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Name	AutoCAD Batch Plot File
Version	2000-2005
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: x-fmt/27
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Disclosure
Description	AutoCAD is 2D and 3D computer-aided design software used by professionals such as architects, engineers and city planners to prepare technical drawings. Developed by Autodesk, it was first released in 1982, and is now very widely used. . In AutoCAD, the term ‘plot’ is used instead of ‘print’. AutoCAD Batch Plot Files store lists of the file(s) to publish to a printer. The files contain information including the name of each file to be printed, its file type, number of copies to be printed, and the location where the file is saved.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	02 Aug 2005
Source description	01/2024 (v.117) Added internal signature.
Last updated	17 Apr 2024
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