We have been fighting the chasm between what we can print in our office and what is produced at the printers for years. The result has been unpredictable and different each time there was a new operator on staff. Not to mention the extra day that we had to build into the schedule to account for the time to open all of the sheets and print them and make time for deliveries back and forth, and of course, leave room for possible errors. With AcroPlot, we run the software, print out a test copy in our office and forward an e-mail of the prints to the print company using the same pdf file (in-town or anywhere in the country, it doesn't matter). The results are consistent. Line weights cannot be accidentally mis-printed. It also makes receiving plot sheets from our consultants much easier, as they send us final prints, that they have reviewed, digitally. As an office archive policy, we have been keeping an archive pdf copy of every set that is issued, so it also saves on storage space taken up by bulky drawings that are rarely used. With a full-sized pdf set, there is no need to worry whether the pen sets will be the same when you print the drawings again in 5 years. The line weights are permanent in the pdf and what you see is what you will get. 

Another bonus of AcroPlot is that we have seen a dramatic drop in our project printing costs. With AcroPlot, we can quickly print an 11x17 set for in-house use and distribution to our clients. Our clients love it because they can forward drawings to anyone they need too, be it financing for a project or others who would have an opinion about the project. With AcroPlot, we find that we can keep the design team more up-to-date, as we aren't concerned about excessive printing costs when printing an updated set on a more frequent basis, sometimes weekly.