Plot File Creation

AutoCAD 2004 - 2007

1. Make sure AutoCAD is closed before continuing any further.
2. Download and Save the AutoCAD Plotter Configuration (.pc3) file here
3. Save it to your C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2005\R16.x\enu\Plotters folder.
4. Download and save the AutoCAD 2000-2002 Plot Style Table (.ctb) file here
5. Save it to your C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2005\R16.x\enu\Plot Styles folder. 
6. After the files are saved in the correct location, you can start AutoCAD and open your drawing that you need to plot.
7. When you click the print/plot button select the Napco.pc3 plotter in the Printer/plotter Name field.
8. Select the Napco.ctb in the plot style table (pen assignments) for your drawing that you wish to plot.
9. Select the edit button (for the ctb) to adjust your pen thickness and screen patterns, as these settings will be applied to your output file. By default, pens 8, 9, 250 - 255 are screened pens, so any information in your drawing using these colors or pen numbers will be screened.
10. Set your paper size, plot area and plot scale.
11. Select Preview to make sure all of your info is on the drawing, what you see in preview is exactly what will print.
12. Once it's fully previewed and it looks acceptable, hit enter then ok.
13. Select a folder and type a file name in the Browse for Plot File section. The file will have a .plt extension.
14. Click Save to create the .plt file for output.

Note: If you need to make an existing layer or color a screen pattern, you can select your existing pen color that you want to make a screened pattern and change the color properties of that pen to color 8, 9, 250 - 255 depending on the darkness of the shade you require.

You can then send us the plot file(s) you have created via Naptrak, email or

call 201-438-1500 for FTP instructions.

AutoCAD 2000-2002

1. Make sure AutoCAD is closed before continuing any further.
2. Download and Save the AutoCAD 2000 - 2002 Plotter Configuration (.pc3) file here
3. Save it to your C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 200x\Plotters folder.
4. Download and save the AutoCAD 2000-2002 Plot Style Table (.ctb) file here
5. Save it to your C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 200x\Plot Styles folder. 
6. After the files are saved in the correct location, you can start AutoCAD and open your drawing that you need to plot.
7. When you click the print/plot button select the Napco.pc3 plotter under the plot device settings.
8. Select the Napco.ctb in the plot style table for your drawing that you wish to plot.
9. Select Edit (for the ctb) to adjust your pen thickness and screen patterns, as these settings will be applied to your output file. By default, pens 8, 9, 250 - 255 are screened pens, so any information in your drawing using these colors or pen numbers will be screened.
10. Set your plot to file location and file name. The file will have a .plt extension.
11. On your plot settings tab set your paper size, plot area and plot scale.
12. Select full preview of your drawing to make sure all of your info is on the drawing, what you see on the full preview is exactly what will print.
13. Once it's fully previewed and it looks acceptable, hit enter then ok to create the .plt file for output.

Note: If you need to make an existing layer or color a screen pattern, you can select your existing pen color that you want to make a screened pattern and change the color properties of that pen to color 8, 9, 250 - 255 depending on the darkness of the shade you require.

You can then send us the plot file(s) you have created via Naptrak, email or

call 201-438-1500 for FTP instructions.

AutoCAD R14

You can now plot the way you normally would with this new driver and submit the created plot file "*.plt" to Napco for output.

You can then send us the plot file(s) you have created via Naptrak, email or

call 201-438-1500 for FTP instructions.