Plot Stamp Dialog Box

Summary

Specifies the information for the plot stamp.

List of Options

The following options are available.

Plot Stamp Fields

Specifies the drawing information you want applied to the plot stamp. The selected fields are separated by commas and a space.

Drawing Name: Includes the drawing name and path in the plot stamp information.
Layout Name: Includes the name of the layout in the plot stamp information.
Date and Time: Includes the date and time in the plot stamp information.

Note: The date and time format is determined by the Regional Settings dialog box in the Windows Control Panel. Plot stamping uses the short date style for dates.
Login Name: Includes the Windows login name in the plot stamp information. In AutoCAD, the login name is stored in the LOGINNAME system variable.
Device Name: Includes the current plotting device name in the plot stamp information.
Paper Size: Includes the paper size for the currently configured plotting device in the plot stamp information.
Plot Scale: Includes the plot scale in the plot stamp information.

Preview

Provides a visual display of the plot stamp location based on the location and rotation values you have specified in the Advanced Options dialog box. You cannot preview the plot stamp any other way. This is not a preview of the plot stamp contents.

User Defined Fields

: Provides text that can optionally be plotted, logged, or both plotted and logged at plot time. The selected value in each user-defined list will be plotted.

For example, you might populate one list with media types or prices and the other with job names. If the user-defined value is set to <none>, then no user-defined information is plotted

Add/Edit: Displays the User Defined Fields dialog box, where you can add, edit, or delete user-defined fields.

Plot Stamp Parameter File

Stores plot stamp information in a file with a .pss extension. Multiple users can access the same file and stamp their plots based on company standard settings.

Two PSS files are provided, Mm.pss and Inches.pss, which are located in the Support folder. The initial default plot stamp parameter file name is determined by the regional settings of the operating system when the program is installed.

Path: Specifies the location of the plot stamp parameter file.
Load: Displays the Plotstamp Parameter File Name dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box) in which you can specify the location of the parameter file you want to use.
Save As: Saves the current plot stamp settings in a new parameter file.

Advanced

: Displays the Advanced Options dialog box, in which you can set the location, text properties, and units of the plot stamp. You can also create a log file, and set its location.