Function Syntax: SetPlotDeviceNames Version: 1 Date: 17.10.2025 Version: 2 Date: 01.01.2026 AI+https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/17353-change-printer/ AI+https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/17353-change-printer/ Title SetPlotDeviceNames LISP for AutoCAD layouts and plotting management Description This program opens a dialog that lets the user review and batch-edit plotting settings per layout, plus viewport lock, annotation visibility, and viewport zoom operations, while keeping layout selection synchronized across columns. How it is started Command: SetPlotDeviceNames The user runs SetPlotDeviceNames at the AutoCAD command line to open the dialog interface. What the user does • The user reviews a table of layouts showing Layout Name, Plot Device, Page Setup, Paper Size, plus status columns for Lock, Anno, and Zoom. • The user filters layouts by a wildcard filter and chooses a scope: Selected or All displayed. • The user optionally includes or excludes Model from the list and from apply operations. • The user applies changes to the chosen scope using dedicated buttons for device, page setup, and paper size. • The user can also run viewport utility actions (lock, annotation visibility, zoom tools) for the chosen scope. Key interface behaviors • Multi-column synchronized selection meaning selecting rows in any list aligns the same rows in every other list. • Horizontal scrolling per column meaning each of the four main text columns has its own slider that shifts the visible substring left or right without changing the underlying values. • Selected full readouts show the complete Name and complete Paper for the first selected layout. Filtering and scope • Filter supports wildcard patterns such as star and question mark. • Include Model in list controls whether the Model tab appears in the layouts list. • Selected scope applies changes only to the currently selected rows. • All displayed scope applies changes to every layout currently shown after filtering. • Include Model in apply controls whether apply operations are allowed to target the Model tab. Functionalities • Apply Plot Device changes the plotter configuration name for each targeted layout and refreshes plot device information. • Apply Page Setup copies a named page setup into each targeted layout, or clears the page setup when the user selects none. • Apply Paper Size sets the canonical media name based on the selected device and chosen paper display name. • Lock sets all non-overall paper-space viewports in each targeted layout to locked. • Unlock sets all non-overall paper-space viewports in each targeted layout to unlocked. • AnnON sets ANNOALLVISIBLE to on for each targeted paper-space layout. • AnnOFF sets ANNOALLVISIBLE to off for each targeted paper-space layout. • Zoom Extents activates each layout, enters viewport context, zooms extents in each viewport, then marks that layout as having an extents zoom state for display purposes. • Zoom Window prompts the user to pick two corners in a viewport on the first targeted layout, then applies the same zoom window to viewports in all targeted layouts without setting an extents zoom flag. Displayed status columns • Lock status shows Locked, Unlocked, Mixed, NoVP, or Model depending on viewport presence and lock state. • Anno status shows AnnOn, AnnOff, or unknown if not retrievable. • Zoom status shows ZExt only when the tool explicitly marked the layout after Zoom Extents, otherwise it shows Z?. Important system variables and state handling • The program temporarily switches TILEMODE, CTAB, and MSPACE when reading or modifying paper-space layout settings, then restores them to the prior values to avoid disrupting the user environment. • Undo grouping is used when applying viewport lock changes so the operation can be reverted cleanly. Prompts and user interaction • Zoom Window prompts for first corner and opposite corner inside a viewport, then applies the window consistently across selected layouts. • All other operations are button driven from the dialog and do not require selecting entities in the drawing. Safety and persistence behavior • Zoom state labeling is stored in the drawing named object dictionary using a dedicated dictionary name so older stored flags do not affect current display. • ZExt is only shown when explicitly produced by this tool to prevent misleading zoom labels. Description 🖨️ SetPlotDeviceNames is an AutoCAD/Civil 3D AutoLISP DCL manager for batch editing layout plot devices, page setups, paper sizes, viewport locks, annotation visibility, and zoom settings. 📐 It provides filtered layout selection, synchronized columns, per-column horizontal scrolling, and apply tools for production plotting workflows. Function Syntax 🚀 Main command: SetPlotDeviceNames 🔍 Layout filter: supports * and ? wildcard filtering. 🖨️ Apply actions: Apply Device, Apply PageSetup, Apply Paper. 🔒 Viewport tools: Lock, Unlock, AnnON, AnnOFF, Zoom Extents, Zoom Window. SEO Optimized Overview 🖨️ SetPlotDeviceNames is an SEO-friendly AutoCAD layout plotting utility for managing plot device names, page setups, canonical media names, and paper sizes from one DCL interface. 📊 The dialog shows synchronized layout columns for Name, Plot Device, Page Setup, Paper Size, Lock, Anno, and Zoom, with compact column widths and horizontal sliders for long values. 🔍 Users can filter layout names using wildcard patterns, include or exclude Model in the list/apply scope, and choose between selected rows or all displayed rows. 📐 The tool can batch-apply plot devices, page setups, and paper sizes to selected layouts, while also managing paper-space viewport lock state and annotation visibility. 🧭 Zoom tools let the user apply Zoom Extents or pick a Zoom Window for layout viewports, with zoom state persisted through a named-object dictionary record. Core AutoCAD / Civil 3D Workflow ✅ List layouts with plot device, page setup, paper size, viewport lock, annotation, and zoom status. ✅ Filter layouts with * and ? wildcard support. ✅ Select all, select none, selected scope, or all displayed scope. ✅ Apply plot device changes to selected layouts. ✅ Apply existing page setups to layouts. ✅ Apply compatible paper/media names from the selected plot device. ✅ Lock or unlock paper-space viewports in selected layouts. ✅ Toggle annotation visibility and run Zoom Extents or Zoom Window viewport tools. Important Functions and Implementation Details 🧩 spdn:filter-layouts builds the working layout list from the current drawing and wildcard filter. 🧩 spdn:fill-device-popup, spdn:fill-pagesetup-popup, and spdn:fill-paper-popup populate the DCL dropdown controls. 🧩 spdn:apply-device-to-layouts and spdn:apply-paper-to-layouts perform the batch plotting updates. 🧩 spdn:set-locked-for-layouts changes paper-space viewport lock states. 🧩 spdn:set-anno manages ANNOALLVISIBLE behavior per selected layouts. 🧩 spdn:zoom-layout-viewports, spdn:do-zoom-extents, and spdn:do-zoom-window-execute handle viewport zoom actions. 🧩 spdn:ensure-nod-dict and xrecords store persistent zoom-state flags in the drawing database. Result 🎯 Layout plotting settings can be cleaned and standardized faster across many sheets. 🖨️ Plot device, page setup, and paper-size mismatches become easier to find and correct. 🔒 Viewport lock, annotation, and zoom preparation are handled in the same production dialog. Important Notes ⚠️ This routine changes layout plotting settings and viewport states. Review the selected/all-displayed scope before applying changes. ⚠️ Model layout inclusion is optional and controlled separately for list and apply operations. ℹ️ The code creates a temporary DCL file at runtime and deletes it after the dialog closes. Search Keywords 🔎 AutoCAD plot device manager, batch page setup AutoLISP, layout paper size update, viewport lock manager, Civil 3D plotting utility Tags 🏷️ AutoCAD, 🏷️ AutoLISP, 🏷️ Civil 3D, 🏷️ Plot Device, 🏷️ Page Setup, 🏷️ Paper Size, 🏷️ Layout Manager, 🏷️ Viewport Lock, 🏷️ Annotation Visibility, 🏷️ Zoom Extents