

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				<Bold>Function Syntax: CPS</Bold>
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<Bold>Version: 1.1 Date: 20.06.2026 6:38:55PM</Bold>
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				<Hyperlink>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/autolisp-for-multiply-change-plotter-on-all-layouts/td-p/12045940</Hyperlink>
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				<Bold>Description</Bold>
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<Bold>Command name</Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="DarkRed">cps</Run> (run by typing <Run Foreground="DarkRed">CPS</Run> in AutoCAD).<LineBreak/>
<Bold>What this LISP does</Bold><LineBreak/>
This routine iterates through every paper-space layout tab (all layouts except <Run Foreground="DarkRed">Model</Run>) and standardizes the plot device (printer or PC3) by switching each layout’s <Run Foreground="DarkRed">ConfigName</Run> based on its current value.<LineBreak/>
<Bold>User interaction</Bold><LineBreak/>
• No selection is required (no blocks, objects, or prompts).<LineBreak/>
• The user only needs to run the command <Run Foreground="DarkRed">CPS</Run>.<LineBreak/>
<Bold>Main logic</Bold><LineBreak/>
• Get the active AutoCAD document via <Run Foreground="DarkRed">vla-get-ActiveDocument</Run> on <Run Foreground="DarkRed">vlax-get-acad-object</Run>.<LineBreak/>
• Retrieve the document layouts collection via <Run Foreground="DarkRed">vla-get-Layouts</Run>.<LineBreak/>
• Loop all layouts using <Run Foreground="DarkRed">vlax-for</Run>.<LineBreak/>
• Skip layout named <Run Foreground="DarkRed">Model</Run> (only paper-space tabs are modified).<LineBreak/>
• For each remaining layout, read its current plot device using <Run Foreground="DarkRed">vla-get-ConfigName</Run> and then set a new device using <Run Foreground="DarkRed">vla-put-ConfigName</Run>.<LineBreak/>
<Bold>Device switching rules</Bold><LineBreak/>
• If the layout plot device equals <Run Foreground="DarkRed">Canon iPF770.pc3</Run>, then set it to <Run Foreground="DarkRed">AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3</Run>.<LineBreak/>
• Otherwise (any other device), set it to <Run Foreground="DarkRed">Canon iPF770V2.pc3</Run>.<LineBreak/>
<Bold>Functionalities</Bold><LineBreak/>
• Bulletproof batch-update of plot device across all paper-space layouts in the drawing.<LineBreak/>
• Ensures that any layout currently using <Run Foreground="DarkRed">Canon iPF770.pc3</Run> is redirected to a high-quality PDF output device.<LineBreak/>
• Forces every other layout device to a specific target device <Run Foreground="DarkRed">Canon iPF770V2.pc3</Run> for consistency.<LineBreak/>
<Bold>Important notes</Bold><LineBreak/>
• This will overwrite the plot device setting for every layout tab except <Run Foreground="DarkRed">Model</Run>.<LineBreak/>
• It does not copy page setup properties like paper size, plot style table, plot area, or scale; it only changes the device referenced by <Run Foreground="DarkRed">ConfigName</Run>.<LineBreak/>
• The PC3 names must exist on the machine; if a referenced PC3 is missing, plotting or configuration may fail later.<LineBreak/>



<Bold><Run Foreground="DodgerBlue">Description</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🖨️ PageSetupAllLayouts is an AutoCAD and Civil 3D AutoLISP plotting utility for batch-updating plotter configuration names across all paper-space layouts.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">📄 The command loops through every layout except Model and changes each layout's ConfigName based on the current configured plot device.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="DodgerBlue">Function Syntax</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🚀 Main dialog command: </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="Orange">cps</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧰 Load the LSP with APPLOAD and run the command in AutoCAD or Civil 3D.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="DodgerBlue">SEO Optimized Overview</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🖨️ PageSetupAllLayouts is an SEO-friendly AutoCAD plot-device update routine for paper-space layouts, plot configuration cleanup, and sheet plotting preparation.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">📄 The routine accesses the active document through Visual LISP ActiveX, iterates through the Layouts collection, skips Model, reads each layout ConfigName, and writes a new ConfigName.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🔁 In the current code, layouts using Canon iPF770.pc3 are changed to AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3, while other paper-space layouts are changed to Canon iPF770V2.pc3.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧰 Although the file comment says Copy current layout page setup to all layout tabs, the implementation specifically updates plot device names through vla-put-ConfigName rather than cloning a complete page setup object.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">📌 This is useful for CAD offices migrating plotter device names, replacing outdated PC3 files, repairing broken plotting devices, and preparing Civil 3D layout sheets for consistent publishing.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Primary Workflow</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">1️⃣ Load PageSetupAllLayouts into AutoCAD or Civil 3D with APPLOAD.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">2️⃣ Run cps from the command line.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">3️⃣ Use the dialog or command prompts to select the target layouts, layers, viewports, or plot settings.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">4️⃣ Review the preview, status list, or command-line feedback before applying changes.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">5️⃣ Apply the operation and verify the result in the active drawing.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="DodgerBlue">Main Functionalities</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ Process all paper-space layouts in the active drawing.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ Skip the Model tab automatically.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ Detect layouts currently assigned to Canon iPF770.pc3.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ Replace Canon iPF770.pc3 with AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ Assign Canon iPF770V2.pc3 to other paper-space layouts.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ Use Visual LISP ActiveX layout access for direct ConfigName updates.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ Provide a compact command for fast plot device migration.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="DodgerBlue">Important Commands and Helper Functions</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧩 vla-get-ActiveDocument retrieves the current AutoCAD drawing.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧩 vla-get-Layouts accesses the layout collection.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧩 vlax-for iterates over all layout objects.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧩 vla-get-Name is used to skip the Model layout.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧩 vla-get-ConfigName reads the current PC3 plot configuration assigned to each layout.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🧩 vla-put-ConfigName writes the replacement plot device name.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Practical Result</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🎯 The result is a faster plot device update workflow for AutoCAD and Civil 3D layout tabs.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">🖨️ Users can update PC3 configuration names across all paper-space layouts without opening Page Setup Manager for each sheet.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">✅ PageSetupAllLayouts supports plotting consistency, PDF output preparation, and office plotter migration tasks.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="DarkRed">Important Notes</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ The command name is cps.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ The current logic is hard-coded to Canon iPF770.pc3, AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3, and Canon iPF770V2.pc3.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ The routine does not copy a full named page setup; it updates the ConfigName property only.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ The specified PC3 files must exist and be valid in the AutoCAD plotting environment.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ Review the hard-coded plotter names before using the routine in another office or workstation.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Bold><Run Foreground="Yellow">Tags</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="Yellow">🏷️ AutoCAD, 🏷️ Civil 3D, 🏷️ AutoLISP, 🏷️ Visual LISP, 🏷️ DCL dialog, 🏷️ CAD automation, 🏷️ CAD productivity, 🏷️ Page setup, 🏷️ Plot device, 🏷️ PC3, 🏷️ ConfigName, 🏷️ Plotter migration, 🏷️ AutoCAD PDF, 🏷️ Layout plotting, 🏷️ Paper space, 🏷️ Batch plot setup, 🏷️ Publishing, 🏷️ cps</Run><LineBreak/>



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