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1. 192 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual e Draw all lines 1 pixel thick e Draw all lines in monochrome no color e Draw all lines solid no raster patterns Specifying options 1 Click the Options tab HPGL 27RTL Out 2 Select the required option 3 Click Apply Banner Page You can specify to print a banner page for the current job or for each set in the current job You can use any ASCII file or stamp LBL as banner page If you use a stamp file you can include variables such as job name or date amp time Specifying banner pages 1 Click the Banner Page tab Printing 193 194 HPGL 2 RTL Out Select when you want to print a banner page at the start end of the job or at the start end of a set Select the paper size for the banner page You can select one of the available standard sizes or Same as first drawing the same size as the first drawing of the job or set If required you can specify a trailing edge for the banner page Use the button to select or create the file you want to use as banner page See Defining Stamps and Overlays beginning on page 115 Click Apply Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Printing on a Windows Printer Apprentice supports any printer installed through Microsoft Windows so you can check plots or a work order No code is required to print on A4 or 8 1 2 by 11 inch paper Scaling Apprentice automatically scales the drawin
2. Border Removal tab If you activate the Border Removal tab the margins of the drawing will be electronically erased You can use this option to eliminate trim marks added by the author of a drawing 98 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Imaging Properties In the Border Removal tab you can choose e to remove the border e the amount of border removal e the unit of border removal Inches Millimeters Centimeters or Pixels Margins tab Using the Margins tab you can add a margin to the left side of the drawing default is Off Imaging Properties In the Margins tab you can choose to add a left margin e the size of the left margin e the unit in which to measure the left margin Inches Millimeters Centimeters or Pixels Imaging Properties 99 Zoom tab On the Zoom tab you can define custom enlargements and reductions Imaging Properties x Paper Size Drawing Size Alignment Border Removal Margins Zoom Orientation Folder m Zoom By Size Width HAm Height oh 34 00 in a r Zoom By Percent Percent How To Zoom Don t Zoom Drawing C Zoom Drawing Fit To Page Cancel _ Apply Help gt In the Zoom tab you can select Zoom By Size In the Zoom by Size entry box you can define the width or the height of the drawing After one dimension has been selected the other dimension will be adapted proportionally Zoom
3. Auto Paper Rotate If this option is checked the drawing will be rotated if necessary in order to fit onto the selected paper size Save Job Default Settings Now Selecting this options will change the default job settings to the most recently changed settings in the job window Clean VIC directory Deletes existing files from the VIC directory Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Quitting Apprentice If you have finished working with Apprentice quit the application Do not quit Apprentice while jobs are still being printed It is a good practice to make sure that jobs sent to the printer have been completed before quitting Apprentice Quitting Apprentice 1 Wait until the active job has been completely sent to the printer 2 From the File menu choose Exit The Apprentice software is closed The Software Interface 27 28 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 4 Configuration This section focuses on the installation and configuration of Apprentice products autodesk 29 Configuring Major Products During installation Apprentice s default pen set logs and job settings are saved in default directories If you are installing an upgrade Apprentice will try to find previous settings It is recommended that you leave the directories as if you have just upgraded If you wish to check or change settings follow these steps Configuring major products 1 Open Apprentice 2 From the Con
4. 134 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Creating LDF Files Layered Document Format LDF is a new file format used by the Plans amp Specs Document Management System You can click the Publish button in the Apprentice toolbar to convert all drawing files in an active job into LDF files Then you can publish them to a container structure at Plans amp Specs Online Service Publishing drawings 135 Adding LDF Files to Jobs LDF files can be added to Apprentice job files for printing if you have an LDF file print code A logo to the left of a file name in a job window represents an LDF file e Adding an LDF file to a job 1 In the toolbar click Add Files The Add or Insert Drawing s dialog box appears 2 Navigate to the drawing you want to add Click it to select it Note You can select more than one filename by holding down the Ctrl button or the Shift button for a range of files while selecting the filename 3 Click OK The drawing files are added to the job For more information about LDF file properties see About LDF Files on page 77 136 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual About the Plans amp Specs Online Service With Plans amp Specs Online Service customers can view WYSIWYG drawings that are stored as LDF files and order prints from reprographers The full Plans amp Specs application consists of two parts e Online Service a Web based application at www buzzsaw com e DocServer a Windows
5. Finishing Properties A x Rolls and Sets Cotation Stamp Folder Stacker Delivery r Boll Selection m Set Count 7 7 Roll 11 Bond Use Set Info amp Number of Sets Zi amp Roll 2 30 Bond I 7 7 C Roll 3 36 Bond 7 DA j i Q A I Use Set Memory 7 7 Roll4 18 Bond Use Copies Field ml Bypass Manual Va C Auto Roll Cancel Apply select one of the Rolls Bypass or Auto Roll Choose Use Set Info and specify a number in the Number of Sets field or choose Use Copies Field to print the number of sets specified in the job file If your printer supports set processing you can select Use Set Memory The job will be sent to the printer once and the printer will use its Set Memory to generate the copies Using Set Memory ensures better performance This option should be de selected only if the printer has insufficient Set Memory Note If the printer does not support set processing this option cannot be selected Click Apply Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Collation You can specify the order in which the copies of a job are printed Digital Collation If you select this option the prints will be sorted by set Reverse Collation If you select this option the first file of the job will be printed last As result the first file of the job will be on top after printing e Specifying collation 1 Click the Collation tab E Rolls and Sets Collation Stam
6. I Always Blank Phone Number Default Value ES I Always Blank Phone Number 2 Default Value OO D Always Blank Fax Number Default Value ES I Always Blank Account Number Default Value OO M Always Blank Delivery Address Choose one of the following for each field To set up default values that will appear each time the customer accesses the work order type the appropriate information in the text boxes e To get the fields to show up as blank each time the customer accesses the work order select the Always Blank check box To get the fields to retain the last value the customer used deselect the Always Blank check box and leave the Default Value text box blank 3 Click Submit at the bottom of the form A preview of the information appears 4 Continue with Step 5 in Creating Customized Files 219 Installing Remote for ApFIP at the site 220 1 Follow the installation procedure described earlier in this section e In the Major Product dialog box select Remote e In the Minor Products dialog box select ApFTP When the process completes you will be prompted to configure ApFTP Click Yes A dialog box appears allowing you to select the appropriate modem and various other settings FTP Server In Use Dialup Networking Host Name PP Connection Name User Login z Internet Login anonymous Password ooo Internet Password Change to Directory F Disconnect When Done M FTP to Queue I Show Extra
7. Paper Format The size of media used Autognerated see table on page 163 NGC Controller Media The type of media used Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 bo gus 1 bond 2 trans lucent 3 film 4 transparent 5 bond heavy 6 transpar entheavy 7 filmheavy 8 bondspecial 9 bondspecialheavy 10 vellum 11 polyes ter 12 last Copies The number of copies of Autogenerated NGC Controller al each drawing ways 1 Meters Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller Filename The VIC directory plus Autogenerated Not available filename JobName The job file Queue Not available PlotterType The type of printer used Autogenerated see Always 4096 table on page 164 Paper Format ID number ISO AO 1198 x 841 mm 10 ISO Al 841 x 594 mm 11 ISO A2 594 x 420 mm 12 ISO A3 420 x 297 mm 13 ISO A4 297 x 210 mm 14 ISO B1 1000 x 707 mm 20 ISO B2 707 x 500 mm 21 ISO B3 500 x 353 22 ISO B4 353 x 250 mm 23 ANSI A 11 00 x 8 50 inch 30 ANSIB 17 00 x 11 00 inch 31 ANSI C 22 00 x 17 00 inch 32 ANSI D 34 00 x 22 00 inch 33 ANSIE 44 00 x 34 00 inch 34 ARCH A 12 00 x 9 00 inch 40 ARCH B 18 00 x 12 00 inch 41 ARCH C 24 00 x 18 00 inch 42 ARCH D 36 00 x 24 00 inch 43 ARCH E 48 00 x 36 00 inch 44 ARCH El 42 00 x 30 00 inch 45 Accounting 163 Paper Format ID
8. Submit Click Submit to send the job and the work order Cancel Click Cancel to return to the job window without sending the job Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Using the Order Receipt The order receipt allows you to save information from the work order in your own format Close Display Selections M Contact Mob W Finishing M Other Finishing M Drawings List Set All Clear All AnyTown Reprographics 1234 W Fifth Street 678 Nine Palms CA 10111 2131 602 744 1300 Contact Company Example Contact Example Account Number E Mail Address Phone Number Phone Number 2 Fax Number Billing Address 1234 Main Street Anytown Arizona 12345 Contact Information Job Delivery Address 1234 Main Street Anytown Arizona 12345 Split Address Project aldsfd P O Number 1234 Delivery Method Reimbursable Job Due Date 19 March 2001 Archive Job No Other Job Info Finishin Originals 1 Output Percentage 100 0 Sheet Size 36 0 x 24 0 in Media Bond Set Count Use Set Info Additional Set Count 0 First Set Media Additional Set Media First Set Edging Additional Set Edging Finishing Instructions Other Finishin Dry Mount Job No Laminate Job No Dry Mount Specs Laminate Specs Dry Mount Trim Laminate Both Sides No Dry Mount Edging Elecronic Media Format PC Drawings List File Copies Drawing size Zoom Paper size Media Fold Color 42 0 x 30 0 36 0 x 24 0 1 C Demo Files TIF Nels I TIF 1 in 1
9. e Comma delimited Tab delimited Note The XML export option is available only for ODBC accounting not for standard accounting 4 The File Name to Export dialog box appears 5 Select the txt file that you wish to export and the location for it and click Save Accounting 157 Understanding logs 158 The tables below describe information contained in logs Note Jobs that are paused or interrupted on the printer are only partially counted in the logs Standard Accounting Field Description Source Project The project name Work order Company The company name Work order Last Printed The date and time that the job was Queue printed Job Due Date The job due date portion of the Work order work order Sets The number of sets printed Queue Sheets The number of sheets per set Queue Square Feet The exact print area of the set in Queue square feet Square Feet Rounded The rounded print area of the set in Queue square feet Square Meters The exact print area of the set in Queue meters Square Meters Rounded The rounded print area of the set in Queue meters Media The type of media or if it hasn t Queue been printed Comment The comment field from the Queue queue FileName Individual drawing name job file PO Number The purchase order number Work order ModemJob Whether job was sent v
10. Choose a resolution between 200 and 1200 from the list 4 Click Apply then click OK AutoCAD tab General Communications Job Default Settings Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes A Select How To Process AutoCAD file s l C Use the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Utility r AutoCAD A14 Batch Plotting Executable C ACADR14 SUPPORT EBATCHP EBATCHP r Oversized Undersized Margins internal interpreter Prompt if drawing is oversized by this percentage 10 a Prompt if drawing is undersized by this percentage a a Cancel Use the AutoCAD Interpreter Select this to use the interpreter included in Apprentice It supports AutoCAD R2 5 R2000 files Use the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Utility Select this to use the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Utility for processing files It supports files from AutoCAD R2 5 R14 AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Executable If you selected Use the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting utility in the previous section use this field to select the executable file Oversized Undersized Margins If you have selected the internal interpreter you can specify how much a drawing can be oversized undersized before the application warns you See Checking and Processing Drawings beginning on page 61 Configuration 35 Paper Sizes tab 5 D General Communications Job Default Settings Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes m Standard Sizes M 1504
11. Ih Default Path for Drawings C om A Default Path for Scans C ATEMPSCAN amp MV Remember last path for drawings Default Path for Job Files The default path and directory where job files will be stored Default Path for VIC Files The default path and directory where VIC files will be stored Default Path for Pen Files The default path and directory where pen files will be stored Default Path for Label Files The default path and directory where label files will be stored Default Path for Drawings The default path and directory that will be searched for files to be added to a job Default Path for Scans The default path and directory for scan to file jobs Remember last path for drawings Select this check box to make the application retain the last directory used in Add Files PostScript tab These settings must be defined if you install an optional third party product to convert PostScript files to TIFF Further information can be found in the third party product documentation Configuration 33 34 Ghostscript is PostScript processing software that you can install to use with Apprentice The first time you process a PostScript file in Apprentice you will be asked whether you wish to install Ghostscript You will be redirected to the Ghostscript Web site and an installation wizard will guide you through the process You can choose Jaws or GhostScript as your converter If you use one you should also che
12. Scale Pen Width This option applies when changes are made to scale If you are preparing reductions or enlargements you have the option of having Apprentice automatically change the widths of the pens along with the length of the lines The default setting is used to change the pen scale when changes in scale are made to the drawing Global Pen Widths You can set the minimum and maximum pen widths which will be allowed in a drawing The default minimum pen width is O pixels and the default maximum is 40 pixels Pen Width Units You can choose to display pen widths in inches pixels millimeters and centimeters Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Number of Pens Apprentice supports up to 255 pens and pen 0 You can reduce the number of pens in a pen set The default setting is 255 pens Edit Pen Pattern Apart from the 119 pre defined pen patterns from which you can choose Apprentice allows you to create your own custom set pattern Pen 0 x Pattems Width Shape Effect AllPens Edit Pattem Controis Pattern Size C 4x4 88 _Undo C 1616 Ba Bed l et Name feo Black g pH Prev Next Fill All White Fill All Black Save Entire Set Load New Set Save Pen Pattern Load Pen Pattern You can use the following options to create a custom pattern Pattern Viewer Use the mouse to click pixels in the viewer On or Off The left mouse button turns a pixel black the right hand mouse button tu
13. e Selecting the folding method 1 Open the job that contains the required drawings 2 Right click the Fold field of the drawing you want to change The Fold menu appears 3 Select the desired folding method e One of the pre defined folding methods e Select The Imaging Properties window appears enabling you to specify a custom folding method 4 Click outside the drop down menu to remove it Pen Set e Changing the pen set 1 Right click the Pen Set field of the drawing you want to change The Pen Set menu appears 2 Click Select New Pen and then navigate to the desired pen file or click View Current Pen to change the current pen set 3 Close the Pen Set window to remove it Alignment You can specify how your drawing is positioned on the paper in relation to the edges of the selected paper size Changing the alignment 1 Right click the Alignment field of the drawing you want to change The Alignment menu appears 2 Select the desired alignment setting e One of the pre defined alignment settings 58 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual e User size The Imaging Properties dialog box appears allowing you to specify a custom alignment 3 Click outside the Alignment menu to remove it Rotation and Mirror You can define whether and how to rotate the drawing on the paper Changing the rotation 1 Right click the Rotation field of the drawing you want to change The Rotation and Mirror menu appears 2 Choose
14. 0 Sakalale Transparent B rgb 0 255 255 30 Black Transparent rgb 0 0 255 CHARS Transparent iJ rgb 255 0 255 ons Transparent rgb 255 256 2 a sas PageMasters Apprentice4 2 QD FT 4 75 Black Transparent MJ rgb 128 128 12 70 Black Transparent J rgb 128 0 0 65 Black Transparent J rqb 128 128 0 60 Black Transparent rgb 0 128 0 55 Black Transparent M rgb 0 128 128 50 Black Transparent Jrab 0 0 128 45 Black Transparent rgb 128 0 128 40 Black Transparent M rgb 192 192 18 35 Black Transparent rgb 76 0 0 20 Black Transparent rgb 76 38 38 18 Black Transparent gb 38 0 0 10 Black Transparent I rgb 38 19 19 0 Black Transparent rgb 255 63 0 5 af gt gt You T also select one of the following options in each column Properties To select the Pen property window Copy All To copy the attribute setting to all pens Copy Down To copy the attribute setting to all pens below the one highlighted You can de select a pen by clicking on the indicator in front of the pen set The pen will be crossed through with a red line Setting Pen Parameters 113 114 NE Pen van puen EC o fE 0 25 mm 0 25 mm 0 25 mm 025 mm 0 25 mm 0 25 mm You can define the color of the pen Defining the color of a pen In the toolbar click Pen Set The standard pen set window appears HB Solid Black WB Solid Black WB Solid Black WB Solid Black WB Solid
15. 103 Pens 104 A pen controls the appearance of lines drawn by a customer Pens apply only to vector files not to raster files e Pen zero is used for raster files and for stamps gray shading Apprentice can set pen weights width patterns shapes effects and colors This allows you to customize the appearance of your customer s drawings Apprentice can create save and store an infinite number of pen sets When a job is opened Apprentice will apply a pen set called STANDARD PEN This pen set is employed for day to day use You can view the pen settings using the Pen set icon on the button bar The Pen settings window appears standard pen Effect Solid Black Transparent E Solid Black Transparent HB Solid Black Transparent BB Solid Black Transparent WB Solid Black Transparent HB Solid Black Transparent BB Solid Black Transparent WB Solid Black Transparent BB Solid Black Transparent WiSolidBlack 0 Transparent WiSolidBlack 0 Transparent WiSolidBlack 0 Transparent WB Solid Black Transparent HB Solid Black Transparent HB Solid Black Transparent BB Solid Black Transparent WB Solid Black Transparent BB Solid Black Transparent WB Solid Black Transparent LOL x BB gb 0 0 0 i ob 255 0 0 On rgb 255 255 0 WB rgb 0 255 0 E rgb 0 255 255 HB 9b 0 0 255 Wl r9b 255 0 255 rgb 255 255 2 I rgb 128 128 1 W o0 28 0 0 WB rgb 128 128 0 HB gb 0 128 0 Bob 0 128 128 Hi ob 0 0 128 Wl r9b 128 0 1
16. 4 31 User Manual About LDF Files LDF files do not need to be processed further Files converted to LDF through Apprentice or Plans amp Specs are print ready The LDF file properties dialog shows the container structure associated with the file along with the file name and description These cannot be changed in the dialog box Viewing an LDF file s properties 1 Click the LDF file to select it 2 In the toolbar click Properties A dialog box containing information about the file appears C Containers Gnuzhound Account Gnuzhound Client Gnuzhound Project Gnuzho E4 General m Sheet Ss Name Description Em2 sample for screen cap m Container Vault Account E nuzhound E nuzhound Account Client Project Enuzhound Client Enuzhound Project Issue Discipline Enuzhound Issue Monday December 11 Checking and Processing Drawings 77 78 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 8 Viewing Drawings This chapter describes how to view a drawing and how to make changes using the Viewer tools autodesk 79 Viewer The Viewer allows you to see whether the drawing settings are correct before printing The Viewer has powerful tools for altering the way the drawing will appear on paper You can view multiple files at the same time Opening a file to view 1 Select the file you wish to view The file is highlighted 2 In the toolbar click View
17. 87 Rasterization With the Rasterization mode you can convert the image from a vector line image to the raster image that will appear on paper with all pen characteristics applied This shows you what a drawing will look like before it is printed on paper Note Changes made with this feature will only affect the View mode The actual drawing is not affected RE e Using the Rasterization button Click the Rasterization button To undo the Rasterization function click the button again Color Patterns With the Color Pattern button you can apply patterns to color lines This slows viewing and printing but does not affect the source file di e Using the Color Pattern button Click the Color Pattern button To undo the color patterns click the button again Outline Polygons With the Outline Polygons button you can remove fills in polygons and polylines This can be helpful in determining whether a drawing was correctly prepared Note Changes made with this feature will only affect the View mode The actual drawing is not affected e Using the Outline Polygons button Click the Outline Polygons button To undo the Outline Polygons function click again 88 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Status Bar The status bar 1s located at the bottom of the Apprentice window It allows you to move through the drawings in a job list to set the ruler type and to change paper and drawing attributes 4 gt mm 15
18. Black WB Solid Black to sparent Transparent Tran ape arent Transparent Trans sparent Transparent Bobo E ob 255 0 0 E rgb 255 255 0 E rgb 0 255 255 I rgb 255 0 255 rgb 255 255 256 x Double click the color attribute of the pen you want to modify The color palette appear Click the Define Custom Colors tab The color palette expands Type or select the desired RGB values hue saturation and luminance Click Add to Custom Colors then click OK Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 11 Defining Stamps and Overlays This chapter describes how to make stamps and use overlays autodesk 115 Electronic Stamps An Electronic Stamp contains text that is to be overlaid on drawings or on empty pages to create banners e Creating or changing an electronic stamp 1 In the toolbar click Stamp The Electronic Stamp window opens Stamp Properties x Stamp File l Stamp Position Stamping Options ry Character Rotation Preview a Company Name fo File Name Date Short Ce Baseline Rotation C onfi d enti al Date Long fo a Project Name gt lt Character Spacing ABfo 3 OSet Number Job Name AB Line Spacing User Name ap fi D a Font Properties teeny Pattern Enter Text Name Times New Roman aa y x Confidential Size 36 A T Transparent Choose Font A M Filled Text Save Cancel 2 Click Browse and navi
19. By Percent In the Zoom by Percent entry box you can define a scaling percentage How To Zoom Inthe How to Zoom entry box you can choose not to have your plot zoomed or to have your plot zoomed by the percentage specified or to have your drawing zoomed to fit on the selected paper size Orientation tab You can set the orientation of the paper and the way in which the drawing is printed on the paper You can see the effect of your selected options in the figure on the tab 100 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Imaging Properties Lx Paper Size Drawing Size Alignment Border Removal Margins Zoom Orientation Folder Orientation SES Tue A C Landscape T Rotate 180 C Free Fit I Negative omea vee You can select the following options Portrait Landscape or Free Fit e Mirror e Rotate 180 e Negative Free Fit If you select this option you can apply the rotation and mirroring features to the drawing without affecting the paper orientation This allows you to give the drawing an orientation different to that of the underlying paper Folder tab If the job will be printed on a supported printer that is equipped with a folding unit you can specify Folder settings You can save the settings in a file for future use Apprentice shows which part will be on top when you are creating the job Imaging Properties 101 Paper Size Drawing Size Alignment Border Removal Margins Zo
20. Communications Help 08 19 34 Auto process of command line sC TEMP sjob zip 2 08 13 34 Starting comm using TAPI modem line Sportster 28800 Internal 08 13 34 This is the sample script and must be edited 08 13 34 Dialing 264 7239 Attemped dial 0 times 08 14 00 Logging on to Apprentice BES 08 14 10 Sending file C TEMP sjob zip 08 14 10 Received gt 08 17 57 ERROR Transfer canceled 08 22 31 Elapsed Time 00 08 21 0 Transfer errors occured 08 22 53 Terminating comm ApModem 230 Menu Selections You can make the following menu selections File Send One This selection is available only when connected to a server and allows for the transmission of a single file Send Many When you choose this command after connecting to a server you are presented with a dialog that allows you to choose a file of files This file of files is a text file listing the fully qualified paths to the actual files you want to transmit For example if you specify a file which contains the following 5 lines the 5 files specified will be transmitted This file of files is generated when Send Job is performed Typically Send Many is used for debugging purposes and the file specified would be the zip log file created when sending a job C PM STANDARD PEN C VIC 5002 A1 VIC P A SAMPLES 5002 A1 VIC C VIC 5002 A2 VIC C TEMPVOB1 J0B Display log Displays the current log file If logging has never been active an error messa
21. Drawing A message asks you to confirm the deletion Handling Jobs 51 JOB x 7 Delete reference to item 00136 hp2 3 Click OK The selected drawing is removed from this job Deleting drawings A drawing file can also be deleted from the disk Once deleted a drawing cannot be restored e Deleting a drawing from the disk 1 Click the file you want to delete to select it 2 Press the F7 key A dialog box asks whether you want to delete the file and the reference from the job JOB x 2 Delete reference to item AND the file 00136 hp2 Cancel 3 If you are sure click OK The file is erased from your computer Renaming jobs You can give your Job files descriptive names so they can easily be found Renaming a job 1 Click the job to select it 2 From the File menu choose Save Job As The Save As dialog box appears 3 Enter a new name for the job file and click Save A copy of the job with the new name is saved and the original with the old name remains on disk 52 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Organizing Drawings Within a Job Drawings can be skipped moved and copied to organize them within a job Skipping drawings within a job You can skip drawings that you don t want to print but do want to keep in the job If you use Apprentice to send the job over a network or modem skipped files will not be transferred al cal fe 001 36 hp2 1 in fon An 241 xico ston dsr
22. File Name C Demo Files HPGL2 Nels c _plit Original File Format HPGL 2 Image Extents 0 01 x 0 00 42 00 x 30 00 Number of Pen Lines 472403 n Numher nf Pan Mavec 79235 Buzzsaw com Apprentice When you move your mouse over the information bar its text is highlighted When you click the information bar it opens If a drawing is selected the bar provides information on the drawing settings If no drawing is selected it displays a logo 22 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Pen overview If you are viewing a drawing Apprentice shows the pens used below the information bar Selecting one of these pens opens the Pen Settings window If the drawing uses more pens than will fit on the current screen you can press and hold down the left mouse button and move to the top or bottom to browse through the whole list lt i gt ima Due Q3ss Daon f es g Window The main window s appearance depends on the mode you are using e job e viewer pen log queue More than one type of window may be open at a time but only one mode may be active Logo The logo indicates the following e When the logo turns into a moving sheet of paper the program is processing e When the logo turns into a moving press stamp the program is printing Note When you click the logo the open job will be saved The Software Interface 23 Viewer toolbar The Viewer toolbar is visible in every mode But you can
23. Handling Jobs 49 Oo From the Add Files quick menu choose Insert Drawing The Add or Insert Drawing s dialog box appears Navigate to the location of the drawings to be added Click the drawing s you want to add Shift click to select a range of files or Ctrl click to multiple separated files Click Open The drawing files are inserted above the highlighted drawing Adding files from a text file nA BW D You can use a special text file to add several drawings at once It should be formatted with each line specifying the path of a drawing to be added Adding new files from file list Ina text editor type the path and filename of every drawing each on a separate line Add a blank line to the end of the file list Save and close the text file Open Apprentice In the Add Files quick menu select Add Drawings Select the file that you saved with the text editor Every file in the list is added to the current job Saving jobs Oo When you have defined all the settings for each drawing in a job save the job to retain these settings Saving a job From the File menu choose Save Job The Save As dialog box appears Note If you have opened a job and want to save it under a different name then use the command Save Job As rather than using Save Select the drive and directory where you want to save the job Type a filename for this job Click Save The job is saved Clos
24. ISO Al 841 x 594 mm 150 A2 594 x 420 mm M IS0B ISO A3 420 x 297 mm 150 A4 297 x 210 mm M Ansi 150 B1 1000 x 707 mm FE ga rm Custom Sizes Name Width Height _ Units Cancel Standard Sizes You can select one or more standard size ranges such as ISO A or ANSL to appear in menus throughout the application Custom Sizes You can specify your own paper sizes and add them to the list of available sizes Adding custom sizes to the list Click Add An entry is added to the list In the entry space type the name of the new custom size Double click the width height or units field of the new entry to change them Click Apply Changing existing custom sizes Double click the field of the custom size you want to change and specify new settings 2 Click Apply 36 Deleting custom sizes Select the custom size you want to delete Click Delete The selected custom size will be deleted Click Apply Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Introduction to Configuration Manager The JOB XML file stores all of the configuration settings for Apprentice The Configuration Manager allows you to view and modify the settings stored in job xml It is strongly recommended that all modifications be made through the Configuration Manager rather than the job xml file Using the Configuration Manager The Configuration Manager is easily opened from the Configure menu of the Apprentice application window
25. JE EELE gt Fos Papetes i Stamp Print Send Job ASRS Seep E ES The main window consists of the title bar the menu bar the toolbar and quick menus the information bar the job window the logo the viewer toolbar the status bar DO I OO UE D The Software Interface 21 Menu bar The menus available on the menu bar depend upon the mode in which you are working Below is an example from job mode File Edit View Options Configure Window Help When you click a menu name its contents appear Toolbar and quick menus 7 Z Me 7 _Q e T FSI 3 CA UIA E aR Z SD a a TD AddFiles Process Properties View PenSet Stamp Print Send Job Log Queue LDF The toolbar consists of two parts Buttons with an icon When you click a button the corresponding option is activated The buttons contain the most frequently used option from the menu e Quick menus When you click an arrow a menu of options appears Note Available buttons relate to the mode you are using Some buttons are not available in certain modes such as log or viewer Information bar The information bar is on the left side of the main window Paper Size 36 0 x 24 0 in Drawing Size 42 0 x 30 0 in Resolution 400 dpi File Name DAYIC Nels c YIC Pen Set CApmistandard pen File Size 860535 bytes File Date 05 09 00 17 10 32 Vector Image Compressed VIC Original
26. Remote user sends a job via ApETP file transfer status is displayed ApFtp Status Sending C TEMP sjob zip to Server as 151537 zip 1694720 of 4525975 bytes transfered 37 If ApFTP encounters an error during file transfer the main ApFTP window opens and provides more details on the nature of the failure File Communications Help 15 16 30 Connecting to FTP Server Please wait s 15 16 30 Starting FTP Server connect to johnf for anonymous 15 16 40 Sending D ocerdrem 9800 bmp to Server as 151640 bmp 15 16 40 Elapsed Time 00 00 00 25 16 45 Sending D ocerdrem 3165 bmp to Server as 151645 bmp 15 16 45 Elapsed Time 00 00 00 15 16 49 Sending D ocerdrem APFTP exe to Server as 151649 exe 15 16 50 Elapsed Time 00 00 01 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Installing Apprentice Remote for FTP Preparation Before ApETP is installed at a remote site the third party FTP server generally ApHost must be configured to handle multiple users and simultaneous transfers You must also establish user rights for people who will send files from the Apprentice Remote location Establishing user rights ApFTP 1 If Remote users will be sending files directly to a server queue via FTP select the following on the FTP server e Read e Write e Delete e Make Directory e Change Directory e Subdirectories sometimes referred to as Inherit subdirectories Note Directory Listing is NOT required Do t
27. Status rire Use Proxy Server W Use Passive Transfer Proxy Host Proxy Port Care m Enter the appropriate information Note The Diskette Customizer included with Apprentice Server can also be used to configure the host name user login and password settings Host Name Enter the name of the FIP server to which ApFTP will connect The host name can be specified as an Internet Protocol IP ad dress a simple host name or a fully resolved host name includ ing domain User Login Enter the user name ApFTP will use to log in to the FTP server The default name is anonymous Password Enter the password associated with the User Login name If you are using anonymous as your user login you should specify your e mail address as the password The default value is lt user name gt lt company gt Change to directo Enter the name of the FTP server directory where the applica ry tion should go immediately after a successful login and before the upload operation FTP to Queue Select this check box to have ApFTP create a numbered direc tory on the FTP server for each new transfer session This is rec ommended if the FTP server is also the print server or if it is visible as a mapped drive to the print server Show Extra Status Select this check box to have ApFTP display additional infor mation while it is communicating with either a modem or a server Log to file Select this check box to have ApETP sa
28. The viewer opens View Note If you want to view multiple files open them one by one ES 00136 vic E 2i A 2 A A A A E A e e AE The last settings you make before you save and close the View mode will be the default settings the next time you open the View mode for that drawing Viewer toolbar The Viewer toolbar contains two types of tools Viewing tools These tools make changes only in View mode Using these tools will not have any effect on the drawing 80 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Editing tools These tools affect the drawing You can see the changes in View mode as well as in Print Preview mode tion pen patterns and other pen characteristics Button Name Description Affect Print Result Fit Page Fit zoom so that the entire page is No visible Zoom Select Zoom in Left mouse No Zoom out Right mouse Zoom in select Left mouse amp Drag View Fold Shows the part of the drawing that is on top after No folding Pan View Moves the view window over the No drawing Move Drawing Change the offset of the drawing on the page Yes Border Removal Remove outside border of drawing Yes Crop Outside Erase outside selected area Yes Enlarge detail Enlarge selected area to fit paper Yes Emi Edit Pen Identify or change current pen set Yes Center Drawing Move the drawing to the center of the pape
29. Use Metric Scaling mm Copy All Copy Down Ignore Ignore Set Cancel Apply Help Plot by Apprentice allows you to choose how the drawing is printed If the drawing is not displaying correctly in the Viewer check that the correct option was set in Plot By Extents prints all the objects in the drawing e Limits prints the current drawing limits Display prints the view as displayed in AutoCAD e View prints a named view of the drawing chosen from the View name list If you have selected View in the Plot By section then you must select a named view from the list If no views are defined in the drawing this command will appear grayed out e Layout prints based on layouts predetermined in AutoCAD 2000 Layout to Plot This list box displays the AutoCAD layouts available for plotting Use Saved Extents This option applies only to drawings in Model Space Select this box to use the extents that are saved in the drawing file for plotting by extents This allows drawings to be processed much faster because the extents do not need to Apprentice 4 31 User Manual be calculated In cases where the extents are saved incorrectly in the drawing file you may need to turn the option off so that the accurate extents can be recalculated Use Metric Scaling Select this check box if you want to use millimeters instead of inches The Plot By Scale tab will appear differently if the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plot Utility is used to process DWG f
30. a rotation or mirrored position 3 Click outside the menu to close it Border Removal You can electronically remove trim marks and borders from the drawing e Removing the border 1 Right click the Border Removal field of the drawing you want to change The Border Removal menu appears 2 From the menu select a pre defined setting or click Properties to display the Imaging Properties window If you selected Properties make changes as needed and click OK 4 Click outside the Border Removal menu to remove it W Color The color column indicates whether the file should be printed on a color printer via PSOut or HPGLOut The default is no Apprentice does not autodetect whether a file is color Handling Jobs 59 60 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 7 Checking and Processing Drawings This chapter describes how to check and change drawing file properties and explains how to process and unprocess a job autodesk 61 About Processing and Checking Files 62 Apprentice processes vector files by converting them into a high speed proprietary format known as Vector Image Compressed VIC The VIC format allows WYSIWYG viewing and improves performance of supported printers Apprentice does not process or convert raster files although sometimes it compresses the raster data when the files are sent to a supported printer In a job icons show the native format of unprocessed files A
31. and suggested by Apprentice are incorrect Checking and Processing Drawings 73 Processing and Unprocessing Drawings For fast printing you can convert native DWG DXF HP GL and CalComp drawing files into Apprentice VIC files You can unprocess VIC files into their native format if the original drawings are on the system If you have received a native format vector file as opposed to a VIC file you can unprocess the drawing to make changes to AutoCAD scale or set stepping in CalComp plot files Processing one drawing file Double click the file name in the job list The processed drawing displays in the viewer Processing all drawing files in a job From the Process quick menu choose Process All Drawings The job processes Unprocessing all vector drawing files in a job From the Process quick menu choose Unprocess All Drawing Files The job unprocesses Unprocessing a single drawing file 1 Click a drawing to select it 2 From the Process quick menu choose Unprocess Drawing The selected drawing is unprocessed Preprocessing mode Preprocessing mode allows you to save the VIC files as well as the native format files for the job This can be useful for jobs that will be printed again soon because they will not have to be processed again The drawback to this feature is that it uses extra disk space e Setting pre processing mode 1 Open the job that contains the required drawings 2 From the Options
32. application that can be used to receive digital files via analog and ISDN modem connections acting as normal modem Files can be sent from a remote location using ApModem Incoming files will be saved in a queue and can be accessed by Apprentice as in any other queue ApHost supports up to 8 phone lines Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Server Setup If you are using a computer running Windows NT 4 0 as your FTP server as recommended you should use either the Microsoft Peer Web Server provided with NT Workstation or the Microsoft Internet Server provided with NT Server as your FTP server software rather than the FTP service included with the Microsoft Simple TCP IP Services The Simple TCP IP Services FTP software provides little or no security and is actually harder to configure The general steps for configuring a Windows NT based FIP server are outlined below e Configuring a computer for FTP access 1 Make sure the computer is connected to a network and that TCP IP services are correctly configured 2 Install the appropriate FIP server software e Microsoft Peer Web Server if you are using NT Workstation e Microsoft Internet Server if you are using NT Server 3 Configure your FTP server software based on the following e Will you be using anonymous FTP If not you will need to create a user account for FTP transfers e Will all remote users use the same login If not you will have to create multiple user accounts 4 Confi
33. based application that runs on reprographers local servers Additionally Autodesk offers several drivers utilities and tools that work with the main parts of the Plans amp Specs system Both parts of the Plans amp Specs application are based on the following container structure Vaults Each vault represents a reprographer s elec tronic storefonrt Each account represents a reprographer s cus tomer Clients Each client represents a customer of the ac a Projects Each project belongs to no more than one cli ent an individual client can have multiple projects each with separate users and adminis trators Publishing drawings 137 Issues Issues represent a collection subset or group of documents for a stage of a project Disciplines A discipline represents a functional or practical subset of an issue such as electrical or plumb ing DOCUMENTS Electrical Landsca Documents The plans and specs or drawings affiliated with a project or issue 138 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Publishing to Plans amp Specs You can process drawings in Apprentice into LDF files then send them to your reprographer s Plans amp Specs Online Service vault The reprographer can then synchronize the documents to the shop s servers and print your order You must have the WebExchange functionality installed The file bzwebxg dll is installed with Apprentice This file must be registered using regsvr32 exe Se
34. be deleted after confirmation ApHost Server 255 Using ApHost After you start ApHost all specified phone lines are activated automatically For each phone line a Phone line x window will be created This should not be closed as long as the phone line is active You can minimize it however De Activating phone lines If you want to shut off a phone line for a while you can de activate it as follows De activating a phone line 1 In the toolbar click Phone Line The Phone Lines window appears Click the phone line that you want to de activate to select it In the Phone Line quick menu click De activate A message appears asking you to confirm the deactivation 4 Click OK The Phone line window closes S N Activating a phone line In the toolbar click Phone Line The Phone Line window appears Click the phone line that you want to activate to select it In the Phone Line quick menu click Activate The Phone line x menu appears showing all activities on the selected phone line Ww N EI Phone fine 4 Bl x gt 15 23 44 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on COML gt 15 23 44 Modem is off Note As long as phone line x is activated its Phone line x window is also active You can minimize such a window without any problem but if you were to close it you would also de activate its phone line a warning is displayed Getting informatio
35. button and the entire drawing will be displayed in the View window Zoom Select With the Zoom Select tool you can zoom in or zoom out on the drawing When the Viewer is opened this is the default tool There are three ways of using this option zoom in zoom out or zoom select al Zooming in Click the Zoom Select button 2 Move the mouse pointer inside the drawing Click the left mouse button to double the size of the drawing in the viewer Apprentice 4 31 User Manual e Zooming out 1 Click the Zoom Select button 2 Move the mouse pointer inside the drawing 3 Right click to halve the size of the drawing in the viewer e Using Zoom Select Click the Zoom Select button Move the mouse pointer inside the drawing Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the mouse pointer to create a frame of the required size Release the left mouse button The selected area in the frame will be enlarged On D View Fold The View Fold tool shows you how the paper will be folded by displaying in reverse video that part of the drawing that will be on the top of the folded package Note Folding is possible only if the printer is equipped with a folding unit RI e Applying the View Fold option 1 Click the View Fold button 2 The part of the drawing that will be on top of the folded package flashes in reverse video Move Drawing The Move Drawing tool allows you to manually position the drawin
36. check mark indicates a processed file Apprentice checks files while it process them to make sure all pens have been assigned a weight and drawings will not be clipped Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Vector vs Raster Drawing files can be divided into two main types e Vector files e Raster files Apprentice processes the following vector formats into VIC format and checks the processed files AutoCAD DWG The internal interpreter supports AutoCAD R2 5 R2000 files e Data Exchange Format DXF e HP GL HP GL 2 HP RTL CalComp 906 907 PCI e PostScript Level 3 using an optional PostScript converter Apprentice checks files in the following raster formats but does not process them e CALS Group 4 type 1 NIFF Group 4 TIFF single page monochrome e Group 4 6 0 tiled striped reverse bit order e Group III e Packed bits Uncompressed About AutoCAD formats Apprentice treats AutoCAD format files such as DWG and DXF slightly differently than other vector formats In addition to pen weights it checks fonts and external reference file Note PostScript and True Type fonts are not supported They should be replaced with SHX fonts Checking and Processing Drawings 63 Drawing Properties 64 For each type of drawing you can open a properties window Depending on the type of drawing this window can be used for different purposes The General tab of the drawing properties window always contains informat
37. clicking Send Job in the toolbar Changing settings for multiple drawings To change a setting for all drawings in the job click the column name of that setting A menu appears containing several popular default settings G hot aal Pages Size PenSet go Aignment _ Aots UUxUUm Nore No L e Kad pres nf Propates AeErter FF Ti Coal Avup 443 Copy Down AlwDown Select CQ Fa Page 50 Reduction 100 Normal 200 Erdsrgernert ax 33 BX ax nx The following options are available in every column except File e Hide Hides the selected column e Reduce columns Sets the selected column to its standard width Expand columns Displays all previously hidden settings From the File column heading the following options are available Co G L Show Overlays py Hide Overlays A Process Drawings Ctri J Wl Check Drawings Ctrl C By Unprocess All Drawings Handling Jobs 55 File The File column displays the name of the file in the job The filename extension tells you the file format The icon to the left of the filename shows the status of the file for example Processed Printed Viewed etc Some HP GL formatted files incorporate their own embedded commands for specifying pen colors and pen widths If Apprentice processes such a file the icon in front of the drawing s filename becomes a green check mark instead of a black check mark The following options are available by
38. find feature is incorporated into the Configuration Manager Locating specific settings 1 Enter a text string resembling the desired setting as closely as possible 2 Click Find Next The first setting containing the text string appears Configuration Manager xi E File Processing Settings for processing files in this program Enter Setting to Search For E E File Processing a A Ascii Text m AutoCAD 4 x Calcomp cf HPGL PostScript m A VIC 3 Click Find Next again to locate the next setting Note To access previous search strings click the arrow at the right side of the text box A menu of previous search strings appears Configuration 39 40 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 5 Work Order Customizer This chapter describes the Apprentice Work Order Customizer which allows you to tailor a print order form with printer and sender information The information is then used for accounting purposes autodesk 41 42 Accessing the Work Order Customizer From the Configure menu choose Work Order Customizer The form appears separated into three Work Order Customizer sections Order Receipt Header The Order Receipt Header lets you control company logo address and other information Work Order Customizer x Print Close Work Order Customizer Order receipt header This header is shown to your customers after they fill out a work
39. in the following sections Windows 3 x Configuration The following dialog appears when you configure ApModem for 16 bit Windows platforms Configure ApModem Communications Modem US Robotics Sportster 28800 Internal M Edit Strings Speed Comm Port 57600 ix COM2 Dial Prefix r Xfer Protocol ZMODEM Other _ OZMODEM2 M Redial on error CYMODEM Monitor Modem Carrier Signal Logging MKept Connection When Done M Log to file M Show Extra Status cones The following settings are available in this dialog Modem Type The type of modem you are using Select the closest match The modem types and strings are contained in the JOBCOMM INI file in the Windows System directory Please note that those modem types which specify a speed for example Hayes Compatible 9600 do not actually affect transmission speed Speed This is the speed baud rate at which communications between your computer and modem will take place The value you select should be equal to or greater than the speed of the modem On Windows 3 1 you may not be able to use speeds greater than 9600 If numerous communications errors occur try selecting a ApModem 232 lower speed Unless you are running on ISDN do not select a speed greater than 38 400 Comm Port This is the communications port to which your modem is connected Only ports available to your system will be displayed Dial Prefix Any prefix that needs to be added to the ph
40. in this example does not really impact the actual transfer rate If the other communications package worked use the modem initialization strings from the other package for ApModem I Can t Log In 1 3 Review your login script Ensure that the proper user names and passwords are supplied Nothing other than the phone number names and password should have been modified The script file does contain some odd looking items e g ame where you might expect Name and these should not be modified Keep in mind too that in all cases there should only be a single space following the script keyword For example there must be one and only one space following DIAL and before the phone number Also all keywords must be capitalized Connect to the server using Windows Terminal or Hyperterminal and manually log in using the values contained in the script You should also verify that the prompts match the strings following the WAITFOR If everything looks correct try increasing the RETRY and TIMEOUT values 243 I Get Errors When Transferring 244 1 If there are only a few errors and everything recovers then the connection 1s acceptable Make sure that a reasonable speed has been selected On Windows 3 1 without the High Speed Driver this is at most 19 200 and may be lower if the PC is a 386 or 486 or low performance UARTS 8250 For Windows NT and Windows 95 the speed should be no more than one step a
41. include variables such as job name or date amp time Specifying banner page 1 Click the Banner Page tab Unattended Printing 209 Configure Queue x Configure Printer Queue Administration Banner Page Iv Enable Banner Pages 2 Statt of Job gy C Statt of Set g C End of Job iy End of Set Banner Properties Paper Size Same as first drawing 7 Trailing Edge El po Eile to use as Banner LBL TXT Ci Cancel Apply Help Select when you want to print a banner page at the start of a job end of a job start of a set or end of a set Select the paper size for the banner page an available standard sizes or same as first drawing of the job or set If required you can specify a trailing edge for the banner page Use the I button to select or create the file you want to use as banner page See chapter 11 Defining Stamps and Overlays on page 115 Click Apply Direct printing from Apprentice Remote Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 If required you can change the file settings in the job window From the Print Quick menu select the broadcast print queue The Finishing Properties dialog box for the connected printer appears Specify the required print settings Click OK The job is sent to the connected printer Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Native Printing Native drawings can be printed without Apprenti
42. job 53 jobs in queue 150 orientation 100 outline polygons 88 overlaying files 119 overlays 56 P paper extents 68 formats 163 limits 68 size 90 97 passive transfer 221 password Internet 221 paths 33 69 patterns number box 109 size 109 viewer 109 pens colors 111 default paths for 33 effect 107 111 for HP GL 111 Index overview 23 patterns 105 screens and patterns 111 shape 107 standard pen 105 width 106 111 width units 108 polling queue creating 211 overview 211 sending to 212 PostScript settings for optional converter 33 preferences 25 pre processing mode 25 74 preview window 116 previous drawing 89 Print Manager 9700 9800 174 printer dependent settings 202 printer independent settings 202 printing from a queue 173 from the viewer 92 jobs automatically 145 on a Windows printer 195 on an HPGL 2 RTL printer 189 195 on an Inkjet printer 189 on an Oce 9400 printer 183 on Group4 compatible printer 183 on the Oc 9700 9800 printer 174 work orders 198 processing drawing files 56 74 vector files 63 ProjectPoint adding jobs from 148 sending drawings to 123 sending jobs to 122 Q queries 165 168 queue administrator 208 queues adding jobs to 148 archive 142 changing priority of jobs within 150 creating 143 deleting jobs from permanently 151 incoming 147 inserting job 149 options 145 organizing jobs in 150 265 printing from 173 properties 146 rece
43. menu choose Preprocessing Mode Preprocessing mode is active Note When you are updating drawings with the same file name preprocessing mode will not take this into account Thus the settings will be changed in the drawing but will not be changed in the VIC file 74 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual About Raster Files Raster files do not have to be processed Pen 0 of the pen set is used to render the monochrome raster drawings Cals Apprentice detects the image size and the scanned resolution of Cals files and displays them in a dialog box This resolution cannot be changed in Apprentice C Drawings 2091DWG3 CALS x Image Width 2800 pikes Image Lenath 6800 pikes Tile Width 6800 pixels Tile Length 2800 pikes Resolution pogi Checking the Cals drawing properties 1 Click a drawing to select it 2 In the toolbar click Properties A dialog box containing drawing file information opens TIFF NIFF Apprentice detects the scanned in resolution of TIFF Group IV files and NIFF files and displays the information in a dialog box containing drawing file information This resolution cannot be changed in Apprentice Checking and Processing Drawings 75 76 C Drawings A0_1_tif App Copy Davy Ignore Checking the TIFF drawing properties 1 Click the unprocessed drawing file to select it 2 In the toolbar click Properties A dialog box containing drawing file information opens Apprentice
44. name of a text file containing a greeting message that is displayed when a user logs in To create a new file fill in a name e g welcome txt and click Edit A window will pop up asking you if a new file should be created Click Yes to open the new text file in Notebook and type in your welcome message Then save the text file and exit from Notebook Answer number of rings The number of rings before the modem answers Default 1 Login attempts The number of times a user is allowed to attempt to log in Default 3 Inactivity timeout The number of minutes after which the connection will be automatically broken if no activity takes place Default 5 minutes Initialization timeout The number of seconds after which the connection will be broken if the initialization procedure is not successful Days to keep events Number of days after which events will be deleted from the events view Events Save to file You can specify that all events are to be saved in a file Events Detailed information If you select Detailed information additional communication information will be added to each event Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Changing Preferences 1 In the toolbar click Preferences The Preferences dialog box appears Preferences Default home directory Greeting filename Answer number of rings r Login attempts 3 Inactivity timeout minutes 5 Initialization timeout seconds fio a fi a Days to keep
45. ne In the Drawing Size tab you can define the following options Standard drawing size Select a pre defined standard drawing size from the list Clipping Size TEnter a custom drawing size Clipping Units Select inches or millimeters Imaging Properties 97 Alignment tab You use the Alignment tab option to define the positioning of the drawing on the paper Border Removal Margins Zoom Orientation Folder Paper Size Drawing Size Alignment r Offset From Upper Left width e 0 00 ir Height 0 00 in Special Alignment Options Title Block C Top Left C Top Top Right Left C Center Right C C Bottom Left Bottom Bottom Right C co to ne In the Alignment tab you can define the following options Offset from Upper Left In the Offset from Upper Left entry box you can enter width and height by typing in sizes For example when you want to add a 2 inch or 40 mm margin to the left side of the drawing you could define a width alignment of 2 inches or 40 mm When you want to add a 2 inch or 40 mm margin to the right side you could define an alignment of 2 inches or 40 mm Special Alignment Options Choose one of the section options or choose Align Title Block to position the drawing with an even margin along the top bottom and right hand sides of the paper so that the title block for each drawing will be even This option might not work as expected if the drawing is rotated
46. necessary according to the following sections Configuring the printer 206 1 On Apprentice Server you can select the printer you want to connect to the queue and specify the default printer settings These settings will normally not be used for jobs sent to a broadcast print queue Instead Remote users select the broadcast print queue from their print menu and define their own settings for the job they are sending These settings will overrule the default settings Configuring the connected printer of a broadcast print queue Click the Configure Printer tab Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Configure Queue x Configure Printer Queue Administration Banner Page Ga Select default Printer for Auto Print Mode E A a x Oce 9400 HP Out PostScript Out None Configure 2 Click the icon of the printer you want to connect to the queue to select it 3 Click Configure The Finishing Properties window of the selected printer appears 4 Specify the default print settings See chapter 16 Printing on page 171 5 Click OK Queue administration Set the following options for Remote users Enable Broadcasting Allow Remotes to see Queue The queue will appear in the print menu of other Apprentice stations connected to the network Selecting this queue in the print menu will open the print window of the connected printer enabling the user to specify print settings for each job Broadcaste
47. of the Configuration Manager form To change the default directory click in the field and type the full path for the new directory or click Browse and navigate to the desired location Click OK Note Logobitmap2 gif is the default graphic that is installed with Apprentice If a customer chooses a different graphic Apprentice copies it into the installation directory and renames it logobitmap gif If a customer adds a jpeg Apprentice will rename it with a gif filename extension and will display it correctly If the remotes are not on the same network the customized work order must be distributed by manually copying files to the remote stations Transferring the customized work order to a remote system Find the following newly created files in your installation directory usually c buzzsaw e woinfo xml e logobitmap gif Copy them to a floppy disk On the target machine copy the two files into the Apprentice installation directory Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 6 Handling Jobs This chapter describes what a job is within a job autodesk Apprentice 4 31 User Manual how to manage jobs and how to change drawing settings 47 Introduction A job holds references to a set of drawings and controls that allow you to customize each file in the set You can change the order of the drawings within a job set the number of copies resize each drawing select a scale choose a paper size and media
48. only use the buttons when you are using the View mode The Viewer toolbar contains tools that make changes in the viewing mode Some tools do not affect the drawing and others do The functions of the different tools are explained in Chapter 8 Viewing Drawings beginning on page 79 Ks Sofa Ga Gali ren a efe 2 G Title bar The Title bar is at the top of the window fH Apprentice 43 Status bar There is a status bar at the bottom of the window showing extra information about selected windows or functions File 1 0 of 2 0 285KB 24 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Accessing menus and options Generally there are several ways to open or use an option in Apprentice Menu bar When you click a menu the contents of that menu appear You can select an option from the menu Toolbar and quick menus When you click a button the selected option appears When you click a quick menu arrow a menu appears You can select an option from the menu Right click When you click the right mouse button a menu of the most frequently used options and settings appears This method does not give you access to all the available options Double click When you double click the left mouse button with the pointer on a setting a list appears You can choose an option from the list Note Procedures that instruct you to click mean you should left click once Setting preferences In job mode y
49. plotting by extents limits display or view Most customers will plot by extents As a last resort set the AutoCAD scale to Fit to Page and view the drawing s title block Often the scale of the drawing will be contained in the title block Configuring AutoCAD processing 70 The internal interpreter supports AutoCAD R2 5 R2000 files and will normally be used for all AutoCAD drawings It is however possible to use the AutoCAD Release 14 batch plot utility instead if you have AutoCAD R14 installed Select one of the following options AutoCAD Interpreter Select this option to use the interpreter included in Apprentice It supports AutoCAD R2 5 R2000 files Use the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Utility This uses the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Utility for processing files and supports files from AutoCAD R2 5 R14 You can specify the path and name of the batch plotting utility in the field named AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting executable AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Executable Select the executable file to use if you selected the Batch Plotting Utility in the previous section Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Oversized Undersized Margins If you have selected the internal interpreter you can specify how much a drawing can be oversized undersized without receiving a warning When the drawing is larger or smaller than specified a warning will be prompted during processing Configuring AutoCAD interpreter 1 In the Configure
50. printer DRI 1 Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 If required you can change the file settings in the job window 3 From the Print quick menu choose Print Oc 9700 9800 The Finishing Properties dialog box appears Finishing Properties h x Rolls and Sets Collation Stamp Folder Stacker Delivery r Boll Selection gt Set Count 7 1 Rall1 11 Band Use Set Info E Number of Sets 771 amp Roll 2 30 Bond FT Yi C Roll 3 36 Bond oe wf Sam I Use Set Memory 7 1 Roll 4 18 Bond 4 Use Copies Field m C Bypass Manual 27 Auto Roll Cancel amy 4 Specify the required print settings see following sections 5 Click Apply Printing 175 Rolls and Sets 176 You can select the paper roll or Bypass manual sheet feed and specify the number of sets you want to print Roll Selection If you select Auto Roll the Oc 9700 9800 will select the roll that ensures a best fit for the printed drawing First Apprentice searches for a roll of the specified media type If such a roll is found Apprentice will search for the exact size If the exact size is not found a larger size will be selected Otherwise choose one of the rolls Set Count Type a number in the Number of Sets field or select the Use Copies Field instead check box to use the number in the job window Specifying Rolls and Sets 1 Click the Rolls and Sets tab
51. see the contents of a directory Add a new user or change properties of an existing user In the toolbar click Users The Users window appears 2297 i David Br client d incoming To add a new user select Add in the Users Quick menu in the toolbar To change the properties of an existing user select this user by clicking on its icon in the first column Then click the Properties button in the tool bar The following window appears Apprentice 4 31 User Manual First Name D Last Name ne Password EE Base Directory fe incoming r Rights SE C Administrator Disabled F Send F Script T Directory M Receive FN Locked T Repro Docs F Make Dir I Change Dir Cancel Note If you are changing the properties of an existing user the window title will be User Properties 4 Type information in the First Name Last Name and Password fields 5 Type the Base Directory name and specify the path and name of the queue in which the incoming files are received Note As default the base directory that is specified in the Preferences menu is already filled in 6 Specify the Rights User is recommended for most purposes 7 Click OK to save your settings Deleting a user 1 In the toolbar click Users The Users window appears 2 Select the user you want to delete by clicking the icon in the first column 3 In the Users quick menu click Delete The selected user will
52. set should be bound Additional Set Media From the list box select the type of media on which additional sets should printed Additional Set Edging From the list box select the type of edging with which additional sets should be bound Additional Set Count Type the number of additional sets you require Archive Job Indicate whether the job printer should archive the job you are sending Job Instructions Type any further instructions for the job printer here Job Information N x Print Close De Elecronic Media Format pc C Macintosh F Dry Mount Job Dry Mount Specs Dry Mount Trim Dry Mount Edging T Laminate Job Laminate Both Sides Laminate Specs Finishing Instructions Send auto E Mail notification when this job Is Received D Is Printed M Has An Error I Submit Cancel Electronic Media Format Select the format in which you want electronic files to be delivered PC or Macintosh Drymount Job Select the Drymount check box if you want your prints to be mounted You can add instructions for specs trim or edging Laminate Job Select the Laminate check box if you want your prints to be laminated You can select the Both Sides check box or enter laminate specifications Finishing Instructions Type any further instructions for the job printer Send auto E Mail notification when this job Select any combination of Sending Jobs 129 130 e Is received e Is printed e Has an error
53. the job will automatically be printed on the connected printer using the default printer dependent settings BR D Unattended Printing 205 Direct Printing Oo Direct Printing requires the Apprentice Remote LAN stations and the Apprentice Server be connected to the same TCP IP network The unattended Apprentice Server needs a broadcast print queue that is an automatic print queue that is broadcasted over the TCP IP network for each connected printer Incoming jobs are automatically printed on the specified printer The broadcast queue name will appear in the print menu for Remote users When Remote users select the queue the print window of the connected printer appears and settings can be specified for the current print job Note If the connected printer for the broadcasted print queue is an Oc 9700 9800 make sure the appropriate print manager DRI is up and running Users can still send jobs to the queue when it is closed These jobs will remain in the queue and will not be printed When the queue is opened again all jobs in the queue will automatically be printed Creating a broadcast print queue Use the Queue Creation Wizard Steps 1 3 as described in Creating an incoming queue on page 143 In the Queue Creation Wizard Step 4 select the following check boxes Print the Job Flash the Queue and Scan for New Jobs Click Finish The Configure Queue dialog box appears Change settings as
54. to ProjectPoint or to the print server via modem ISDN queue LAN e mail or FTP 4 The customer s job is loaded onto the Apprentice Server 5 The job is printed on the supported printer Introduction 15 Getting Help In addition to the User Manual that is included on the installation CD Apprentice software version 4 31 provides HTML based on line help On line help If you need help while using the Apprentice software the on line help provides a quick explanation of options and procedures Accessing on line help 1 From the Help menu choose Index The Help dialog box opens 2 Use the Contents Index or Search tab as needed Tool tips When your mouse pointer is over a button Tool Tips provide a small box with a short explanation of the button s functionality Web site You can find technical support information at www buzzsaw com Visit the site for updates patches suggestions and work arounds 16 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation This section focuses on the installation and configuration of Apprentice products autodesk 17 Installing Apprentice 18 Before you install Apprentice be sure to have the Install Key for the product s available Note for customers who have been using Apprentice 4 25 or 4 251 After you install Apprentice you must recustomize the work order for your Remote Client users Customers using JAWS may install Appre
55. will reside ma _ we 2 Select the drive where the new queue will reside and click Next The Queue Creation Wizard Step 2 window appears Queue Creation Wizard Step 2 of 4 Enter the name of the path where this Queue will reside Path for Queue Ex JINCOMING QUEUE1 lt Back Cancel Heb 3 Delete any text in the text box 4 Specify the complete path and name of the new queue directory for example INCOMING QUEUE and click Next The Queue Creation Wizard Step 3 window appears Queues 143 Queue Creation Wizard Step 3 of 4 Enter the name for this Queue Queue Name CAINCOMING QUEUE1 QUEUE1 coc we 5 Delete any text in the text box 6 Specify only the name of the queue for example Queuel and click Next The Queue Creation Wizard Step 4 window appears Queue Creation Wizard Step 4 of 4 After Receiving a New Job Automatically lt S T printthe Job rep I Send the Job a IV Flash the Queue Baz a M Scan for New Jobs S I Archive Job after Printing or Sending m we 7 Select the Flash the Queue and Scan for New Jobs check boxes 8 Click Finish The Queue window of the new queue appears 4 C UNCOMANGIQUEUETIQUEUE1 Q Auto Print OFF JobName Compamy Created DateDue Last Printed Sets Sheets Commet 144 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Queue Options Queues When a que
56. work order appears and must be filled out before the job can be sent or printed in any major Apprentice product In FM Remote the work order must be filled out in all instances even if this check box is not selected Banded Memory Size The amount of banded memory that will be used when printing a file on a Windows printer Increasing the banded memory size may improve Apprentice performance but will reduce the memory available to other applications Global Units The default unit of measurement Accounting Select one of the following e Standard Accounting Information will be written in and read from binary files ODBC Set Uses Set Accounting table e ODBC Sheet Uses Accounting Information table For more information about the types of accounting see Preparing Apprentice for Accounting on page 155 Communications tab Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes General Communications Job Default Settings E ApFTP Configure Delete Add To add a communications method For more information see Adding a communications method on page 124 Configuration 31 Configure To configure the selected communications method For more information see Delete To delete the selected communications method Job Default Settings tab 32 Configuration x Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes General Communications Job Default Settings Copies A Zoom AA S Alignment fi 00 x
57. 0 and 9400 TotalReduced Total number of reduced Autogenerated Always 0 zoom lt 100 output pages PaperPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 pages on plain paper PaperClicks Total number of plain pa Autogenerated Not available per media clicks PolyesterPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 pages on polyester PolyesterClicks Total number of polyester Autogenerated Not available media clicks TransparentPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 pages on transparent me dia TransparentClicks Total number of transpar Autogenerated Not available ent media clicks ScanResolution Scan resolution in dpi Autogenerated NGC Controller hori zontal resolution ScanFileFormat Scan file format 0 TIFF Autogenerated Not available 1 CALS Scan Width Scan width in pixels Autogenerated NGC Controller in mm ScanHeight Scan length in pixels Autogenerated NGC Controller in mm ScanFileSize Scan file size in bytes Autogenerated NGC Controller not al ways available ScanFileName Name of the scan file that Autogenerated Not available was saved JobName Name of the job Autogenerated Not available PlotNumberOfFiles Number of files in the plot Autogenerated NGC Controller al job ways 1 UserName Contact name Work order Not available AccountName Account Work order Not available JobType Type of job 0 normal job Autogenerated Configurati
58. 00 0 Bond No No If you have any problems with this order form please contact support anytownrepro com e Displaying selections 1 From the Send Job window select any combination of the following check boxes e Contact e Job e Finishing e Other Finishing e Drawings List 2 The selected sections display Sending Jobs 131 132 3 Click Close to close the Order Receipt without printing or click Print to print the selected sections of the Order Receipt Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 13 Publishing drawings This chapter describes how to have Apprentice convert jobs to LDF files and post them at Plans amp Specs Online Service autodesk 133 Introduction After you have processed your drawings and they are print ready you can publish them directly to a reprographer s digital plan room at Plans amp Specs Online Service You must be a registered buzzsaw com user and the reprographer must have sent you an e mail invitation to use a container structure Publishing drawings means converting them to the print ready Layered Document Format and putting them in the Plans amp Specs system It is different than processing drawings which means converting them to the vic format and sending drawings which means transferring the vic files via LAN modem diskette ISDN or e mail For more information about Plans amp Specs Online Service visit www buzzsaw com
59. 1 In the Send Job To dialog box click Modem then click New The Add Communications Method dialog box appears Add Communications Method x EP Method Name Executable Script fc al Browse Additional Arguments 2 Type information in the fields as needed or click Browse to navigate to the required communication executable for example ApModem32 exe Method Name and Executable are required fields 3 Click OK to return to the Send Job To dialog box with the newly added method now in the list 4 In the Send Job To dialog box click OK The Send Job window displays the work order Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 5 Fill out the work order as described later in this chapter Sending a job to be stored on disk You can save your job onto a hard drive or floppy disks to take to your job printer Sending a job to be stored on disk 1 In the toolbar click Send Job The Send Job To dialog box appears Send Job To C ProjectPoint r ProjectPoint Eolders and Frayects C Queue Z Path fig Gueuse z Browse C Modem Bommuncatons Method D a Brive ee Drive Letter ar OK Cancel 2 Select the Drive radio button and the Drive Letter from the drop down list Note Any previous jobs with the same name will be overwritten 3 Click OK The Send Job window displays the work order 4 Fill out the work order as described later in this chapter Sending a job b
60. 1 User Manual Adding files from ProjectPoint sites 1 Click the Add Files quick menu A submenu appears OR 1 Right click the blank area of the job window A menu appears Then follow these steps 2 Click Add A submenu appears Click Drawings from ProjectPoint If you have not logged on or did not select Remember this password the ProjectPoint login appears Usetrane 3 Paswod Site https wwproiectpointcom I Remember this password Cancel Help om Projec 3 Type your Username and Password if necessary and choose a site from the list 4 Click OK The Open dialog box displays ProjectPoint sites to which you have access Site address https Aw proiectpoint com buzzsaw a Look in je buzzsaw gt mj Ea EE g Business Develo Customer Care amp Marketing Buzz babies Engineering Operations Buzzsaw All Facilities Project Info Buzzsaw Phoenix Finance Project Managem Buzzsaw Projects InfoPage Roadmap Commerce IT Sales Fie name Files of type fal Files 7 Cancel T Lock file for editing Help 5 Navigate to the desired files and click OK The files are added to the top of your Apprentice job Inserting Files into a Job You can insert a drawing at a certain position in a job rather than adding it to the bottom of the job Inserting files into a job 1 Click the drawing that is below the point at which you want to insert a drawing
61. 26 auto scan mode 145 AutoCAD configuring processing 70 external references 68 fonts for 68 interpreter 71 printing files from queue 212 B banner page 181 188 193 209 baseline rotation 117 billing 154 border removal 59 84 98 broadcast print queue administration 208 configuring connected printer of 206 enabling 202 passwords 207 using e mail notification with 203 C CalComp 906 907 PCI 73 Cals 75 center drawing 86 changing drawing settings 54 59 job names 52 media type 57 paper size 57 96 character rotation 117 character spacing 117 checking CalComp drawing properties 73 drawing files 56 HP GL file properties 72 clean VIC directory 26 clipping 89 97 closing Apprentice 27 jobs 50 color patterns 88 comm port 233 command line options ApModem 241 communications Apprentice 4 31 User Manual ApFTP 222 ApModem 231 tab with settings 31 Configuration Manager job xml file 37 locating settings 39 configuring a major product 30 accounting 155 AutoCAD interpreter 71 AutoCAD processing 70 Remote for ApModem 229 connect 231 Copies 56 copying directories into queues 149 drawings within a job 53 to clipboard 92 creating customized files for Remote 227 jobs 48 pen set 105 queues 143 stamps 116 crop drawing 84 D deleting drawings from job 51 jobs from disk 52 DIAL 238 dialup networking 221 diffusion 112 direct printing 201 Diskette Customizer for ApFTP 218 for ApModem 227 drawing
62. 28 rgb 192 192 1 HB gb 76 0 0 Bo MB rgb 38 0 0 STANDARD PEN is installed at the time of installation of Apprentice Pen settings need to be customized only once When you transmit your jobs for printing your personal settings will be applied to every job you send When you open a new pen set it always has the following default attributes e solid black pens e 25 millimeters wide for all pens transparent lines e colors used are the same as in the AutoCAD palette If you want to change these attributes use the following procedure Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Creating a pen set Select the drawing for which the pen settings need to be changed In the toolbar click Pen Set The Pen Settings window appears Click a pen number to select it In the toolbar click Properties The Pen Properties dialog box appears Change properties as needed and click Apply MB D Re Pen 0 x Pattems width Shape Effect All Pens Edit Pattem Controls r Half tone Black Grey r Select Pattern ESZE AEPEBARE The Pen Properties dialog box contains the following tabs patterns e width e shape e effect e all pens e edit pattern e controls Note The scroll bar at the right hand side of the Properties Sheet allows you to move quickly to other pens in the set Pen Patterns You can select from 119 different pen patterns These patterns fall i
63. 31 User Manual Previewing the Work Order Changes To view how the form will look with the options you selected click the Submit button The preview form appears Work Order Customizer N Print _ Shove Send Job to destination here Company iil retain previously entered data Contact Will retain previously entered data _ Phone Number 2 iil retain previously entered data _ Fax Number Will retain previously entered data _ Account Number Wil retain previously entered data Contact Information a ri Delivery Address 1 Delivery Address 2 Delivery Address 3 Delivery City e Click Back to make other changes in Work Order Customizer e Click Save Changes to save the Work Order Customizer options you selected e Click Close to close the form without saving changes Work Order Customizer 45 Distributing the Customized Work Order D 46 For LAN environments the Configuration Manager allows all network stations to use the same customized work order without having it installed on each station For more information on Configuration Manager See Introduction to Configuration Manager on page 37 Using the Work Order Customizer directory On the client machine open the Configure menu Click Advanced The Configuration Manager appears Click the plus sign next to Default Directories to expand it Click the Customized Work Order Files item to select it A field appears in the lower part
64. 3x817 1 9 1183841 41190640 EA Previous Next Drawing You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons of the status bar at the bottom of the Apprentice window to scroll through the drawings in the job This function only works if all drawings are already opened in a viewer window LR Ruler The Ruler button shows you the selected type of Viewer ruler You can set the rulers to measure in pixels centimeters or millimeters m mm e Setting a type of ruler 1 Click the Ruler button The Ruler menu appears 2 Select the required unit e Inches e Millimeters e Centimeters e Pixels Drawing Size The Drawing Size or Clipping button shows you the size of the current drawing or clipping area Busse Changing Drawing Size 1 Click the Drawing Size button The Drawing Size menu appears 2 Select the required option e Rotate Drawing to rotate the drawing to the right to the left or by 180 degrees Viewing Drawings 89 e Crop Drawing to crop the drawing inside or outside e Alignment to align Center Drawing or Align Title Block e Border Removal e Mirror Drawing e Change Drawing Size e Move Drawing e Edit Pen Color Zoom Status The Zoom Status button shows you the current enlargement percentage Q1ix Changing the Zoom Status Click the Zoom Status button The Zoom Status menu appears 2 Select the required option e Fit to fit to the page to the width or to the height e Percentage
65. 9 merging 51 opening 51 permanently deleting 151 printing automatically 145 removing drawings from 51 removing from queues 150 restoring 150 saving 50 sending 123 125 sending automatically viamodem 145 settings 55 skipping drawings in 53 K keep connection when done 234 264 L last printed 146 Layered 135 LDF files adding to jobs 136 publishing to Plans amp Specs 139 line spacing 117 locating Configuration Manager settings 39 locator pointer 91 lockingscript commands 240 log to file 233 235 ApFTP 220 logo 21 23 42 logs accounting 157 163 ApFTP 222 displaying in ApModem 231 M map pen colors to a shaded halftone 112 margins 99 media choosing roll 176 default setting 32 types table of 164 menu bar 21 25 merging jobs 51 messages 259 mirror 59 87 model limits 68 modem automatically sending jobs via 145 monitor carrier signal 234 speed 232 type 232 monitor modem carrier signal 235 moving drawings on paper 83 drawings within a job 53 stamps 117 120 Multiple Machine Printing 206 N native printing 211 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual negative paper 87 next drawing 89 NIFF 75 Number of copies printed 56 O ODBC database 157 set accounting 155 sheet accounting 156 offset from upper left 98 on line help 16 opening files 80 imaging properties dialog box 96 jobs 51 jobs from the queue 148 pen window 113 queues 147 order receipt 131 organizing files in
66. Accessing the Configuration Manager 1 From the Configure menu choose Advanced 2 The Configuration Manager window appears Configuration Manager xi Configuration Manager Enter Setting to Search For X Find Next P File Processing a Default Directories General 3 Job lt 5 Accounting Pen 2 Print la 1 Queue 4 Scan Security p lt el el Be A 1H Last Modified 11 18 99 4 54 34 PM Note The program settings displayed in this window depend on the Apprentice Server version for example Inkjet or 9400 installed on your system Configuration 37 Nn Select the desired setting Click the plus sign to display the available options as shown below a A a Default Directories P General G Settings Units lt Inches gt ES Maximum paper width lt 0 gt Ignore Prompting Mode lt No 2 PreProcessing Mode lt No gt lt P Banded Memory Size Bytes lt 4194304 gt Select the desired option Make other changes as necessary Click OK to accept the changes and close the Configuration Manager window Understanding the settings 38 Configuration Manager displays the following groups of settings File Processing Controls how each supported file type is processed in the Apprentice program Default Directories Controls the default storage location for drawing files as well as program related files such as labels pen sets scans and VI
67. Apply Help 2 Specify the resolution of the printer 3 Click Apply e Specifying the output resolution DPI to save the file on disk 1 Click the Resolution tab 2 If you want to use the file as input for a software application specify the maximum resolution If you want to use the file for printing at another time specify the resolution of the printer 3 Click Apply Printing 191 Collation You can specify the order in which the copies of a job are printed e Specifying Collation 1 Click the Collation tab Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page 2 If required you can select the following options e Digital Collation If you select this option the prints will be sorted by set e Reverse Collation If you select this option the first file of the job will be printed last Note The drawings in the window will show the print order of the drawings depending on the options that have been selected 3 Click Apply Options You can specify the following output options e Send only the monochrome raster The HP GL file will contain RTL raster data without colors If this option is not selected the contents of the HPGL file depends on the contents of the source file vector data will remain vector data and raster data will remain raster data This option can be selected in combination with other options see below The following options only work when the source file contains vector data
68. C files General Controls standard program settings such as the measurement units and maximum paper size Note You must set Honor E mail Notification Request by Clients to Yes in order to use the new e mail notification feature in printing queues You must have a MAPI compliant e mail program installed and functioning on your computer Job Controls default settings for job files and job tickets It is recommended that you set this to No if you are running Apprentice Oc 9800 9400 or Inkjet Server so that it does not conflict with the automatic print queue feature Accounting Controls the default system used for logging accounting information Pen Controls the default settings for any newly created pens Print Controls default print settings for a specified printer such as banner page collation delivery and folding options Queue Controls the default settings for queue administration and reporting Scan Controls scan resolution viewing and template settings Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Security Displays the CD keys and print secure codes used for installing the Apprentice program and printing to one of the supported printers Image Viewer Controls the properties of the Viewer window such as background color Communications Controls the communication methods used for transferring jobs between the Apprentice Server and Remote applications Locating specific settings Since there are so many settings that can be modified a
69. Distributing the Customized Work Order 46 Chapter 6 Handling Jobs Introduction 48 Creating new jobs 48 Adding files to jobs 48 Adding drawings from ProjectPoint sites 48 Inserting Files into a Job 49 Adding files from a text file 50 Saving jobs 50 Closing jobs 50 Opening existing jobs 51 Merging jobs 51 Removing drawings from jobs 51 Deleting drawings 52 Renaming jobs 52 Organizing Drawings Within a Job 53 Skipping drawings within ajob 53 Moving drawings within a job 53 Copying drawings within a job 53 Job Settings 54 Changing settings for one drawing 54 Changing settings for multiple drawings 55 File 56 Copies 56 Drawing Size 56 Zoom 57 Paper Size 57 Media Type 57 Fold 58 4 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Pen Set 58 Alignment 58 Rotation and Mirror 59 Border Removal 59 Color 59 Chapter 7 Checking and Processing Drawings About Processing and Checking Files 62 Vector vs Raster 63 About AutoCAD formats 63 Drawing Properties 64 AutoCAD Files 65 General tab 65 Plot by Scale tab 66 Advanced tab 68 Directories tab 69 Solving AutoCAD scale problems 70 Configuring AutoCAD processing 70 HP GL HP GL 2 and HP RTL Files 72 CalComp 906 907 PCI Files 73 Checking the CalComp drawing properties 73 Processing and Unprocessing Drawings 74 Preprocessing mode 74 About Raster Files 75 Cals 75 TIFF NIFF 75 About LDF Files 77 Chapter 8 Viewing Drawings Viewer 80 Viewer toolbar 80 Zoom tools 82 View Fold 83 Move Dra
70. Events Events FN Save to File NW Detailed information Cod 2 Specify your settings 3 Click OK to save new settings Phone lines ApHost can support up to 8 phone lines for communication purposes When you run ApHost for the first time one phone line is already specified as an example Use the following procedure to change the settings of this phone line Add a new phone line or change properties of existing phone line 1 In the toolbar click Phone Line The Phone Lines window appears Phone Lines olx Phone line Port Modem Speed Connected Since Comment aii COM1 US Robotics Courier Dual 9600 Not Connected gt To add a phone line click Add in the Phone Lines quick menu To change the properties of an existing phone line click the icon in the first column of the Phone Lines window the click Properties in the toolbar 2 The following window appears ApHost Server 251 Add Phone Line Modem US Robotics Courier Dual Edit Strings Speed 500 l CommPot COMI x Comment fC Cancel Note If you are changing the properties of an existing phone line the window title is Phone Line Properties but otherwise is the same Select the modem you are using The initialization strings will be filled in automatically Note ApHost supports approximately 700 different modems If your modem is not listed choose US Robotics Courier Dual If your modem was not li
71. ITFOR lt string gt Waits for the specified string to be received from the server ApModem 239 JOBCOMM INI File Keys The jobcomm ini file located in the main Windows directory contains the settings used by ApModem While most of the settings are modified by the ApModem configuration dialog there is one setting that is user editable Lock Specifies whether or not the Script command is available in the Communications menu The Script command brings up a dialog which allows you to select and edit script files If Lock 1 then the script selection is not available If Lock 0 the user can access the dialog in order to edit and select script files Note Please use caution when modifying jobcomm ini Modifying certain settings can prevent ApModem from functioning reliably ApModem 240 Command Line Options ApModem supports several command line options If any command line option is specified only the status dialog is opened rather than the ApModem main window If there is an error when transferring a file the main ApModem window will open displaying the details of the problem The problem can then be corrected and the request can be retried by selecting Retry Request from the Communications menu ApModem lt filename gt The lt filename gt specifies a file of files a file containing a list of filenames with one filename per line Each file specified in the file of files is sent to the server Ap
72. Manual Feed e Auto Roll If you select Auto Roll the printer will select the roll that ensures the best fit for the printed drawing Specifying options for the printer Click the Collation tab Group4 Out x Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page NW Send ACF Headers I Poster Mode T Enable Long Plot C Rolli C Roll2 Manual AutoRalt r File Format Output CALS Group lV TIFF Group IY TIFF Group Ill TIFF PackBits TIFF Uncompressed complex images T Allow tiled TIFF Cancel Apply Help Select Send RCF Header and specify the options Select CALS Group 4 as output format Click Apply Specifying options to save the file on disk CALS TIFF Click the Options tab 2 Deselect the Send RCF Header check box Printing 187 3 Select a CALS TIFF format 4 Click Apply Banner Page You can specify printing a banner page for the current job or for each set in the current job You can use any ASCII file or stamp LBL as banner page If you use a stamp file you can include variables like job name or date amp time Specifying banner pages 1 Click the Banner Page tab Group4 Out x 7 Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page 2 Start of Job gy C Start of Set g End of Job cy C Endof Set m Banner Properties Paper Size Same as first drawing Trailing Edge B 0 00 in E Fil
73. Modem s lt filename gt Send the single file specified by lt filename gt to the server ApModem c Open ApModem s settings dialog This is used during setup installation ApModem x lt scriptfile gt Use the specified script file when connecting to the server instead of the script defined in ApModem Settings dialog 241 Troubleshooting FAQ Tips If you are having problems Make a connection using another communications product and see if the results are similar For example if ApModem doesn t connect at the speed expected ensure that your existing communication product is functioning correctly If another product functions correctly use the modem initialization strings from the other product in ApModem Ensure that the string specifies hardware RTS flow control Use a terminal emulator such as Window Terminal or Hyperterminal to ensure that the login sequence is correct Lower the speed as defined in the Settings dialog Performance may vary depending on the version of Windows used Windows 3 1 Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 on your hardware i386 1486 Pentium and on the specific hardware used for communication with your modem 8250 UART 16450 UART 16550 UART Note Setting the speed in the Settings dialog to a speed higher than the modem supports will have little effect on throughput Unless you are using IDSN do not set the speed over 38 400 If for example you have a 28 8 mode
74. None y fh Paper Size Rotation Arch D 36 0 x 24 0 in G None x 7 1 Media Border Removal f Bond 7 None z Pen Set C pmistanda d pen F Make Paper Size same as Drawing Size Copies The default number of copies to print for each file added to the job Zoom The zoom ratio for printing a job Choose a zoom ratio between 25 and 400 You can also select Fit Page Paper Size The paper size that will be used when a drawing is added to a job Media The media used Choose bond transparent or film polyester Alignment The alignment that will be used Rotation The required rotation in degrees and whether you wish the drawing to be mirrored Border Removal The required border removal Choose from the following none 0 05 1 3mm 0 10 2 5mm 0 25 6 3mm 0 50 12 7mm Pen Set The name and path of the pen set that must be applied each time a drawing is added to a job Make Paper Size same as Drawing Size Select this check box to have Apprentice set the paper size equal to the drawing size for those file formats in which it can detect the size Tif and Cals Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Directories tab General Communications Job Default Settings Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes Default Path for Job Files C pml amp Default Path for VIC Files D WIC amp Default Path for Pen Files p Com amp g Default Path for Label Files C pm amp
75. RICDWG 841 x 594 mm i db Label LBL ArchD 24x36in 1000 0 wr ROO7 RAS 1 ISO A4 210 x 297 mm ig 841 x 594 mm 5X AOCAL 1 Adding a stamp to all drawings You can add the same stamp to all drawings in a job 118 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual e Adding a stamp to all drawings 1 Add a stamp to one drawing using the procedure in the previous section 2 In the job window right click the stamp name A menu appears 3 From the menu choose Copy All Overlay The stamp is added to all drawings in the job Overlaying files An electronic overlay is created when one electronic drawing file is placed on top of a second electronic drawing file The two drawings are printed out on one and the same piece of paper with the overlay drawing superimposed over the base drawing You can overlay drawing files and stamps e Adding an overlay Open the job that contains the desired drawing 2 Click on the drawing to which you want to add the overlay with the right hand mouse button A drop down window appears Select Add Overlay The Add Overlay to Drawing window appears 4 Type the file name of the overlay you want to add and click Open In the job window the stamp slightly indented is added to the base drawing Oo Defining Stamps and Overlays 119 Viewing and Positioning 120 You can use the viewer to see the result of adding stamps and overlays to a drawing or to change the stamp position and see the re
76. Steet 678 0 Address Line 2 Nine Palms Ca 10111 213 SSS Phone Number s 02 74413800 E Mail Address cran Logo Bitmap DAWINNT Profiles gailm Desktop doglogo br Py eerie Size is 85x70 DAWINNT Profiles gailm Desktop doglogo br Display Width es E Default Original widia Display Height Fo EEE Default Original Height 4 Use the minus or plus signs to decrease or increase the height and width Work Order fields Work Order Fields let you control how fields appear to clients e Required Required fields must be visible to the client so that Apprentice s accounting functions can process them Clients must fill in the required fields before they send jobs e Visible You can make non required fields visible to the client Visible fields appear on a job ticket but are not mandatory Always Blank When a field is not visible the Always Blank check box will be selected automatically e Default Value Visible fields can have default values so that clients don t need to enter information that will be the same for each job submitted Print Close every time the work order is brought up End sample F Required Company I Always Blank Default Value M Required Contact I Always Blank Default Value L I Required E Mail Address F visible M F Always Blank Default Value M Required Phone Number M visible D Always Blank Default Value I Required Phone Number 2 F Visible D I Alway
77. and length of the drawing and the number of copies and print date time When printing is complete it displays how many sheets and the length of each roll were used Starting the Oc 9700 9800 Print Manager Start the Print Manager in the Program folder you specified during installation The Print Manager window appears DRI Print Manager 9800 iof x Printer Document View Window Help ja alad Sels se Document Name Roll Width Length Printed at Copies e Mmp wic40 VIC Roll 4 16 6 in 23 4 in 02 59 16PM 0 e tmp vic 001 36 VIC Roll 4 16 6 in 23 4 in 02 59 16PM 0 e tmp vic 00136 VIC Roll 4 16 6 in 23 4 in 03 01 17PM 0 Media Paper Size 43 Plain paper Plain paper Plain paper Plain paper Memory Free 46 MB Memory Used 24 MB Print Manager controls are available in the Printer and Document menus and in the standard Windows menus View Window and Help Note Oc 9700 9800 Print manager allocates 70 MB of memory for rasterizing images The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays how much memory is being used and how much memory is free Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Note If you close and restart Print Manager you may receive a warning about COM2 This means COM2 is in use by Apprentice Print Manager should work Printing on the Oc 9700 9800 printer After starting the print manager and launching Apprentice you can print on the Oc 9700 9800 printer Printing on the Oc 9700 9800
78. any identification e date of printing e date due e number of sets printed e number of sheets printed e print area of printed sets e type of media You can extract this information and in some cases import it into a text file for use within other applications You can use it directly with databases that support the ODBC standard for example Microsoft Access 154 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Preparing Apprentice for Accounting To prepare Apprentice for accounting you must specify which kind of accounting information you wish to extract Standard Accounting The Standard accounting method logs information that can be read only by Apprentice ODBC Set Accounting The ODBC Set accounting method corresponds to the information logged by Apprentice about an entire job The accounting data for the job is summarized into one record of information ODBC Sheet Accounting The ODBC Sheet accounting method corresponds to the information logged by Apprentice about each individual drawing in the job Each drawing s accounting data is logged as a separate record Specifying the kind of accounting information you need 1 From the Configure menu choose Defaults The Configuration dialog box appears Configuration xi Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes General Communications Job Default Settings Zat TT Allow Folding Column In AR Job a F Use Large Font for Windows EF F Job Ticket Requi
79. apprentice USER MANUAL FOR REPROGRAPHERS 2001 Autodesk Inc All rights reserved Autodesk the Autodesk logo AutoCAD Buzzsaw Layered Document Format LDF and Plans amp Specs are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Buzzsaw Inc or Autodesk Inc in the U S A or other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners October 10 2001 Chapter 1 Introduction What Is Apprentice 14 Apprentice Server 14 Apprentice Remote Client 14 The Concept 15 Getting Help 16 On line help 16 Tool tips 16 Website 16 Chapter 2 Installation Installing Apprentice 18 Chapter 3 The Software Interface Starting Apprentice 20 The User Interface 21 Menu bar 22 Toolbar and quick menus 22 Information bar 22 Pen overview 23 Window 23 Logo 23 Viewer toolbar 24 Title bar 24 Status bar 24 Accessing menus and options 25 Setting preferences 25 Quitting Apprentice 27 Chapter 4 Configuration Configuring Major Products 30 General tab 30 Communications tab 31 Job Default Settings tab 32 Directories tab 33 PostScript tab 33 AutoCAD tab 35 Paper Sizes tab 36 Introduction to Configuration Manager 37 Using the Configuration Manager 37 Understanding the settings 38 Locating specific settings 39 Chapter 5 Work Order Customizer Accessing the Work Order Customizer 42 Order Receipt Header 42 Work Order fields 43 Work Order colors and fonts 44 Previewing the Work Order Changes 45
80. bove the modem speed e g 38 400 for a 28 800 modem See if errors occur when running Windows Terminal or Hyperterminal Test by transferring a large file If errors still occur you may either have a hardware problem or there could be noise on the phone line Try lowering the speed to 9600 or less and see if the errors diminish Increase the speed until the errors reoccur and then back down one speed If errors start occurring when about 20 000 to 30 000 bytes have been transferred there may be a flow control problem between the PC and modem This has been observed particularly with PCMCIA modems Using the manual that came with the modem examine the Modem Initialization strings in the Edit Strings dialog 16 bit Windows installations and ensure that Hardware Flow Control RTS is enabled You can also try disabling modem compression Additionally for 16 bit Windows installations you can try selecting a different Modem Type Start with Hayes Generic 9600 or another modem in the same family as your actual modem e g If you have a USR modem try another USR modem If the problem still persists change the file transfer type to YModem Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Appendix C ApHost Server The ApHost application can be combined with Apprentice Server to receive digital files via analog and ISDN modem connections autodesk 245 Introduction 246 ApHost is a separate software
81. by lt message gt is displayed in a dialog box requiring a user response The response data is then sent to the server You can use PROMPTFOR to request information from a user such as login name and password rather than hard coding that information in the script The following example prompts for a first name wait for the first name prompt from the server and ask the user for the value WAITFOR ame PROMPTFOR First Name PROMPTPW Format PROMPTPW lt message gt PROMPTPW works in the same manner as PROMPTFOR however when the user enters data the data has the password attribute and is shown as one or more asterisks Also the value entered is never shown in the main window or recorded in the log file RETRY Format RETRY lt number gt Specifies the number of times a command is attempted before ApModem reports an error This value does not apply to the DIAL command SEND Format SEND lt string gt Sends a string to the server SENDPW Format SENDPW lt string gt ApModem 238 Similar to SEND but the string is never displayed in the main window or recorded in the log file STATUS Format STATUS lt message gt Displays a custom message in the status dialog TIMEOUT Format TIMEOUT lt number gt Specifies how long to wait between RETRY attempts The lt number gt specifies the number of system clock ticks The system clock ticks 18 times a second so a value of 18 would cause a delay of 1 second WAITFOR Format WA
82. c print queue 3 Open the polling queue directory that contains the required print settings for example AO_paper 4 Copy the native drawing into the polling queue directory 5 The drawing will be printed automatically on the connected printer using the print settings that are specified for the queue After it is printed the drawing is automatically removed from the polling queue Unattended Printing 213 214 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Appendix ApFTP This chapter describes the FTP File Transfer Protocol program ApFTP You can use ApFTP to transfer Apprentice jobs from a remote system to a central server via a direct network connection or Windows Dial Up Networking autodesk 215 Introduction 216 ApFTP transfers jobs from an Apprentice remote system using Microsoft Windows to a central Apprentice server via a direct network connection or through Windows Dial Up Networking If you plan to use Dialup Netoworking with ApFTP please refer to your Windows documentation or information provided by your Internet service provider for configuration details Before you install ApFTP verify that your connection is working correctly by using another program such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer Note ApFTP is not a complete FTP implementation ApFTP can only send files in binary mode After initial configuration ApFTP is generally transparent to Remote users When a
83. ce 4 31 User Manual Viewing and Printing Work Orders 198 Chapter 17 Unattended Printing Introduction 202 About print settings 202 Enabling disabling unattended printing 202 Enabling e mail notification 203 Automatic Printing 205 Direct Printing 206 Configuring the printer 206 Queue administration 207 Banner page for broadcast print queue 209 Native Printing 211 Creating polling queues 211 Sending to polling queues 212 Appendix A ApFTP Introduction 216 Installing Apprentice Remote for FTP Preparation 217 Establishing user rights 217 Creating customized files 218 Customizing the Work Order Defaults 218 Installing Remote for ApFTP at the site 220 Menu Selections 222 File 222 Communications 222 Help 223 Command Line Options 224 ApFtp lt filename gt 224 ApFtp s lt filename gt 224 ApFtp c 224 ApFtp u lt username gt p lt password gt h lt hostname gt 224 Appendix B ApModem Introduction 226 Installing Apprentice Remote for ApModem Preparation 227 Creating customized files 227 Installing Remote for ApModem 228 Configuring Apprentice Remote for use with ApModem 229 Overview 230 Menu Selections 231 File 231 Communications 231 Windows 3 x Configuration 232 Windows 95 NT Configuration 234 Script 235 Help 236 Script File 237 Script commands 238 JOBCOMM INI File Keys 240 Command Line Options 241 ApModem lt filename gt 241 ApModem s lt filename gt 241 ApModem c 241 ApModem x lt scri
84. ce Remote and without specifying any print settings Using a LAN connection you can copy the files into a polling queue on Apprentice Server The drawing will be printed automatically using the print settings of the selected Polling Queue A polling queue is a sub directory inside an automatic print queue The printer dependent settings are specified for the entire automatic print queue whereas the basic printer independent settings can be set differently for each subdirectory polling queue The Automatic Print Queue containing the polling queues must be opened on Apprentice Server to print Creating polling queues Creating a polling queue 1 Create an automatic print queue 2 Click the queue name in the queue window to select it 3 From the Queue quick menu select Configure Polling Queue The Configure Polling Queue dialog box appears J Queue Name Job Default Settings Plot By Scale You must specify a name for this polling queue Please give it a meaningful name Note POLL is prepended onto every Polling Queue automatically C AINCOMING QS800 POLL For Example If the Polling Queue you are setting up prints on D size Bond paper name it D BOND If the Polling Queue you are setting up prints to a 3165 PostScript printer name it PS11x17 4 Specify the name for the polling queue The name you type will automatically be preceded by POLL 5 Click the Job Default Settings tab Unattende
85. ch bills for this job should be sent Project l P O Number Delivery Method X I Reimbursable Reason Job Due Date January 24 2001 z Job Due Time F x a Set Count Use Set Info Use Copies Field First Set Media First Set Edging Additional Set Media Additional Set Edging Additional Set Count Archive Job C yes No reia Contact information Type any additional information about the contact person Project Type the name of the project P O Number Type your Purchase Order number Delivery Method From the list select the way you would like to have your prints delivered Reimbursable If the printing costs are reimbursable select the check box Reason From the list select the category for the reimbursement Job Due Date From the lists select the month day and year you would like the job to be delivered Job Due Time From the drop down lists select the hour you would like the job to be delivered Set Count Choose Use Set Information to use information from the next five fields or choose Use Copies Field to use information from the job If you choose Use Copies Field Apprentice will ignore any information in the First Set and Additional Set Media Edging and Count fields Apprentice 4 31 User Manual First Set Media From the list box select the type of media on which the first set should be printed First Set Edging From the list box select the type of edging with which the first
86. change with the size of the drawing For other zoom settings you must also change the paper size If you wish to set a custom zoom percentage choose Select from the menu e Select The Imaging Properties window appears to specify a custom zoom factor 3 Click outside the Zoom menu to remove it 4 In the Imaging Properties window click OK Paper Size You can select from a variety of standard paper sizes to print on or you can define custom paper sizes Changing the paper size 1 Right click the Paper Size field of the drawing you want to change The Paper Size menu appears 2 Using the mouse pointer select the desired paper size e One of the pre defined paper sizes e User size The Imaging Properties window appears allowing you to specify a custom paper size Click outside the Paper Size menu to remove it 4 In the Imaging Properties dialog box click OK Oo Media Type You can print digital drawings on different types of media bond vellum or film e Changing the media type 1 Open the job that contains the required drawings Handling Jobs 57 2 Right click the Media field of the drawing you want to change The Media Type menu appears select the desired media type 4 Click outside the drop down menu to remove it Oo Fold You can select from a variety of standard folding methods or define a custom folding method Folding is available only if the printer is equipped with a folding unit
87. ck for additional options in Apprentice s Configuration Manager the graphical user interface for the XML based job settings file See File Processing on page 43 General Communications Job Default Settings Directories PostScript AutoCAD PaperSizes a PostScript Output Directory m Postscript Processing Software Resolution dpi fo i Ghostscript PostScript Executable C Aladdin gs6 O bin gswind2c exe Resolution dpi 400 z Other Software PostScript Executable Cancel PostScript Output Directory The location where the processed files will be stored The default is C VIC or D VIC Jaws If Jaws is installed on your system this button will be available You can choose the resolution from the list or enter a number between 200 and 1200 Ghostscript If Ghostscript is installed on your system this option will be available Enter the location of the executable file in the text box or use the Browse button to navigate to the desired location Choose a resolution between 200 and 1200 from the list Other Software Reserved for other PostScript processing software If you would like to test another application enter the executable file name here Establishing PostScript settings If available choose Jaws or Ghostscript 2 Type the location of the executable or click Browse and navigate to the desired location Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 3
88. clicking the File column heading in the job window Show Overlays Shows the overlay text and electronic stamp Hide overlays Hides the overlaid drawings from the job list Process Drawing Files This command converts native drawing files vector files into VIC files for fast printing Check Drawing Files If youclick this option the drawing files will be checked for potential clipping and pen set problems and processed Unprocess All Drawing Files This command unprocesses the VIC files into their native format Copies Using the Copies field you can change the number of copies Changing the number of copies 1 Right click the Number of Copies field of the drawing The Number of Copies menu appears 2 Click the desired setting 3 Click outside the drop down menu to remove it Drawing Size 56 This field displays the original size of the drawing Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Zoom You can specify the zoom factor as follows Making an enlargement or reduction 1 Right click the Zoom field of the drawing you want to change The Zoom menu appears 2 Select the desired zoom setting e One of the predefined zoom factors e Fit Page Zoom factor will be changed automatically to fit the specified Paper Size 50 Reduction or 200 Enlargement The paper size will automatically change to fit the drawing Note If you select either 50 reduction or 200 enlargement the media size will automatically
89. correct First click Fit Page to view the entire drawing You can also try to use Center Drawing or Title Block Align to put the drawing on paper If the drawing does not appear to be correctly positioned on the paper use Move Drawing to manually position the drawing The viewer opens but the size of the drawing is too small or too large The size of the paper may be incorrect Check paper size to ensure that it is correct Viewing Drawings 93 94 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 9 Imaging Properties This chapter describes Imaging Properties tools that define the appearance of the drawing on the paper autodesk 95 Imaging Properties You can define how each image will appear on paper You can define settings for an entire job or change the settings of an individual file within a job Opening the Imaging Properties dialog box In the Properties quick menu click Imaging Properties The Imaging Properties dialog box appears with values for the selected file Click the arrows in the lower right corner to browse through the output properties of all drawings in the job window Each setting is represented by a tab e Paper Size e Drawing Size Alignment e Border Removal e Margins Zoom e Orientation e Folder Paper Size tab 96 You can select the paper size in Imaging Properties Increasing or decreasing the paper size will not affect the size of the drawin
90. cted drawing that could not be located Missing XREFs Displays any external references used in a selected drawing that could not be located Layer information Apprentice displays the list of layers contained in the drawing file and indicates whether they are on or off Model Extents Displays the size in AutoCAD units Model Limits Displays the size in AutoCAD units Paper Extents Displays the size in AutoCAD units Paper Limits Displays the size in AutoCAD units Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Directories tab Apprentice cannot process and print your drawing correctly if it does not know where to look for the font files and external references If Apprentice cannot find this information it will display an error message Check that all paths are correctly specified on the Directories tab D ACAD Nels a3 dwg x General Plot By Scale Advanced Dire a m AutoCAD Paths use to separate paths al A SHX Path c 413 com fonts amp XREF Path CAAUTOCAD El Default Font SIMPLEX SHX amp Copy All Copy Down Ignore Ignore Set Cancel Apply Help e Setting font and external reference paths 1 Check that the path in the AutoCAD font location in the SHX Path is correct If necessary click the Browse button and navigate to the location in your computer where your AutoCAD fonts are stored 2 Check that the path to the AutoCAD application location in the XREF path field is correc
91. d crement DateTime Date and Time of action Autogenerated NGC Controller Jobld Unique identification of Accounting login dia NGC Controller the job together with Da log teTime field Accountld Identification of the ac Accounting login dia Not available count number log box Userld Identification of the user Accounting login dia Not available number log box Machineld Machine identifier Autogenerated NGC Controller Print Type Type of job 0 plot 1 Autogenerated NGC Controller copy 2 scan 3 drive 4 raster 5 modem 6 windows print 7 queue 8 email 9 HP GL 10 PostScript 11 LDF 12 multimachine SortType Sorting 0 sort by page 1 Autogenerated Always 1 sort by set TotalOriginals Total number of originals Autogenerated Always 0 in the job for example en tries in the printer s memo ry each entry is one page TotalFolded Total number of folded Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 output pages TotalPunched Total number of punched Autogenerated Always 0 output pages TotalStamped Total number of output Autogenerated Always 0 pages with a printer stamp TotalEdited Total number of edited out Autogenerated Always 0 put pages TotalEnlarged Total number of enlarged Autogenerated Always 0 zoom gt 100 output pages Accounting 161 162 Field Description Source for 9800 9600 Source for TDS80
92. d Printing 211 Configure Polling Queue Ea Queue Name Job Default Settings Plot By Scale 3 RA Zoom Alignment fi 00 x Center x fh Paper Size Rotation fansi E 44 0 x 34 0 in z ec x Mr Media A Removal a Bond 7 None x Ma E Pen Set f Jc ocerd98 standard pen M Make Paper Size same as Drawing Size 6 Specify the Printer independent settings for this queue 7 If you want this queue to print AutoCAD DWG drawings click the Plot By Scale tab and specify the DWG settings Configure Polling Queue x Queue Name Job Default Settings Plot By Scale Fractional Scale 1 Scale gt ts Ful C0 Cw C4 la Limits Cso C140 Caa C ane c Display Cox Caso Cyr Cas c View eine cm Ce car C Layout C 1 20 1400 378 1 16 Layout to Plot Other E fi 3 Fit To Paper v IV Use Saved Extents I Use Metric Scaling mm Finish Cancel 8 Click Finish All the settings are added to the Polling Queue Sending to polling queues A native drawing can be sent directly to the Polling Queue on the server The PC of the user and the Apprentice Server must be connected to the same Local Area Network LAN 212 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Native printing from Apprentice Server or Remote 1 Navigate to the Queue directory on Apprentice Server for example C INCOMING 2 Open the directory that contains the automati
93. d Queue Passwords You can specify three different passwords that Apprentice Remote users must enter when they use the broadcast print queue for the first time in a session e Administer Configure Modify This password allows the user of another Apprentice station to manipulate the jobs in the queue for example change the print order of the jobs The Administer password automatically includes the other queue privileges viewing and sending jobs Unattended Printing 207 208 e View Jobs in the Queue This password allows the user of another Apprentice station to view the jobs in the queue The View password automatically includes the privilege of sending jobs to the queue e Send Jobs to the Queue This password allows the user of another Apprentice station to send a print job to the queue by selecting the broadcasted print queue in the Print menu Scan Frequency The frequency with which a queue searches the incoming directory to see if any new Jobs have arrived Queue Priority If two queues need to print on the same printer at the same time you can specify which queue will come first ISO 9000 Stamping You can choose a stamp Enable E Mail Notification Select this check box if you want the queue to notify the queue administrator by e mail about activity in the queue Note You must have MAPI compliant e mail software installed and functioning on the server machine It is recommended that you test the e mail software before using th
94. d TEER Contre str r007 ras 213 x 274 mm 100 0 ISO A4 210 x29 standard pen Centre Skipping a drawing in a job To skip a drawing deselect its button in the far left column A red line appears through the job information Moving drawings within a job You can reposition drawings within a job to change the printing order Moving a drawing within a job 1 Click the drawing you want to move to select it 2 Press and hold down the left mouse button while dragging the drawing to the desired position 3 Release the mouse button The drawing is moved Copying drawings within a job You can make copies of a drawing inside a job Copying a drawing Select the drawing you wish to copy Press and hold down the right hand mouse button Move the drawing to the desired position Release the right hand mouse button The drawing is copied 5 D Handling Jobs 53 Job Settings When you add a drawing to a job the default settings are applied and displayed in the job window Changing settings for one drawing To change a setting in one drawing right click the field A menu appears containing several popular settings The following options are available in every field except File Properties The Imaging Properties window appears It allows you to change most settings of the selected drawing e Copy All The setting of the selected drawing will be copied to all drawings in the job Copy Down The set
95. d files created with the VIC24 pc3 select the following check boxes Pen Widths Check this option to use the pen width sizes that have been defined in the file Pen Colors Check this option to use the pen colors that have been defined in the file Fill Screens and Patterns Check this option to use the area fill halftone screens and fill patterns that have been defined in the file Pen Screens and Patterns Check this option to use the pen halftone screens and pen patterns that have been defined in the file Pen Effect Transparency Check this option to use the transparency settings defined in the file Setting Pen Parameters 111 112 The following options are also available on this tab Deselect the following check boxes for files created with the VIC24 pc3 they are optional for HP GL 2 files Map Pen Colors to a Shaded Halftone select this check box to map colors to different levels of gray scale when you are using a color file to print to a monochrome printer Use Alternate Fills instead of Winding Fills Select this check box to change the behavior that is used to fill polygons in vector files In general the modes differ only in cases where a complex overlapping polygon must be filled for example a five sided polygon that forms a five pointed star with a pentagon in the center In such cases Alternate Mode fills every other enclosed region within the polygon that is the points of the star but Winding Mode fills all regio
96. dding LDF Files to Jobs 136 About the Plans amp Specs Online Service 137 Publishing to Plans amp Specs 139 Chapter 14 Queues Introduction 142 Creating an Incoming Queue 143 Queue Options 145 Queue Information 146 Handling Queues 147 Opening queues 147 Saving queues 147 Receiving new jobs in a queue 147 Working with queues 147 Organizing jobs in queues 150 Removing jobs 150 Deleting jobs 151 Chapter 15 Accounting What Is Accounting 154 Preparing Apprentice for Accounting 155 Standard Accounting 155 ODBC Set Accounting 155 ODBC Sheet Accounting 155 ODBC Set and Sheet Accounting 156 Exporting Accounting Information 157 Understanding logs 158 Using Accounting Login 164 Querying Accounting Information 165 Reporting Accounting Information 169 Chapter 16 Printing Introduction 172 Printing from a Queue 173 Oc 9700 9800 Printer 174 Starting the Oc 9700 9800 Print Manager 174 Printing on the Oc 9700 9800 printer 175 Rolls and Sets 176 Collation 177 Printer Stamp 177 Folder 178 Stacker 179 Delivery 180 Banner Page 181 Group4 compatible printer or CALS TIFF file 183 Output 184 Resolution 185 Collation 186 Options 186 Banner Page 188 HP GL 2 HP RTL Output and Inkjet optional 189 Output 189 Resolution 191 Collation 192 Options 192 Banner Page 193 Printing on a Windows Printer 195 Scaling 195 Color Inkjet Printers 195 Print Preview 195 Printing a Job on a Windows Printer 197 8 Apprenti
97. delivery tray of the folder Belt 1 or Belt 2 If installed you can select one of the delivery belts to collect the folded output e Either Belt If two belts are installed you can select this option to use both If one belt is full the folder will switch automatically to the other belt 3 You can select one of the following options for the Unfolded Output e Upper Stacker The unfolded output will be delivered to the copy delivery tray or the optional High Capacity Stacker e Lower Long Tray The unfolded output will be delivered through the lower output into a container if it is configured e Auto Normally the upper output is used The lower output is only used if the copy is too long to be collected in the copy delivery tray or High Capacity Stacker longer than 1230 mm or 48 5 4 Click Apply Banner Page You can specify a banner page for the current job or for each set in the current job You can use any ASCII file or stamp LBL Printing 181 182 Specifying banner pages 1 Click the Banner Page tab Finishing Properties Ea Rolls and Sets Collation Stamp Folder Stacker Delivery Banner Page gy Start of Set EL End of Set F 2 Start of Job GP Endot Job 4 gt Banner Properties Paper Size Trailing Edge File to use as Banner LBL TXT A of a set or end of a set Select when you want to print a banner page at the
98. dialog box select the Honor EMail Notification Requests by Clients check box 4 Click OK Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Automatic Printing Apprentice Remote users can send a print Job to an automatic print queue on the server Each job will be printed on the printer that is connected to the queue using default printer dependent settings On the server you can create different automatic print queues each with its own printer dependent settings The Apprentice Remote station and the Apprentice Server must be connected to the same Local Area Network LAN To prepare Automatic Printing you must create an automatic print queue for each printer that is connected to Apprentice Server e Creating an automatic print queue on Apprentice Server 1 Use the Queue Creation Wizard Steps 1 3 as described in Creating an incoming queue on page 143 e In the Queue Creation Wizard Step 4 select the following check boxes Print the Job Flash the Queue and Scan for New Jobs 2 Click Finish 3 The Configure Queue dialog box appears Automatic printing from Apprentice Remote Open the job you want to print If necessary change the settings in the job window In the toolbar click Send Job The Send Job To dialog box appears Click Modem or Queue and select the appropriate communications method from the list 5 Click OK The print job will be sent to the automatic print queue If this queue is opened on Apprentice Server
99. dow appears 196 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Print Setup 2x m Printer Name Oce 9145 S40 ITC Properties Status Default printer Ready Type AdobePS Oce 9145 S40 ITC Where AItc 34ps1 Comment m Paper Orientation Size A4 v Portrait Source Printer Default x Landscape Cancel 6 Select the Windows printer you want to use and define the print settings Note Be sure to load the printer with the correct size of paper and to select the same size in the print settings 7 Click OK The job is sent to the selected Windows printer Note Changes in the print settings will be saved If you print to the selected Windows printer again during this session the Print Setup dialog box will display these last settings If you restart the Apprentice application or if you change the default printer settings in Windows the Print Setup dialog box will display the default settings Printing a Job on a Windows Printer To print a job on a Windows printer without viewing it first follow these steps Printing a job on a Windows printer 1 Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 To print the whole job select Print Windows from the Print quick menu To print only one drawing from the job click the drawing to select it then choose Print Single in the Print quick menu The Print Setup window appears Printing 197 Print Setup 12 x m Printer Name Oce 9145 S40 ITC P
100. dow appears 2 In the Events quick menu click Refresh Events The Events window will be updated You can clear all events from the Events window as follows Clearing all events 1 In the Events quick menu select Clear Events A confirmation message appears 2 Click Yes All events are cleared after confirmation Hanging up phone lines You can disconnect a caller from ApHost as follows 258 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Hanging up a specific phone line 1 In the toolbar click Phone Lines The Phone Lines window appears Phone Lines L OL x Phone line Port Modem Speed Connected Since Comment A COM1 US Robotics Courier Dual 3600 Not Connected gt 2 Click a phone line icon to select it 3 In the toolbar click Hang Up A confirmation message appears 4 Click Yes to disconnect Hanging up all phone lines 1 In the Hang Up quick menu click All Phone Lines A confirmation message appears 2 Click Yes to disconnect all phone lines Broadcasting messages to Remote users You can send a message to all remote users who are logged on Broadcasting a message to remote users 1 In the toolbar click Broadcast The following window appears Message to Send 2 Type your message 3 Click OK to send to all users who are logged on Reading messages from Remote users Remote users can send messages to ApHost If a new message arrives the Mailbox button in the toolbar wi
101. e Pen Pattern Saves an individual pattern This is useful for remote customers who create a few individual patterns This will save only an individual pattern If a person has a special pattern they should save it This pattern can be added to a JOB and sent by modem network or diskette The author of the drawing will have to tell you to which pen s the new pattern applies Load Pen Pattern Used to load an individual pattern If the pattern is to be re used it can be added as a pen pattern to the DEFAULT pen set If you decide to add a single pattern to this set be sure to save it above pattern 200 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Pen Controls This tab applies to HP GL 2 files and files created with the VIC24 pc3 driver Pen 0 x Pattems Width Shape Effect All Pens Edit Pattem Controls r Allow ing To Manipulate a Pen widie I Pen Colours Tl Fill Screens amp Pattems I Pen Screens amp Patterns I Pen Effect Transparency I Map Pen Colours to a Shaded Half tone T Use Alternate Fill instead of Winding Fill for Polygons HP RTL Raster Options I Do NOT Scale RTL Raster Data I Use Error Diffusion for Grey or Colour RTL images In HP GL 2 files and files created with the VIC24 pc3 driver pen attributes such as width color and so on are built into the plot file This tab allows you to use the pen attributes set in the file rather than the Apprentice pen settings For HP GL 2 files an
102. e desired query and click Open The query appears in the Existing Queries list in the Query window Exporting a query 1 From the Query window click Export The Export Query dialog box appears Save in a ocerd amp c de C Shared Font styles HtmlSpool woe Lib fa wopics Queries Resource File name Save as type Query Files pqr x Cancel 2 Navigate to the desired location and click Save The query appears in the location you selected Deleting a query 1 From the Query window click Delete A message box appears asking if you re sure you want to delete the selected query 2 Click OK The query is removed from the Existing Queries list Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Reporting Accounting Information Apprentice has three predefined reports that allow you to quickly recap data in various ways as described here Weekly Plot Report Displays all accounting information for the jobs printed in the month in seven day increments Plots by Company Displays accounting information for printing services provided to each company Plots by Project Displays accounting information for printing services provided to each project e Viewing a report 1 In the Log quick menu click Reports A submenu appears 2 From the submenu choose the desired report Accounting 169 170 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 16 Printing This describes printing on a Gro
103. e e mail notification function Email address The address of the queue administrator New Jobs in Queue Select this check box if you want the queue to notify the queue administrator by e mail each time the queue detects a new job Queue Error Select this check box if you want the queue to notify the queue administrator by e mail when a printing error occurs on a job in an autoprint queue Specifying queue administration for a broadcasted print queue 1 Click the Queue Administration tab Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Configure Queue x Configure Printer Queue Administration Banner Page G a IV Allow Remotes to see this Queue m Remote Queue Passwords p Queue Settings Administer Configure and Modify Scan Frequency sec WM lf View Jobs in the Queue Priority 1 high L _ E M E Mail ddress Send Jobs to the Queue cv T New Jobs in Queue T Queue Error T Enable ISO 9000 Stamping File to use as Stamp LBL TXT SCT ti lt i OC HLT Cancel Apply Help 2 Select Allow Remotes to see this Queue 3 Ifnecessary set a password adjust the Queue Timer frequency and queue priority and enable ISO 9000 stamping and e mail notification 4 Click Apply Banner page for broadcast print queue You can print a banner page automatically for each job or set You can use any ASCII file or stamp LBL as banner page If you use a stamp file you can
104. e to use as Banner LBL TXT ST al Cancel pp Help 2 Select when you want to print a banner page start of job end of job start of set or end of set 3 Select the paper size for the banner page an available standard sizes or Same as first drawing of the job or set 4 If required you can specify a trailing edge for the banner page 5 Use the x button to select or create the file you want to use as banner page See Defining Stamps and Overlays beginning on page 115 6 Click Apply 188 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual HP GL 2 HP RTL Output and Inkjet optional If you have purchased Inkjet Server or the HP GL Out code for use with a different server you can print to certain HP printers which can be installed either locally or connected to a network Note If the HP GL printer is installed as remote printer you must install a driver on the Apprentice PC You can use any Windows driver for this purpose because it is used only to connect to the printer Apprentice provides the driver functionality You can also save the output as an HP GL 2 or RTL file in a specified directory or to send the output to a queue Printing on HP GL 2 printer or saving as file 1 Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 If necessary change job settings 3 In the Print quick menu choose Print HP GL 2 or RTL The Finishing Properties dialog box appears Output Resolution Collation Op
105. ease refer to manufacturer instructions ApModem 234 Xfer Protocol Choose one of the following transfer protocols Zmodem default Ymodem or Zmodem2 In general Zmodem will usually provide optimum performance for a wide variety of configurations If you have excessive transfer errors you can choose Ymodem which is slightly slower If you are not having no transfer problems you can choose Zmodem which may offer a slight performance gain Log to File When enabled this option logs session connection information to a log file apmodem log in your ApModem installation directory ApModem will append messages from all future sessions to the end of this file ApModem log files can be useful for troubleshooting communications problems Show Extra Status When enabled this option prints additional connection information to the ApModem console The additional information will also be saved to the ApModem logfile if logging is enabled Redial on Error If this box is checked ApModem will automatically attempt to redial the server if the server fails to answer or if the line is busy Monitor Modem Carrier Signal ApModem will drop the connection if the carrier detect signal is temporarily lost Some modems require this option to be disabled Keep Connection When Done Applies only when using Send Job ApModem indicates that the transfer was successful before dropping the line When you click OK the configuration is validated and the sett
106. eck box if you connect to ApFTP using a proxy server For help with configuring proxy server settings please consult your network system administrator Enter the name of your proxy server The Proxy Host name can be specified as an Internet Protocol IP address a simple host name or a fully resolved host name including domain This op tion is available only if the Use Proxy Server box is checked Enter the port number of the proxy server providing FTP servic es This option is available only if the Use Proxy Server box is checked 4 When you are finished click OK The Installation Complete dialog box appears 5 Click Finish 221 Menu Selections You can make the following menu selections File Send One This selection is available only when connected to a server and allows for the transmission of a single file Send Many When you choose this command after connecting to a server you are presented with a dialog that allows you to choose a file of files that is a text file listing the fully qualified paths to individual files For example if you specify a file which contains the following 5 lines the 5 files specified will be transmitted Typically Send Many is used for debugging and the file specified would be the zip log file created when sending a job CA BUZZSAW STANDARD PEN C VIC 5002 A1 VIC P SAMPLES 5002 A1 VIC C AVIC 5002 A2 VIC C TEMP JOB1 JOB Display log Displays the current log file If logg
107. ed It is possible to specify the Folding options in advance when creating the job When creating the job you can see in the Viewer which part of the drawing will be on top after folding Folder Options The folder of the Oc 9700 9800 can be equipped with a number of options Depending on the configuration of the folder you are using you can specify the following options Don t Fold Output will not be folded Fold Output will be folded without any options Fold amp Punch Output will be folded and punched if puncher installed e Fold amp Reinforce Output will be folded and a reinforcement strip will be added if reinforcement unit installed First Fold Exit Output will only be folded in one direction first fold and then delivered in the First Fold Delivery tray Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Note To use Punching or Reinforcement you must select one of the belts for output delivery in the delivery settings only Method You can specify one of the following folding methods Standard Ericsson or Afnor Orientation If you select Portrait as Orientation the drawing should be in portrait orientation If you select Automatic the machine determines the length of the drawing to obtain a good fold package depending on the roll width Folding Size You can specify the Folding Width and Folding Height yourself Binding Edge If desired you can select a Binding Edge and specify the size of tha
108. ening the Events window 1 In the toolbar click Events The Events window appears z Events OF Xx W Information 4 09 25 15 23 44 Modem is off 09 25 15 23 23 Modem is off 09 25 15 22 51 Modem is off 09 25 15 10 48 Modem is off 09 25 15 09 42 Modem is off 09 25 15 23 44 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on 09 25 15 23 22 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on 09 25 15 22 51 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on 09 25 15 10 48 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on 09 25 15 09 42 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on 09 25 15 57 53 Terminating comm 09 25 15 23 28 Terminating comm 09 25 15 23 11 Terminating comm 09 25 15 22 36 Terminating comm 09 25 15 10 25 Terminating comm 09 25 15 06 31 Terminating comm nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation 1 NOW BR 22NW 82 2 N nformation 2 The Events window shows all events on all phone lines The default display is by date time To change the order in which the events are displayed click a column heading Note Inthe Preferences window you can specify the number of days that events are to be kept in the Events window To ensure that the Events window shows the latest events you can refresh it Refreshing the Events window 1 In the toolbar click Events The Events win
109. enu choose Add Job File The Add Job or Queue File to Queue window opens Navigate to the location of the job you wish to add Select the job to be added to the Queue The job is highlighted Click OK The job is added to the queue Adding jobs from ProjectPoint sites Choose one of the following methods for the first step then go to Step 2 Right click the job name A submenu appears Click Add Job From ProjectPoint The ProjectPoint login appears OR In the File menu click Add Job From ProjectPoint The ProjectPoint login appears OR In the Queue quick menu click Add Job From ProjectPoint The ProjectPoint login appears OR In the Edit menu click Add Job From ProjectPoint The ProjectPoint login appears OR Right click in the blank area of the queue window A menu appears Click Add Job From ProjectPoint The ProjectPoint login appears OR In the Add Files quick menu click Add A submenu appears Click Add Job From ProjectPoint The ProjectPoint login appears Then follow these steps Type your Username and Password and select a site from the list Click OK The Open dialog box appears Navigate to the desired job then click Open The job is added to the queue Apprentice 4 31 User Manual amp D eR Queues Inserting a job in the queue Click a job in the queue that is just below the point where you wish to insert the new job From the Edit menu choose Ins
110. ert Job File The Insert File window opens Navigate to the job you wish to insert in the queue and click it to select it Click OK The job is added above the selected job Duplicating job references Select the job reference you want to duplicate by pressing and holding down the right hand mouse button Drag the highlighted job to a location within the queue window and release the mouse button Note This method makes a reference to the job appear in the queue If you change the original or the reference those changes will be made to both copies of the document Duplicating jobs Right click the icon of the job you want to duplicate A menu appears From the menu select Send Entire Job To Another menu appears From the menu select Queue A list of active queues appears From the list select the queue from which you are copying Note This method allows you to make changes to a copy of the job without changing the original Copying directories into queues From the Queue menu choose Copy Directory into Queue The Pick Any File in Directory entire directory copied window appears Select the Directory or drive that contains the file you want to copy Click Open All files in the directory will be put in a job using the default job settings This job is then automatically put in the selected queue Unzipping into a queue From the Queue quick menu choose Unzip into Queue The Get Zip File t
111. fect All Pens Edit Patten Controls Select New Width Units s C Pixels Width min in Milimetres Inches 1000 Centimetres Pen Shape A pen s shape refers to the shape of the pen tip You can select from e Round ended e Square ended e Butt ended Pen 0 x Pattems Width Shape Effect All Pens Edit Pattem Controls r End Shape e C Square C Butt Effect A pen s effect refers to the appearance produced by a pen when it crosses another pen A pen s effect can be Transparent default Pens overlay each other without either of them blocking the appearance of the other line Where lines intersect in the viewer the colors merge e Opaque An opaque line will display on top of another line that is lighter in color Thus only the darker color line is visible e Xor An Xor line will display on top of another line that is darker in color This effect is only visible when you print to a color printer Setting Pen Parameters 107 Pen 0 xi Pattems Width Shape Effect Al Pens Edit Pattern Controls All Pens 108 Pen 0 x Pattems Width Shape Effect AlI Pens Edit Pattern Controls r Scale Pen Widths C Do not Scale Units Inches Milimetres Centimetres Pixels r Global Pen Widths Max Width 40 pels Min Width Opels On the All Pens tab you can define
112. figure menu choose Defaults The Configuration dialog box appears Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes General Communications Job Default Settings I Viewer has black g m Allow Folding Column In background _ A T Use Large Font for Windows AAJ Job Ticket Required Report Printing Banded Memory Size See 4 Megabytes x r Global Units Inches Metric T Accounting Standard CDBG Set ODBC Sheet NOTE You need to start a new job for certain options to take effect 3 Make changes as needed on each tab You need to start a new job for some selections to take effect See Handling Jobs beginning on page 47 4 Click Apply to save the changes without closing the Configuration dialog box or click OK to save the changes and close the dialog box General tab 30 Viewer has black background Select this check box if you want to always have a black background when you open the viewer Use Large Font for Windows Report Printing Select this check box to specify that large fonts should be used to make reading easier when you print an electronic job ticket Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Allow Folding Column in Job Select this check box to allow selection of a folding method from the job window The folding column will appear in the job window even if there 1s not a folding unit attached to any configured printer Job Ticket Required If you select this check box the
113. file ApModem log files can be useful for troubleshooting communications problems ApModem 233 Show Extra Status This option prints additional connection information to the ApModem console and if logging is enabled to the ApModem logfile Redial on Error ApModem will automatically attempt to redial the server if the server fails to answer or if the line is busy Monitor Modem Carrier Signal ApModem will drop the connection if the carrier detect signal is temporarily lost Some modems require this option to be disabled Keep Connection When Done This option applies only when using Send Job An ApModem dialog indicates the transfer succeeded before disconnecting Windows 95 NT Configuration The following dialog appears when you configure ApModem for 32 bit Windows platforms TAPI line Choose from the available installed modems For information on installing modems under Windows 95 NT please refer to your operating system documentation Configure Line This button brings up the configuration properties for the TAPI Line you have selected The contents of this dialog will vary depending upon the capabilities of your device A sample configuration dialog is shown below General Connection Options d Sportster 28800 Internal Port COM2 Speaker volume Off ee High r Maximum speed 57600 x C On connect at this speed OK Cancel ok For information on configuring your particular modem pl
114. g unless so specified Border Removal Margins Zoom Orientation Folder Paper Size Drawing Size Alignment arch E 48 0 x 36 0 in x User Paper Size Width 36 00 in a Height 48 00 in a In the Paper Size tab you can define the following options Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Change paper size In the pull down menu you can select a pre defined standard paper size Note In the Paper Sizes tab of the Configuration dialog you can specify paper sizes to include in this window User Paper Size In the User Paper Size entry box you can type custom sizes Note If the selected paper size is not available a warning will appear and you will be given the option of printing on an available larger format Make Paper Size same as Drawing Size If you select this option the paper size is scaled to fit to the drawing size Note If the selected paper size is not available on the Oc 9700 9800 a warning will appear and you will be given the option of printing on an available larger format Drawing Size tab You can use the Drawing Size tab to clip a specific area from the original drawing The region outside will not be printed Border Removal Margins Zoom Orientation Folder Paper Size Drawing Size Alignment fansi B 17 0 x 11 0 in 7 r Clipping Size Width gt 1 00 in a Height Oh 17 00 in r Clipping Units Inches Milimeters cot toe
115. g file The Publish LDF file dialog box appears Sheet Name Description Discipline Publish x Nels al 2001 3 1 4 48 11 45 LDF Nels a1 Electrical lt New gt Vault Account Client Issue lient Project em December TrainingAccount FrainingChient TrainingProject Traininglssue Reset Target 11 Double click any field for any document to enter new information Press Enter on the keyboard to save the new information me aeet Name Description Discipline 12 Click Publish A confirmation message appears The documents are published to Plans amp Specs 140 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 14 Queues This chapter describes how to create and configure queues autodesk 141 Introduction The main purpose of a queue on Apprentice Server is to receive jobs that are sent by remote clients queue keeps track of all the contents drawing files stamps overlays pen sets work order for each job You can create a separate queue for each client or different types of queues for various clients Incoming queue An incoming queue collects jobs from remote clients Apprentice can be configured to automatically scan a queue for incoming jobs and to flash when one arrives You can also print the work order for each incoming job automatically on a Windows printer Note Apprentice will search for new jobs only when the queue is open Generally a queue should remain open at all time
116. g on the paper Note Changes made with this feature will affect the drawing or the printed layout drawing E e Moving a drawing Click the Move Drawing button Move the mouse pointer inside the drawing Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the drawing to the required position Release the left mouse button AB D eR Viewing Drawings 83 Border Removal With the Border Removal option you can electronically remove border trim marks from a drawing If no border size is specified in the Imaging Properties window 0 0 mm the size will be set to 2 5 mm Changes made with this feature will affect the drawing 5l Removing a border Click the Border Removal button To undo border removal click the Border Removal button again Crop Drawing Un D Re 84 With the Crop Drawing option you can electronically erase anything which is outside of a selected area Note Changes made with this feature will affect the drawing or the printed layout drawing Cropping outside selected area Click the Crop Outside button Move the mouse pointer inside the drawing Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the mouse pointer to create a frame of the required size Release the left mouse button The area outside the frame is grayed out Only the selected area of the drawing will be printed Press F5 to remove the grayed out part You can undo this setting by clicking
117. g to the selected size in the Windows printer You can print without automatic scaling e Changing 100 scaling setting 1 Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 In the Options menu click Windows Printer Scale 100 Color Inkjet Printers To print a drawing on a color Inkjet printer you must select the option Windows Printer Uses Colors Make sure this option is NOT selected if you want to print on a non color printer Otherwise the lines may appear distorted e Changing colors setting 1 Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 In the Options menu select Windows Printer Uses Colors Print Preview You can view the job as it will be printed on the Windows printer It is also possible to send a job to the printer from within the Preview window Note Before printing on a Windows printer make sure that the settings of the Scaling option and Color option are correct e Viewing and printing a drawing 1 Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 In the Print quick menu click Print Preview The following window appears showing the first drawing of the selected job as it will be printed on the Windows printer Printing 195 sf earl pi 3 To view other drawings in the job click Next Page 4 To display two drawings from the job at the same time click Two Page MAA o E EE EE 5 To print the current job click Print The Print Setup win
118. gate to an existing stamp for editing or begin creating a new one with the Stamp tab features See the following sections 3 Click OK For a new stamp you specify a name and directory for storage If you want to add the new stamp to the current job click OK The Stamp Properties window disappears and the stamp will automatically be added to the current job if any If you do not want to add the new stamp to the current job click Cancel The Stamp Properties window disappears and you can add the stamp to a job later Stamp options The Stamp Properties dialog box contains the following elements Preview window The Preview window shows how changes such as font rotation and spacing will affect your text 116 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Enter Text Window The text used for the label is displayed in this window as plain text Stamping Options window Click the appropriate check box to add such information as date time project and filename page and set number Apprentice reads it directly from your computer system so that when you print the stamp or label you have the current date time and filename This information is displayed in the Enter Text window Note If you have selected the File Name option and the drawing is processed the drawing s original path is displayed in the stamp Otherwise it shows only the filename without the path Font Properties Click Choose Font to open the font dialog box where you can cha
119. ge may be displayed indicating that the log file could not be found Exit Exits ApModem Disconnects from the server if required Communications Retry request This option is enabled if ApModem was started with a command line option as is the case when it is invoked by the Send Job button in Apprentice and the request fails By selecting Retry Request the failed request can be retried Connect This command causes ApModem to connect to the server The modem will be initialized and the script will be executed Disconnect Once connected to the server this command will disconnect ApModem from that server The modem will drop the carrier ApModem 231 Send One This command functions identically to the Send One command in the File menu except that it does not require ApModem to be connected to a server Once you have selected the file to send ApModem will dial the server and transfer the file Send Many This command functions identically to the Send Many command in the File menu except that it does not require ApModem to be connected to a server Once you have selected the file of files to send ApModem will dial the server and transfer the file list Settings Depending on the version of Windows you are using either 16 bit Windows 3 x or 32 bit Windows 95 or Windows NT you will see one of two configuration dialogs when you choose Settings from the Communications menu ApModem settings for both 16 and 32 bit platforms are detailed
120. gure a destination FTP directory and create an Apprentice queue that points to that directory Note For specific information on configuring FTP services please refer to the Microsoft documentation appropriate to your server software You may also have to contact your ISP or network system administrator for more specific TCP IP configuration information Migration from Hyperaccess If you have used Hyperaccess for remote communication with a previous release of Apprentice you can convert your list of Hyperaccess user names and passwords to a list that can be read by ApHost For this purpose a special tool called Appass is included Appass does NOT preserve user rights defined in Hyperaccess For all users privileges are set to User status This means that users may send but not receive files and only in a specified directory e g INCOMING 00012345 but not ApHost Server 247 248 INCOMING 00012344 or any other directory Changing users rights must be done manually within ApHost Note Appass creates a new password file If you have already created users and passwords in ApHost you must either add the old users and passwords manually to the new list or use ApPass as described below and add the new users and passwords manually Converting user list from Hyperaccess to ApHost Create a new folder called Temp in the installation directory of ApHost Copy the file APPASS EXE from the installation direc
121. he Align Title Block button again The drawing is placed in the upper left corner of the paper Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Mirror Rotate Right Rotate Left and Rotate 180 These tools are used to mirror a drawing for preparing blueprints to rotate the drawing clockwise or counter clockwise or to flip the drawing 180 degrees Note Changes made with these features will affect the drawing Mirror With the Mirror button you can reverse the information in the selected drawing in order to produce a mirrored image al Rotate Right With the Rotate Right button you can rotate the drawing and paper 90 degrees in a clockwise direction 2 Rotate Left With the Rotate Left button you can rotate the drawing and paper 90 degrees in a counter clockwise direction de Rotate 180 With the Flip Drawing button you can rotate the drawing and paper 180 degrees e Using the Mirror and Rotation buttons Click the required rotation button The drawing is rotated To undo the rotation click the button again Negative Paper With the Negative Paper button you can reverse the background of the paper from white to black You can use this option to imitate DOS based CAD systems Changes made with this feature will only affect the View mode The actual drawing is not affected La e Using the Negative Paper button Click the Negative Paper button To undo the Negative Paper function click the button again Viewing Drawings
122. he following in ApFTP e Select the FTP to Queue check box e The home directory for each user should be the queue folder If customers will not be sending files directly to a server queue via FTP select the following on the FTP server e Read e Write Do the following in ApFTP e Deselect the FTP to Queue check box in ApFTP Note If FTP is set up without the FTP To Queue feature enabled for remote customers to be able to send jobs the home directory can be any folder but it should NOT be a queue folder The FTP to Queue feature allows the incoming FTP jobs to be automatically put into an existing queue If this is checked then all jobs sent via this method will be extracted and added to the queue automatically If this feature is not checked then the file will arrive as a zip file in the customer s home directory named after the time 24 hour at which it was submitted for example 102413 zip means it came in at 10 24 13 am 217 Creating customized files The Diskette Customizer utility is included with Apprentice Server Reprographers can use it to generate an ApETP configuration file and save it to a client s Apprentice Remote diskette CD or network drive Creating an ApFTP customized script file To generate a set of remote files for an ApFTP installation follow these steps Start Apprentice 2 From the Configure menu choose Diskette Customizer The following dialog box appears Diskette Custo
123. ia ApMo Send Job To dialog dem ArchiveJob Whether the job was archived Work order Phone Number Phone number for the contact Work order DateTime The date and time the job was re Queue ceived in the queue DeliveryMethod The Delivery Method FedEx etc Work order PhoneNumber2 A second phone number for the Work order contact Fax Number A fax number for the contact Work order E Mail Address An e mail address for the contact Work order Account Number Account number for the customer Work order Specifications Drymount instructions Work order Final Trim Type of trim Work order Specifications Laminate instructions Work order Edging Drymount edging Work order Grid No longer used N A Cover Color No longer used N A Additional Instructions Job Instructions Work order Additional Finishing Instructions Additional Instructions Work order Billing Address The billing address Work order Delivery Address The delivery address Work order Apprentice 4 31 User Manual or black and white 0 no 1 yes Apprentice does not log whether the printing was actually done in Field Description Source Split Delivery If the parts of the order went to Work order multiple addresses Additional Edit No longer used N A NumberofFiles How many drawings the job con job file tains PenSet The pen set name job file Copies How many sets were printed job f
124. ies Field Instead The number of copies as defined for each drawing in the Copies column of the job window will be used Click Apply Specifying output settings to save the file on disk Click the Output tab In the File To section click Directory and enter or browse to the appropriate directory Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 3 To save the Job file in the specified directory as well select the Write Job File in Directory check box 4 Clear the Directory is a Queue check box 5 Click Apply Specifying output settings to send the file to a queue Click the Output tab 2 In the File To section click Directory and enter or browse to the appropriate directory Clear the Write Job File in Directory check box Select the Directory is a Queue check box 5 Click Apply RW Resolution You can specify the resolution of the output in Dots Per Inch DPI Specifying the output resolution DPI to print 1 Click the Resolution tab Group4 Out x Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page Output Resolution DPI re mao icon Other 200 Cancel 2 Select 300 dpi 3 Click Apply Specifying the output resolution DPI to save the file on disk 1 Click the Resolution tab Printing 185 2 If you want to use the file as input for a software application specify the maximum resolution If you want to use the file for printing at another
125. ies column in the job window will be ignored e Use Copies Field Instead The number of copies as defined for each drawing in the Copies column of the job window will be used 4 Click Apply Specifying output settings to save the file on disk Click the Output tab 2 Select the Directory radio button and type the name in the field or click Browse to navigate to the desired location 3 To save the Job file in the specified directory as well select the Write Job File in Directory check box 4 Clear the Directory is a Queue check box 5 Click Apply Specifying Output settings to send the file to a queue 1 Click the Output tab Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 2 Select Directory and specify the appropriate queue by you can use the Browse button at the right side to select the Q file in the Queue folder 3 Make sure the option Write Job File in Directory is not selected Select the option Directory is a Queue 5 Click Apply P Resolution You can specify the resolution of the output in Dots Per Inch DPI Note This option will function only if the original file contains raster data or if the Send monochrome raster check box is selected on the Options tab Specifying the output resolution DPI 1 Click the Resolution tab Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page Output Resolution DPI Like aaa C Ba 27 HHI 300 HE C 600 Cancel
126. ile Paper Size The paper size used job file Drawing Size The size of the drawing job file Paper Orientation Portrait or landscape job file File Format The native format of the drawing job file Drawing Scale Scale used for processing job file Zoom Percent Viewer setting job file Drawing Type Raster or vector job file Extended Accounting Key System assigned Auto increment Autogenerated DateTime Date and Time of action Autogenerated JobId Used for unique identification of Autogenerated job together with Ext DateTime PaperFormat ID number 10 255 for the size of Autogenerated see table on paper used page 163 Media ID number 0 9 for the media type Autogenerated see table on page 164 Copies Number of copies printed Autogenerated Meters Total amount printed Autogenerated Filename Actual filename printed Autogenerated Plotter Type Type of printer used System see table on page 164 Color Whether customer requested color job file color Square Feet Total amount printed Autogenerated ODBC Set Accounting Field Description Source for 9800 9600 Source for TDS800 and 9400 Key System assigned auto in Autogenerated Autogenerated crement Jobld Unique identification of Accounting Login dia NGC controller job together with Da log teTime DateTime Date and Time of action Queue NGC controller Type Type of job 0 plot 1 Autogenerated NGC controller copy 2 scan 3 drive 4 O p
127. iles The options that are different are described below E RQ j C Fractional Seale C 1 27 Scale RAS Cru Cis Cm so Lats C s0 Camo C 3 4 C 376 C Display C C10 C23 a Cyiew z eano ce Cie eaa C20 1100 C 38 Cne m AutoCAD R14 Parameters T Text Fill Other E a Fit Lo Paper F Hide Lines T Adjust Area Fill T Use Metric Scaling mm Copy All Copy Down Ignore Ignore Set Cancel Aone Help Text Fills Displays text using the TextFill property in AutoCAD which fills text to be solid rather than just an outline Hide Lines Displays objects in drawings using the HideFill property in AutoCAD which hides background lines that normally appear in a 3D object Adjust Area Fill Displays objects in the Drawing using the AdjustAreaFill property in AutoCAD which pulls in the boundaries of the filled area one half the pen width Checking and Processing Drawings 67 Advanced tab Apprentice reads information on this tab from the selected AutoCAD drawing file Apprentice looks for the information for each of the categories and if information is found it is displayed in the appropriate field D ACAD Nels a3 dwg x Directories Missing Fonts Missing XREFs al Layer Information Model Extents Paper Extents Model Limits Paper Limits Copy All Copy Down Ignore Ignore Set Cancel Apply Help Missing Fonts Displays the font names used in the sele
128. ing has never been active an error message may be displayed indicating that the log file could not be found Exit Exits ApFTP Disconnects from the server if required Communications 222 Retry request This option is enabled if ApFTP was started with a command line option as is the case when it is invoked by the Send Job button in Apprentice and the request fails By selecting Retry Request the failed request can be retried Connect This command causes ApFTP to connect to the server If ApFTP is configured to use RAS the modem will be dialed and a connection established Disconnect Once connected to the server this option will disconnect from that server If ApETP is configured to use RAS the modem will disconnect Send One This selection is available only when you are not connected to a server It will connect to a server transfer one file and then disconnect from the server Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Send Many This selection is available only when you are not connected to a server It will connect to a server transfer multiple files specified in a file of files and then disconnect from the server Settings Selecting the Settings command from the Communications menu brings up the configuration dialog that appeared during installation Help About Click About to display a box indicating Apprentice version and copyright information When you contact support please mention the ApFTP version number and crea
129. ing jobs 50 You can also close a job without saving it Use this option if you have made a mistake in handling a job Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Closing jobs 1 Make sure the job you wish to close is active 2 From the File menu choose Close If you have made any changes Apprentice will ask you if you want to close the job without saving it Otherwise if you have made no changes the job simply closes Opening existing jobs You can use job files that have been saved on the print server on a network workstation or on diskette You can use a previously saved job by opening it e Opening jobs 1 From the File menu click Open The Open dialog box appears 2 Navigate to the desired job and click it to select it 3 Click Open The selected job opens Merging jobs You can add the contents of one job to another Drawings will be placed in the order in which they are merged e Merging jobs Open the first job to be merged From the File menu choose Merge Job File The Merge Job File dialog box appears Navigate to the job file you would like to add Click Open The second job s contents are added to the first job s R D Removing drawings from jobs A drawing can be removed from a job A copy remains in the system but its reference is not visible in the job window e Removing a drawing from a job 1 Click the file you want to remove to select it 2 From the Add Files quick menu choose Delete
130. ing you and your company and detailed instructions for the job printer about how your job should be processed delivered and billed Using the Work Order Required fields are determined by the person who designs the work order in Apprentice Server s Work Order Customizer Required fields appear in boldface type If they are not filled out the job will not be sent Send Job to C Company Contact Phone Number 2 Fax Number Account Number Contact Information Delivery Address 1 Delivery Address 2 Delivery Address 3 Delivery City Delivery State Delivery Country Company Type the name of your company Contact Type the name of the person whom the job printer should contact for further information about the job being sent E mail Address Type an e mail address where the contact person can be reached Phone Number Type a phone number where the contact person can be reached Phone Number 2 Type any additional phone number for the contact person Fax Number Type the company or department fax number Account Number Type your account number with the job printer Sending Jobs 127 128 Delivery Address 1 3 City State Country Postal Code Type the address to which prints of this job should be delivered Split Address 1 3 City State Country Postal Code If the delivery is to be made to more than one site type the other address here Billing Address 1 3 City State Country Postal Code Type the address to whi
131. ings are saved Make sure your modem is connected and that the power is on If there are any errors you are given the option of continuing anyway Script ApModem This option is available only if the Lock key in the jobcomm ini file is set to 0 In the Communications menu click Script The following dialog box appears ApModem Script Files Script File apmodem scr Select Edit Select Allows you to select a different script Edit Opens the selected script in your default editor usually notepad exe 235 Help About The About command in the Help menu brings up a dialog box similar to the following About ApModem ApModem Version 2 0d Created Apr 7 1998 12 50 30 c PageMasters 1996 98 FE When contacting support please mention the version number and the creation date ApModem 236 Script File The default script file used by ApModem is named apmodem scr and is located in the ApModem program directory The template script file supplied on the setup diskette is not compressed and can be edited before the diskette is sent to a customer for installation The following sample script file can be used to dial the XYZ Company BBS Note When creating a script from the CD ROM or via the custom program an option is provided to encrypt the script If the script is encrypted it cannot be edited This is a sample script file It can be edited to match your environment You will
132. ion about the file type file size and file date When Apprentice checks drawing files it checks to make sure that all pens have been assigned a pen width and that the drawing will not be clipped For AutoCAD files it also checks that the path for the font and other cross references is correct and that the scale is correct If there is an error a warning message will appear Further information depends on the type of drawing and is described in the following sections Apprentice 4 31 User Manual AutoCAD Files For each type of drawing you can open a properties window Depending on the type of drawing this window can be used for different purposes For AutoCAD drawings you can specify specific AutoCAD settings such as scaling e Opening the AutoCAD properties dialog box 1 Click the drawing file to select it 2 In the toolbar click Properties The Drawing Properties dialog box appears Demo D S amples Nelson ACAD 1 4 Nels al dwg Eg e i Advanced Directories Plot By Fractional Scale C 1 Scale Extents C Limits Ful C10 Cu Cu Cso Cano Cove C3n6 Su a Cx Caso C2 Cae C vm a View Ciao Cio C12 C372 C Layout 1 20 1400 3 8 1 16 L t to Plot RO Other Er fi a C Fit To Paper Model x M Use Saved Extents I Use Metric Sealing mm Copy All Copy Down Ignore Ignore Set Cancel Apply Help General tab The General tab of the drawing properties wi
133. iskette Customizer M ApModem Company Name OTT Server Phone Number LE S SR Login First Name O STT Login Last Name LDLo SS SR Login Password F Encrypt Script mj I ApFtp 2 Select the ApModem check box 3 Type the appropriate information in the fields Type the Login First Name Login Last Name and Login Password exactly as you entered them into ApHost which accepts spaces as part of names or passwords e If you don t want anyone to be able to read the script after it is created select the Encrypt Script check box Selecting Encrypt Script prevents you from editing the script in a text editor 4 Change the Work Order Defaults as needed 5 Click Submit at the bottom of the Diskette Customizer dialog box A preview of the Work Order information appears ApModem 227 6 Click Back to make more changes in the Diskette Customizer dialog box or click Save Changes to continue A Select Directory dialog box appears 7 Navigate to the appropriate directory and click OK Installing Remote for ApModem After you have established user settings and run Diskette Customizer you can install Apprentice Remote at the customer site e Installing Apprentice Remote for ApModem 1 Follow the procedure for Installing Apprentice found on the www buzzsaw com site e In the Major Product dialog box select Remote e In the Minor Products dialog box select the ApModem or ApModem32 check box Proceed with the Apprentice insta
134. iving new jobs in 147 removing jobs from 150 saving settings 145 unzip file into 149 quick menus 21 R raster files 75 rasterization 88 redial on error 234 reduction 57 Remote configuring for ApModem 229 installing for ApFTP 220 installing for ApModem 228 removing border from drawing 59 drawings from job 52 retry request 222 231 rotate right 87 rotation 59 RTS 233 ruler 89 S saving jobs 50 pen patterns 110 queue settings 145 scale pen width 108 Scan Now 145 script commands 238 editing 235 file 237 select for ApModem 235 sending jobs by modem or FTP 123 jobs to a drive 125 jobs to network queue 123 123 jobs to ProjectPoint sites 122 messages to Remote users 259 sending jobs 145 by e mail 125 set memory use for printing 176 show extra status 234 266 Show Overlays 56 special alignment options 98 spreadsheets 153 stamps 116 entering text for 117 fonts 117 moving 117 120 status bar 21 24 89 T TAPI line 234 TIFF 75 title bar 21 24 Tool Tips 16 toolbar 21 22 25 U undo redo 109 unprocessing all files 56 drawing files 74 vector files 74 unzip into queue 149 use passive transfer 221 user login ApFTP 220 user defined size 97 user defined units 97 users adding to ApHost 254 V VIC file 15 viewer 80 menu bar 92 toolbar 21 24 80 W winding fills 112 Windows printer 25 printingona 195 work order defaults 218 filling out 127 App
135. le only when ODBC Set or ODBC Sheet accounting is selected Existing Queries Bun Edit Import Export Delete Database Eem 1999m Show Fields fey Jobld Accountd Criteria SSS SSS Close 1 Accounting Creating a query In the Log quick menu click Query The Query window appears Existing Queries Edit Import Export Delete Database Epms1 999 mdb Show Fields Key Jobld Accountld Criteria SSF Close 165 2 Click New The Select Database window appears Select Database This Months Database 3 Select This Month s Database or Specify Database then use the Browse button to navigate to the mdb file you wish to use 4 Click Next The Select Fields window appears Select Fields 5 From the Available Fields list select fields to use in the query Use the transfer arrows to add them to the Selected Fields list 6 Click Next The Sorting window appears Sorting None Selected 166 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 nA BR D Select a field by which to sort the results Use lt None selected gt to skip this function Click Next The Criteria window appears Criteria xi If you wish to limit the results of this query specify a criteria Field Operator Value Select fields for the report If you select a field you must select an operator and a value to go with it Use l
136. lete by clicking on its icon in the first column 3 In the Phone Lines quick menu click Delete The selected phone line will be deleted after confirmation Creating queues You must create queues for Remote users See Queues beginning on page 141 and Unattended Printing beginning on page 201 Users Remote users who want to send files to ApHost must first be registered For each user you can specify a name password base directory for incoming files and user rights To assign rights to a user you can select one of the following user types User Recommended user type for most purposes Administrator Only for internal use ApHost Server 253 254 Custom You can enable each right individually Use with caution Disabled No rights Can be used to disable all rights for a certain user without deleting the user from the user list The following rights are enabled for each user type User Administrator Custom Disabled Send Receive k Script Locked Change Dir Make Dir Directory e Send Caller may send files to ApHost e Receive Caller may receive files from ApHost e Script ApHost will connect each caller to a separate numbered directory for example D INCOMING 00012345 e Locked Caller cannot change directory above the base directory e Change Dir Caller may change directories e Make dir Caller may create a directory Directory Caller may
137. ll contain a larger envelope ApHost Server 259 260 Reading messages from remote users 1 In the toolbar click Mailbox The following window appears B aphost msg Notepad Loli File Edit Search Help 66 15 69 15 Message from XYX client Call if you have any questions Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Appendix D Index A accounting configuring 31 38 exporting information from 157 ODBC set 156 ODBC sheet 156 queries 165 168 standard vs ODBC 155 adding communications method 124 files to job 48 jobs from ProjectPoint sites 148 LDF files to job 136 overlays 119 stamps 118 users to ApHost 254 Align Title Block 86 98 alignment 98 changing from within job window 58 custom 59 default 32 special 98 all pens 108 alternate fills 112 ApFTP command line options 224 connection name 221 customizing files for installation 218 disconnect when done 221 host name 220 installing Remote for 220 log to file 220 user rights 217 ApHost adding users 254 adding users to 254 creating queues in 251 migration from Hyperaccess 247 phone lines 251 preferences 250 ApModem customizing files for installation 227 installing Remote for 228 keep connection when done 235 logfile show extra status 235 redial on error 235 Windows 3 x configuration 232 Windows 95 NT configuration 234 Apprentice concept 15 interface 21 Remote Client 14 Server 14 archive queue 142 262 auto detect paper size 26 auto paper rotate
138. llation e Configuring ApModem during Apprentice Remote installation 1 After you have completed all dialog boxes and the file copy process is finished you will be prompted to configure ApModem Click Yes One of the following dialog boxes appear based on whether you selected ApModem or ApModem32 during installation Connect Using ie RE Configure Line Xfer Protocol ZMODEM YMODEM ZMODEM2 Logging T Log to file I Show Extra Status Other M Redial on error T Monitor Modem Carrier Signal I Kept Connection When Done cance If the dialog box above appears complete the fields as described in Windows 95 NT Configuration on page 234 ApModem 228 Modem Generic Modem M Edit Strings Speed Comm Port 2400 zi COM2 x Dial Prefix r Xfer Protocol ZMODEM r Other C ZMODEM2 W Redial on error YMODEM I Monitor Modem Carrier Signal r Logging F Kept Connection When Done I Log to file F Show Extra Status ce If the dialog box above appears complete the fields as described in Windows 3 x Configuration on page 232 2 When you are finished click OK The Setup Complete dialog box appears 3 Click Finish Configuring Apprentice Remote for use with ApModem If you did not configure ApModem during installation you can configure it later with this procedure Configuring Apprentice Remote after i
139. lot 1 copy or raster 5 modem 6 2 scan windows print 7 queue 8 email 9 HP GL 10 PostScript 11 LDF 12 multi machine Accountld Account identifier Accounting Login dia Not available log Accounting 159 160 Field Description Source for 9800 9600 and 9400 Source for TDS800 Userld Operator identifier Accounting Login dia Not available log NumberOfSheets Number of sheets printed Autogenerated NGC Controller NumberOfSets Number of sets printed Autogenerated Always 1 UserName Contact Name Work order Not available AccountNumber Account Number Work order Not available Company Company Name Work order Not available Billing Billing Address Work order Not available Delivery Delivery Address Work order Not available SplitDelivery Split Delivery Address Work order Not available Project Project Name Work order Not available PONumber Purchase Order Number Work order Not available SpecialInstruction Special Instructions Work order Not available LinearFeetBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearFeetVellum Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearFeetMylar Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqFeetBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqFeetVellum Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC C
140. m using a speed higher than 38 400 may do little more than cause errors to be generated actually reducing throughput Using a speed close to the modem speed will offer the best performance Since Send Job automatically compresses the data in software the hardware compression available in many modems will have little effect If you are experiencing high error rates when using ZMODEM2 it may be because the modem is not performing proper flow control ZMODEM2 assumes that the flow control is functioning properly Try using ZMODEM which has a sliding window compensator or YModem which performs its own flow control The throughput will not be as high as with ZMODEM2 but the transfer will be much more reliable General information 242 1 Many file transfer applications do not reliably report actual throughput or error rates If the throughput rate is not what is expected or if the error rate seems high it may simply reflect the fact that more reliable data is being displayed Server activity may impact error rates and throughput If the server being dialed into is extremely busy errors may be experienced Send Job includes the option to compress files before transmission The compression rate can be as high as 50 which means that if you are sending 1MB of data it may be compressed to as little as SOOKB When observing transfer rates in Work Order Customizer bear in mind that the actual data rate may be twice the value show
141. menu click Defaults The Configuration dialog box appears 2 Click the AutoCAD tab General Communications Job Default Settings Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes A Select How To Process AutoCAD file s ON C Use the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Utility AutoCAD A14 Batch Plotting Executable C ACADR14 SUPPORTSEBATCHPSEBATCHP Oversized Undersized Margins internal interpreter Prompt if drawing is oversized by this percentage Prompt if drawing is undersized by this percentage Fo Cancel 3 Select one option in the Select How to Process AutoCAD file s section 4 If you selected the Batch Plotting Utility you must also specify a location in the AutoCAD R14 Batch Plotting Executable section 5 If required specify limits in the Oversized Undersized Margins internal interpreter section 6 Click OK The Drawing Properties dialog box appears Checking and Processing Drawings 71 HP GL HP GL 2 and HP RTL Files Apprentice detects the drawing resolution and a number of other HP GL specific options It displays this information in a dialog box containing drawing file information Checking the HP GL HP GL 2 and HP RTL drawing properties 1 Click the unprocessed HP GL drawing file to select it 2 In the toolbar click Properties A dialog box appears 3 Check that the File Type and the Drawing Resolution are correct 4 Click OK General Hi 2 Drawing Res
142. mizer FT ApModem M apFtp FTP Server User ID User Password LE Work Order Customizer F Always Blank Company m Select the ApFTP check box and enter the following information e The domain name of your FTP server for example ftp reprographer com or your IP address e Your client s login ID e Your client s password Make changes to the Work Order Defaults as needed See Customizing the Work Order Defaults on page 218 Click Submit at the bottom of the form A preview of the Work Order information appears Click Back to make more changes or click Save Changes to continue The Select Directory dialog box appears Navigate to the directory where you wish to save the file and click OK The Diskette Customizer saves the following files woinfo xml and logbitmap gif Customizing the Work Order Defaults Instructions for the Work Order Default section of the Diskette Customizer are the same for reprographers who wish to install either ApModem or ApFTP for their clients Apprentice 4 31 User Manual ApFTP Using the Work Order Defaults section From the Configure menu choose Diskette Customizer The Diskette Customizer dialog box appears If necessary scroll down slightly to see the Work Order Defaults section Print Close Work Order Defaults I Always Blank Company Default Value OO I Always Blank Contact Default Value ES I Always Blank E Mail Address Default Value
143. n if compression has been enabled Apprentice 4 31 User Manual My Modem Will Not Connect 1 Check that the proper communications port is selected Check that the proper modem type is selected Check that a reasonable speed has been selected Check that the proper phone number is in the script file and that the required dial aA R ND Check that the modem is connected and that the power is on prefix is displayed in the Settings dialog For 16 bit Windows installations check that the Dial String in the Edit Strings dialog is correct The default specifies touch tone ATDT dialing but you may need to use pulse ATDP dialing instead If all of the above appear to be OK and the modem still does not make a connection try the following Try another communications package Windows Terminal or Hyperterminal and verify that it works If it doesn t check your hardware cables and modem Lower the speed to 9600 and try again If this works try higher speeds until communications fail On 16 bit Windows installations Change the Modem Type to Generic Modem This modem type s initialization string does a simple hardware reset and nothing more On 16 bit Windows installations If the previous setting does not work change the Modem Type to Hayes Compatible 9600 This modem type s initialization string does some minor initialization As with all modem types the speed indicated 9600 baud
144. n about one phone line The status of each phone line is shown by 8 pairs of LED icons at the left side of the main window Each pair of LEDs represents a phone line The LED on the left 256 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual displays the current state of the line The LED on the right shows the activity on the line i ED ED mm ED ED ED ED LEFT LED Color Meaning Dark Gray Not Configured Gray De activated Red Error Yellow Waiting for calls Cyan User logging in Green User has logged in successfully Blue User is transferring files White User is asking a question RIGHT LED Color Meaning Gray No activity in the past 1 2 second Green Activity has occurred in the past 1 2 second Opening the Phone line x window 1 Double click the LED of an active phone line The following window appears FE Phone fine 4 gt 15 23 44 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on COML a gt 15 23 44 Modem is off 4 14 Note If you double click the LED of an inactive phone line you will be asked whether this phone line should be made active 2 The Phone line x window shows information about all activities on the selected phone line ApHost Server 257 Getting information about all phone lines All events on all phone lines are recorded and can be displayed in the Events window You can choose to have detailed Event information and to save Events ina file Op
145. nding jobs to Plans amp Specs Online Service 1 Open the job containing the files you wish to send 2 In the toolbar click Publish Publish 3 The conversion progress bar shows the conversion progress then the Plans amp Specs Logon message appears 4 Click Log On The Login dialog box appears 5 Enter your buzzsaw com user name and password and the container location for your reprographer 6 Click OK The Plans amp Specs Navigation dialog box appears 7 Click Take you to the last issue used or Let you navigate on your own then click OK The Plans amp Specs system publishing wizard step lappears Plans amp Specs Publishing Step 1 of 2 D WINNT temp BUZZ5 FF Show Thumbnails Ne DEC EF EEE Cancel Help 8 In the tree view click the plus sign for each container level to show subcontainers OR In the browser window double click each container icon to show subcontainers Navigate to the issue in which you wish to publish the documents 9 Open the issue Publishing drawings 139 10 If the issue is empty the Add File button becomes available Click Add File OR If the issue contains documents several buttons become available Click a document to select it then click New File After to publish your Apprentice documents behind the selected file New File Before to publish your Apprentice documents in front of the selected file Republish to publish your Apprentice documents over the existin
146. ndow always contains information about the file type file size and file date If a preview of the files is available it will be displayed in the preview window A Demo D S amples Nelson ACAD 1 4 Nels a2 dwg x Plot By Scale Advanced Directories m File Type AutoCAD m File Size 410915 Bytes m File Date 6 27 1998 Copy All Copy Down Ignore Ignore Set Cancel Apply Help Checking and Processing Drawings 65 Plot by Scale tab 66 Scale Scale is of vital importance in AutoCAD drawings When Apprentice checks drawings it makes sure that the scale is correct for the selected media size If the scale is incorrect Apprentice displays a warning box and estimates the correct scale You can specify the scale by a fraction of an inch or by setting a scale such as 1 20 inches e Select one of the standard scale factors from the available entries Enter a non standard scale factor using the Other field e Select Fit To Paper to force Apprentice to calculate the scale that will fit A Demo D S amples Nelson ACAD 1 4 Nels al dwg x Advanced Directories General Plot By Fractional Scale 1 7 Scale 4 FiEmtents Ful Cio Ci Ci Limits Cso C140 C374 C 316 C Displ re Cx Caso C2 Cas Cya View Cano Caso C12 3732 C Layout 1 20 1 4100 C 378 C 1 16 Layout to Biot Other Er f 4 C Fit To Paper Model x M Use Saved Extents F
147. need to set the phone number the first name last name and password Set Timeouts etc TIMEOUT 50 RETRY 10 dial the phone DIAL your server phone number goes here gt show user a status message STATUS Logging on to XYZ Company BBS 3 wait for the first name prompt from the server WAITFOR ame SEND first name of user login goes here gt wait for the last name prompt from the server WAITFOR ame SEND last name of user login goes here gt wait for the password prompt from the server WAITFOR sword SENDPW Password goes here This script performs the following functions e Sets the timeout and retry values e Dials the phone e Displays a message in the user status box e Waits for the first name prompt e Sends xyz as the first name e Waits for the last name prompt ApModem 237 e Sends client as the last name e Waits for the password prompt e Sends iamhere Script commands ApModem supports the following script commands Lines starting with a space or a semicolon are considered to be comments and are ignored when the script is executed The script commands must be in upper case If any error is encountered while executing the script the script is terminated DIAL Format DIAL lt phonenumber gt Dials the phone number lt phonenumber gt establishing a connection to the server PROMPTFOR Format PROMPTFOR lt message gt The message string specified
148. nge the type size and style of the font The current font settings are displayed in the Font Sample field Character Rotation Rotates the letters and the baseline to change text orientation Use the Up arrow to rotate the text clockwise and use the Down arrow to rotate the text counter clockwise Baseline Rotation Rotates the baseline only Use the Up arrow to rotate the baseline counter clockwise and use the Down arrow to rotate the text clockwise Character Spacing Use the Up arrow to increase the space between two characters use the Down arrow to decrease the space between two characters Line Spacing Use the Up arrow to increase the space between two lines use the Down arrow to decrease the space between two lines in lines of text Pattern You can choose a pattern to fill the characters Transparent If you select this option underlying information on the drawing will stay visible depending on the used pattern grayscale or color Filled text If you select this option characters are filled Default solid black will be used to fill the characters but you can also choose a pattern see above If this option is not selected outline characters will be used Note The color of the stamp is determined by pen 0 of the default pen set Position options In the Position window you can specify how the stamp should be positioned on the paper Align Top Align Left Bottom Right etc The viewer might show the stamp Defining Stamp
149. ns that is the points and the pentagon Do NOT Scale HP RTL Raster Data Select this check box for use with HP RTL Raster Data HP RTL is a special format of HP GL that allows inclusion of raster data within the vector data However if such files are scaled the raster data will become very chunky due to the nature of raster data Selecting this option prevents the raster part of the drawing from being scaled Use Error Diffusion for Gray or Color RTL images Select this check box to affect shades of gray in RTL raster data Apprentice employs Halftone Diffusion by default You may want to use Error Diffusion instead to improve the appearance of your image Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Modifying Pen Features You can modify the pen parameters directly in the Standard pen window although this is not recommended Instead you are encouraged to create a new pen set as described in Creating a pen set on page 105 Modifying a pen attribute 1 Open the job window with the required drawings 2 In the toolbar click Pen Set The standard pen set window appears 3 Right click the column heading for the field you want to modify menu appears Aggriles F0LESS rropemes UER ren 58T Stamp PANT DECO Log Lueue can gt 5 7 F lt lt 5 _ ol x Effect Hide Transparent fj rgb 0 0 0 Reduce Columns Transparent f rgb 255 0 0 Expand Columns Transparent M rgb 255 255 0 Transparent J rgb 0 255
150. nstallation 1 From the Configure menu click Defaults The Configuration dialog box appears 2 Click the Communications tab Directories PostScript AutoCAD Paper Sizes General Communications Job Default Settings rep Ee Configure Delete OK Cancel Apply Help 3 Select the appropriate communications product ApModem 229 4 In the Configuration dialog box click Configure The Configure Communications Method dialog box appears Configure Communications Method ix rep Method Name ApModem Executable E pmvepmodem32 exe Script l Additional Arguments Browse R Compress Files Before Sending Cancel 5 Be sure that the entries in the boxes are pointing to the correct files In the script field click Browse to navigate to the file you created with Diskette Customizer 6 Click OK The Configuration dialog box appears 7 Click OK again Overview After initial configuration ApModem is generally transparent to an Apprentice Remote user When a user sends a job via ApModem a dialog displays connection status script status and file transfer progress transfered Sending c temp sjob zip Bytes 481 28 of 2547386 Errors 0 Rate 30080 bps Time Left 00 13 50 Current Job ID 00000016 lt a If ApModem encounters an error during file transfer the main ApModem window appears and explains the nature of the failure File
151. nt printed Autogenerated NGC Controller Heavy LinearFeetFilmHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SquareFeetFilmHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearMetersFilmHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SquareMetersFilmHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearFeetBondSpecial Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SquareFeetBondSpecial Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearMetersBondSpecial Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SquareMetersBondSpecial Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Field Description Source for 9800 9600 Source for TDS800 and 9400 LinearFeetBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller HeavySpecial SquareFeetBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller HeavySpecial LinearMetersBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller HeavySpecial SquareMetersBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller HeavySpecial Plotter Type Type of printer used System see table on NGC Controller page 164 Path Path to the location from Autogenerated NGC Controller which the file was printed ODBC Sheet Accounting Field Description Source for 9800 9600 Source for TDS800 and 9400 Key System assigned Auto in Autogenerated Autogenerate
152. ntice over previous versions that were released in 2000 or 2001 The JAWS PS PDF interpreter files will be unaffected However if you wish to completely uninstall a previous version of Apprentice before you install the new version then you must back up two files jawsnt dil and jawspm exe and three folders with all their contents Font Lib and Resource and copy them into the newest version s installation directory During installation Apprentice s default pen set logs and job settings are saved in a default directory If you are installing an upgrade Apprentice will try to find previous settings Please see www buzzsaw com for complete installation instructions Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 3 The Software Interface This chapter describes the different parts of the user interface It also explains the different ways in which options can be accessed autodesk 19 Starting Apprentice You can start Apprentice in several ways just like any other Windows program Follow the procedure below Quitting Apprentice is explained later in this chapter Starting Apprentice Double click the Apprentice icon on your desktop OR From the Windows Start menu click Programs gt Buzzsaw gt Apprentice 20 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual The User Interface When you start the Apprentice software the main window is displayed Options Configure 2 wie Edt 3 _
153. nto three broad categories e Gray scale patterns Patterns used for achieving a percentage of black These patterns are commonly used in filled areas of a drawing e Active patterns Patterns that change direction depending on the line curve e Miscellaneous patterns such as boxes tiles slants diamonds etc Setting Pen Parameters 105 Pen 0 x Pattems width Shape Effect Al Pens Edit Pattem Controls r Half tone XI r Select Pattern LEE EA Ea You can define the shade of gray with the slider bar and by clicking on a pattern box Selecting the gray shade In the Pen Properties dialog box click the Patterns tab Click and hold the slider in the halftone slider bar Drag the slider to the desired gray shade and release the mouse button Click Apply e D eR Selecting the pattern 1 In the Pen Properties dialog box click the Patterns tab Click the desired pattern to select it Click Apply Note To view all patterns use the scroll bar in the select pattern section WN Pen Width You can set pen widths from 0 to 40 pixels Apprentice uses pixels millimeters mils 1 1000 inch and centimeters for pen weights Because pens are measured by pixels dots measurement is limited If it is necessary to round off pen thicknesses it is best to consult with the author of a drawing 106 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Pen 0 xi Pattems Width Shape Ef
154. number ARCH E2 38 00 x 26 00 inch 46 ARCH E3 39 00 x 27 00 inch 47 Custom Sizes 100 Plotter Type Media Type NONE 0 UNKNOWN 0 XEROX 2 BOND 1 9800 16 TRANSLUCENT 2 GROUP4 64 FILM 3 9600 128 TRANSPARENT 4 HPGL 1024 BOND HEAVY 5 PS 2048 TRANSPARENT 6 HEAVY LDF 8192 FILM HEAVY 7 TDS800 4096 BOND SPECIAL 8 BOND SPECIAL 9 HEAVY VELLUM 10 POLYESTER 11 LAST 12 Using Accounting Login 164 The Accounting Login retrieves information that can be used to track the work submitted by an employee or for a customer Each user should use the Accounting Login immediately after launching Apprentice each time Using Accounting Login box appears Accounting Login 9B User ID i Account ID fo Job ID jo the information to the database From the Configure menu choose Accounting Login The Accounting Login dialog Type ID information assigned to the employee or customer Accounting Login adds Note When making copies without Apprentice on the 9800 the User ID and Account ID information come from the scanner Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Querying Accounting Information In addition to generating standard logs you can use the Query feature to extract very specific data from the accounting information database You can save queries and query results to use again Fields at the bottom of the Query window display information about the selected query Note The Query feature is availab
155. o Place in Queue dialog box appears Navigate to the desired ZIP file location and click it Click Open If the zip file contains an Apprentice job this job will be put in the selected queue If the zip file contains native drawings these files will first be put in a job using the default job settings This job is then automatically put in the selected queue 149 Note If you unzip a zip file into a queue that has the option Automatically Print Jobs turned on the job will be printed immediately without being displayed in the queue Organizing jobs in queues Before you print the jobs in the queue you can change the order of the jobs The default is first in first out After you have opened a job and printed it you can archive the job remove it from the Queue or permanently delete it A job can be removed from a queue without deleting it from the computer Removing a job only removes the queue s reference to that file until that queue is closed and re opened Changing job priority Click a job to select it 2 Press and hold the left mouse button while dragging the file up or down the queue to the desired position Release the mouse button Renaming a job in the queue Click a job to select it 2 Press the spacebar on your keyboard once Type the new name over the existing one and press Enter Moving jobs between queues Open the destination queue 2 Select the job that you want to drag to ano
156. oduction 226 ApModem is designed to transfer files created using Apprentice Remote to a computer running Apprentice 4 35 Server There are two versions of ApModem one for 16 bit Windows environments Windows 3 x and one for 32 bit Windows environments Windows 95 and Windows NT Both versions are referred to in this chapter generically as ApModem and differences are documented where they exist Note ApModem is not a general purpose terminal emulator rather it is specifically designed to transfer Apprentice job files in the most efficient manner possible Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Installing Apprentice Remote for ApModem Preparation e Before ApModem is installed at a remote site you must configure the server usually ApHost to receive jobs See Add a new user or change properties of an existing user on page 254 for instructions You can also create an ApModem customized script file Creating customized files The Diskette Customizer utility is included with Apprentice Server The reprographer can use it to create an ApModem or ApETP script file and copy it to a diskette CD or network drive The Diskette Customizer also contains a section that allows the reprographer to set default Work Order values for Remote customers e Creating an ApModem customized script file 1 From the Configure menu choose Diskette Customizer The Diskette Customizer dialog box appears Diskette Customizer xi Print Close D
157. olution C 2032 1016 C 400 ora foe al Help Note If you use HP GL 2 format drawing files the pen control tab is also applicable See Pen Controls on page 111 72 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual CalComp 906 907 PCI Files Apprentice detects the sync byte end of message checksum and the step size settings in a CalComp file This information is displayed in a dialog box containing drawing file information in decimal format However it is recommended that you check these settings within the file before you print C Drawings A0 cal x General tal x Sync Drawing Resolution al c Ae Single Sync Byte 2032 C Double Sync Byte C 1016 C 400 Syne Byte 2 Other 2032 gt Checksum r End Of Message M Use Checksum EOM Byte 3 Checking the CalComp drawing properties 1 Click the unprocessed drawing file to select it 2 In the toolbar click Properties A dialog box containing drawing file information appears To change Sync byte select Single or Double sync and choose a value from the list box To change Step size click the radio button to choose a preset value or enter a value in the Other files e Set the Use Checksum option to On or Off To change the End of Message use the arrows to enter a new value in the End of Message field 3 Click Apply then click OK Note Only change a CalComp setting if you really are sure that the ones checked
158. om Orientation Folder m Select a Pre Saved Folder Configuration Ca Fold 1 7 Save Config m Folder Options Method Don t Fold Standard C Ericsson C Fold Afnor Fold amp Punch C Fold amp Reinforce Orientation First Fold Exit Auto Portrait m Folding Size Width v 7 42 in Height oen a 1 00 in OK Cancel Apply Help Attention In the Options menu deselect Auto Paper Rotate Folder Options The folding unit can be equipped with a number of options depending on the configuration you are using e Don t Fold Output will not be folded Fold Output will be folded without any options e Fold amp Punch Output will be folded and punched if puncher installed Fold amp Reinforce Output will be folded and a reinforcement strip will be added if reinforcement unit installed First Fold Exit Output will only be folded in one direction first fold and then delivered in the First Fold Delivery tray Method You can specify one of the following folding methods Standard Ericsson or Afnor Folding Size You can specify the Folding Width and Folding Height Binding Edge If desired you can select a Binding Edge and specify the size of that edge Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 10 Setting Pen Parameters This chapter describes how to define pen settings autodesk
159. on Manag 1 matrix job er settings 0 sheet ac counting set accounting Translucent Prints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 pages on translucent me dia Translucent Clicks Total number of translu Autogenerated Not available cent media clicks BondHeavyPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 pages on heavy bond me dia BondHeavyClicks Total number of heavy Autogenerated Not available bond media clicks TransparentHeavyPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or pages on transparent heavy 1 media TransparentHeavyClicks Total number of transpar Autogenerated Not available ent heavy media clicks FilmHeavyPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 pages on heavy film me dia Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Field Description Source for 9800 9600 Source for TDS800 and 9400 FilmHeavyClicks Total number of heavy film Autogenerated Not available media clicks BondSpecialPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or pages on special bond me 1 dia BondSpecialClicks Total number of special Autogenerated Not available bond media clicks BondHeavySpecialPrints Total number of output Autogenerated NGC Controller 0 or 1 pages on special heavy bond media BondHeavySpecialClicks Total number of special Autogenerated Not available heavy bond media clicks
160. one number contained in the ApModem script For example if you must specify an area code you could enter 1 602 in this field or 9 to get an outside line Edit Strings Allows editing of the initialization and dial strings for the selected modem The following dialog will appear Edit ApModem Strings Initialization String 1 AT amp FEOV1 amp A3 amp B1 amp D 2850 Initialization String 2 Initialization String 3 a Initialization String 4 Dial Command ATDT F f Cancel Edit the dial strings and click OK Use your modem reference manual as a guide ApModem assumes that Hardware RTS flow control is enabled To reset the strings to their default values select a different modem in the Settings dialog click OK reopen the Settings dialog and then reselect your real modem Xfer Protocol You can choose one of these transfer protocols Zmodem default Ymodem or Zmodem2 In general Zmodem will usually provide optimum performance for a wide variety of configurations If you have excessive transfer errors you can choose Ymodem which is slightly slower If you aren t having transfer problems you can choose Zmodem2 which may offer a slight performance gain Log to File This option logs session connection information to a plain text file apmodem log in your Apprentice installation directory ApModem will append messages from all future sessions to the end of this
161. ontroller SqFeetMylar Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearMetersBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearMeters Vellum Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearMetersMylar Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqMetersBond Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqMeters Vellum Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqMetersMylar Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller Reason No longer used N A Not available Destination No longer used N A Not available Comment Contents of reimbursable Work order NGC Controller field LinearFeetTranslucent Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqFeetTranslucent Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearMetersTranslucent Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqMetersTranslucent Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearFeetBondHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqFeetBondHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearMetersBondHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller SqMetersBondHeavy Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller LinearFeetTranspar Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller entHeavy SquareFeetTranspar Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller entHeavy LinearMetersTranspar Total amount printed Autogenerated NGC Controller entHeavy SquareMetersTrnasparent Total amou
162. order and send a job AnyTown Reprographics e A 1234 W Fifth Street 678 Nine Palms Ca 10111 2131 602 744 1300 Jf you have any problems with this order form please contact support anytownrepro com Company Name Any Town Reprographies Address Line 1 234 Fifth Steet 678 Address Line 2 Nine Palms Ca 10111278 SSS Phone Number s feo74aaz00 t CS lt 3S ss E Mail Address Fuppot anytoumrepro com Logo Bitmap a ee Browse You can make changes in the fields and view the output in the header To make changes to text type new information in the text boxes Changing the logo 1 Click Browse The Choose File dialog box appears Look in E Desktop x El cl My Computer ReproDocs docs Network Neighborhood fy 4 21FAQ G 1manualspdf Mi ReproDocs fall ReproDesk gm glogo bmp a Reprodesk My Briefcase ci GetLatestBuild bat g gt reprodesk e ReproDesk DocUpdate gm INI 2 File name doglogo bmp Files of type an Files x Cancel 2 Navigate to the image you wish to use Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 3 Click Open The path to the image appears in the Logo Bitmap text field Any Town Reprographics 1234 W Fifth Street 678 Nine Palms Ca 10111 2131 602 744 1300 Jf you have any problems with this order form please contact support anytownrepro com Company Name Any Town Reprographics Address Line 1 i234 W Fifth
163. ou can set preferences in the Options menu The options can be set by selecting them from the Options menu A check mark next to an option indicates that it is On while an icon or no check mark indicates that it is Off Ignore Prompting Mode If you check this option the prompt windows will not be displayed when problems occur Note This option is recommended only for unattended printing Pre processing Mode VIC files are stored in the VIC directory which is created during installation for quick processing and unprocessing The drawback is that this takes up space on your hard disk Ignore RCF Headers Select this option to ignore the print information created by an Oc driver Windows Printer Uses Colors Check this option if you want to print to a Windows color printer Windows Printer Scale 100 This option works only if you have purchased a Remote Plus print code Check this option if you want to print to a wide format Windows printer Otherwise if you are printing 100 of a large drawing to an 8 5x11 The Software Interface 25 26 page a portion of the drawing will print at 100 The rest of the drawing will print on subsequent pieces of paper Invert Paper Image The image is inverted so that black pixels are turned to white and white pixels to black This option uses a lot of printer toner Auto detect paper size If this option is checked the best fitting paper size will be selected when the file is processed
164. p Folder Stacker Delivery Banner Page Select Collation M Digital Collation Cancel Apply Help 2 If necessary choose Collation options Note The drawings in the window will show the PRINT order of the drawings depending on the options that have been selected The result after printing will show a reversed order 3 Click Apply Printer Stamp If the Oc 9700 9800 supports printer stamps you can specify that such a stamp is to be used for the whole job A printer stamp must already be specified on the printer using the Oc 9700 9800 operating panel You can choose one of the three fixed positions for the stamp as defined during installation of the Oc 9700 9800 Specifying a printer stamp 1 Click the Stamp tab Printing 177 Finishing Properties x Rolls and Sets Collation Stamp Folder Stacker Delivery Banner Page r Stamp Selection r Font Size ni Small C Large m Stamp Grey Scale _ Stamp Position Black C Dark Grey Position 1 Grey C Light Grey Position 2 C Position 3 Cancel Apply Help 2 Select Enable Stamping and specify the number of an available printer stamp 3 Set the Gray Scale Font Size and Stamp Position 4 Click Apply Folder 178 If the Oc 9700 9800 is equipped with a folder you can specify Folder settings You can save the Folder settings in a Configuration file and recall them whenever need
165. properties AutoCAD fonts 68 CalComp files 73 Cals files 75 file information 65 HP files 72 layer information 68 LDF files 77 setting paths 69 specifying scale 66 TIFF files 75 drawing size 56 89 drymount 129 Index E edit strings 233 editing pen patterns 109 pens 85 electronic media format 129 e mail sending job by 125 e mail notification 129 203 208 enabling 38 for work orders 129 enlarge detail 85 enlargement 57 error diffusion 112 exporting accounting information 157 EMF files 92 F fill all black 110 all white 109 screens and patterns 111 filling out a work order 127 fit page 82 flash queue for new jobs 145 flip drawing 87 flow control 233 folding method preview 83 fonts for AutoCAD 68 for stamps 117 for Windows printer 30 formats paper 163 FTP queue functionality 220 server setup 247 FTP to queue 220 G Ghostscript 34 global pen widths 108 263 H halftone diffusion 112 HP GL 2 Pen controls 111 I ignore prompting mode 25 imaging properties 96 information bar 21 22 Inkjet printers 195 Inkjet Server see also printing on an HP GL printer 189 interface 21 Internet login 221 password 221 invert image in pattern viewer 109 invert paper image 26 invoicing 154 ISO 9000 208 209 J JOBCOMM INI 232 jobcomm ini 232 240 jobs adding files to 48 adding to queue 148 closing 51 copying drawings within 53 creating 48 inserting in queue 14
166. ptfile gt 241 Troubleshooting FAQ 242 Tips 242 General information 242 My Modem Will Not Connect 243 I Can t Log In 243 I Get Errors When Transferring 244 Appendix C ApHost Server Introduction 246 Server Setup 247 Migration from Hyperaccess 247 Starting and Stopping ApHost 249 Preparation 250 Preferences 250 Phone lines 251 Creating queues 253 Users 253 Using ApHost 256 De Activating phone lines 256 Getting information about one phone line 256 Getting information about all phone lines 258 Hanging up phone lines 258 Broadcasting messages to Remote users 259 Reading messages from Remote users 259 Appendix D 10 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Index 11 12 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the process of printing with Apprentice It explains what Apprentice is who should use it and how it should be used autodesk What Is Apprentice Apprentice is a software program that is used for high speed digital printing The complete Apprentice system consists of two major parts Apprentice Server and Apprentice Remote Client Apprentice Server You can receive jobs via modem ftp network diskette ISDN or e mail and modify them through the same interface on which Remote Client users created them You also can buy optional scan to file functionality Apprentice Remote Client These versions of the Apprentice Client have sepa
167. r Yes Align Align the drawing at the right edge of the paper and Yes E Title Block centers it vertically Mirror Generates a mirrored image Yes Rotate Right Rotates the drawing and paper Yes ak 90 degrees clockwise Rotate Left Rotates the drawing and paper Yes d 90 degrees counter clockwise Rotate 180 Rotate the drawing and paper Yes E 180 degrees Negative paper Reverse the background of the paper from white to No r black T Toggle Rasteriza Switch from colored pens to black and white with No Viewing Drawings 81 Button Name Description Affect Print Result Toggle Color Pat Shows pen patterns of colored lines No terns A Outline Polygons Removes fills in polygons and polylines No Pan View View Fold The View Fold button appears only if the Apprentice application is installed with Folding support You must activate Folding in the file settings of the selected drawing The Pan View option is also available in the View menu Zoom tools 82 The Fit Page and Zoom Select tools allow you to zoom in zoom out or select a viewing area to enlarge Note Changes made with these features will only affect the View mode The actual drawing is not affected Fit Page With the Fit Page option you can display the entire drawing at maximum width and maximum height when on paper The proportional dimensions are respected al Using the Fit Page button Click the Fit Page
168. rate installations e Apprentice Remote Client allows communication via modem FTP or LAN e Apprentice Remote LAN does not include modem or FTP functionality e Apprentice FM Remote is a subset of Remote LAN users cannot create or open queues as they can with Remote LAN All three versions allow users to create a print job and to process preview and submit drawings for printing The Remote software provides feedback and pre emptive warnings before a print job is sent to Apprentice Server All three versions allow users to check prints on a Windows printer When Remote users are satisfied with the appearance of the drawing they can send the file to Apprentice Server where it can be printed on a supported printer or saved to diskette Users rather than the print room operators take responsibility for the accuracy of output 14 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual The Concept The complete concept of Apprentice can be summarized in the following picture ior remote client Oc 9700 9800 LE Oc 9700 9800 server Aphost printer via Lan Diskette Any Windows printer own ftp site modem ISDN 1 The customer prepares a job with Apprentice Remote Client by processing Apprentice files into the Vector Image Compressed VIC format 2 The customer checks the job on any size local Windows printer 3 Depending on the version of the Apprentice Remote Client the customer saves the job on a diskette or sends the job
169. red Report Printing wx Banded Memory Size E Megabytes 7 Global Units Inches Metric Accounting lt 3 Standard ODBC Set ODBC Sheet NOTE You need to start a new job for certain options to take effect 2 On the General tab in the Accounting section select the Accounting check box Accounting 155 3 Select Standard ODBC Set or ODBC Sheet 4 Click Apply 5 Click OK ODBC Set and Sheet Accounting You can choose both ODBC Set and ODBC Sheet from the Configuration Manager The application acts like ODBC Sheet Accounting except that a set record with the work order information is written for each sheet record Choosing ODBC Sheet and Set Accounting 1 From the Configure menu choose Advanced The Configuration Manager window appears Configuration Manager x Accounting Settings for Accounting options Note Go to the General tab of the Configure Defaults dialog box to set the fields that are read only m Enter Setting to Search For print X Find Next E File Processing a f Default Directories E General 3 Job B Accounting amp B Accounting lt Yes gt GB ODBC Set Accounting lt Yes gt 3 ODBC Sheet Accounting lt No gt B A H E T ODBC Sheet and Set Accounting lt H E Pen H m ODBC Sheet and Set Accounting Check this option if you are using Sheet Accounting and would like to track Job Ticket fields a
170. rentice 4 31 User Manual printing 198 Work Order Customizer accessing 44 changing logos 42 colors and fonts 44 fields 43 order receipt header 42 previewing changes 44 X xfer protocol 233 XML exporting accounting information into 157 xml for Configuration Manager 37 XREFs 68 paths 69 Z zoom custom 57 settings 100 status 90 tools 82 267
171. rns a pixel white This viewer measures 32 pixels by 32 pixels Pattern Size A grid divides the viewer into sections Changes made in one section of the grid are copied to corresponding sections This ensures uniformity in new custom patterns Undo Redo Erases or redraws changes made in the pattern viewer Invert Reverses the image in the pattern viewer so that white pixels become black and black pixels become white Name Give the pattern a name This name will be displayed when the pen set is open Pattern number Allows you to select one of the 255 patterns to edit If you are creating a new pattern use a pattern number above 200 Arrows Are used to adjust the position of the pattern within a grid Fill All White Fills the selected pattern grid with white pixels Setting Pen Parameters 109 110 Fill All Black Fills the selected pattern grid with black pixels Save Entire Set Saves the set of patterns Apprentice installs a default set of patterns called DEFAULT SET If you wish to add patterns to your set save the set using the same name Note Make sure you do not overwrite existing patterns I through 200 because remote users will be using the DEFAULT SET as well If they request a default pattern that you have changed and which they do not have their drawings will be incorrect If you are creating a special set of patterns save the set under a different name Load New Set Used to load a complete set of patterns Sav
172. roperties Status Default printer Ready Type AdobePS Oce 9145 S40 ITC Where Itc 3 ps1 Comment m Paper Orientation Size Ad F7 Portrait Source Printer Default x Landscape Cancel 3 Select the Windows printer you want to use and define the print settings Note Be sure to load the printer with the correct size of paper and to select the same size in the print settings Click OK The job is sent to the selected Windows printer Note Changes in the print settings will be saved The next time you want to print a job on the selected Windows printer the Windows print window will appear with the same settings you specified for the current job If you restart the Apprentice application or if you change the default printer settings in Windows the Print window will appear with the Windows printer default settings Viewing and Printing Work Orders 198 You can view the work orders that are sent with print jobs or print them on a Windows printer Viewing a work order Open a queue window Click a job to select it In the toolbar click Properties The work order for that job appears Printing work orders Open a queue window Click a job to select it In the Print quick menu click Print Setup The Print Setup window appears Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Print Setup Oce 9145 S40 TC Printer Default 4 Select the Windows printer you want
173. s If you know you have just received a job and do not want to wait for the queue s next scan cycle you can press the F5 key to instruct the queue to search immediately Archive queue Queues can also be used for archiving purposes or to hold jobs you might need to print again You can move files from the incoming queue and store them in another location If the incoming and archive queues are both open you can drag and drop jobs between them You can also send jobs to an archive queue by using the Send Job To dialog box Special print queue Special configured queues can be used for automatic printing direct printing and printing native drawings using polling queues Modem sharing Apprentice Remote clients can use a queue to share a single modem This allows different workstations to submit their jobs over one modem connection Remote clients must select the Automatically Modem Jobs check box in the Options menu when you are in queue mode When the shared queue detects a new job it will automatically launch ApModem log in to the configured Apprentice Server transfer the job and log off again 142 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Creating an Incoming Queue You can use the Queue Creation Wizard to create a new queue Creating an incoming queue 1 In the Queue quick menu click Create New Queue The Queue Creation Wizard Step 1 window appears Queue Creation Wizard Step 1 of 4 Select the drive where this Queue
174. s e Zoom In e Zoom Out e Zoom Select Paper Size 90 The Paper Size button shows you the current paper size 11895841 Changing Paper Size Click the Paper Size button The Paper Size menu appears 2 Select the required option e Rotate Paper This feature rotates the paper 90 landscape orientation and portrait orientation e Set left margin e Change paper size e Enlarge detail Setting a left margin for binding After clicking on the paper size button select Set Left Margin When you move your cursor over the drawing it changes to a black arrow and vertical bar Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 2 In your drawing place the vertical bar at the position where you want to set your left margin Use the rulers in order to position it accurately 3 Click once The space allocated to the left margin of your drawing is displayed as a colored area Locator The Locator box displays the coordinates of the current position of the pointer in the viewer iv 1190x 640 Second Locator The second Locator box is only valid when a selected area has been zoomed or cropped ral Viewing Drawings 91 Viewer Menu Bar R D 92 Some Viewer options are available only from the menu bar at the top of the screen Printing from the viewer Choose print from the File menu This gives you access to standard Apprentice printing options Exporting an EMF file In the File menu choose Export EMF File The E
175. s Blank Default Value Work Order Customizer 43 Several work order fields contain lists from which the client can choose from a set of options These lists can be easily customized 1 Default value F Required P O Number Vv Always blank Default value Delivery Method I Required F visible Default value Delivery Methods List F Always blank To modify this list add and Aaaa inthis 4izborne box FedEx FedEx 2ndDay e Choose Reformat Lines Local Delivery to show how your Pickup changes will look inthe postal Service final version UPS Blue To remove text that is no longer needed select the text and press Delete Click the Reformat Lines hyperlink to remove any blank lines from the list To add text at the end of a list click at the end of the last line of text and press Enter Type the new text To add a line of text within the list click at the end of a line of text Press Enter Type the new text Work Order colors and fonts The Colors and Fonts section lets you select typefaces background colors and other visual elements Work Order Customizer Print Cose I Required Finishing Instructions F visible Default Value M Always Blank Work order colors and fonts Company Company Contact Contact E Mail Address E Mail Address oO Company Company Contact Contact E Mail Address E Mail Address Submit Cancel 44 Apprentice 4
176. s and Overlays 117 in one location but the stamp will print relative to how the paper comes out of the printer Note After adding the stamp to a drawing in a job you can also use the viewer to position the stamp on a drawing The Position window contains the following elements Initial Placement You can select one of the standard positions for the stamp on the paper Fine Tuning After selecting a standard stamp placement you can specify small adjustments to move or rotate the stamp on the paper Adding a stamp to a drawing After creating and saving you can add a stamp to a drawing e Adding a stamp to a drawing 1 Open the job that contains the desired drawing 2 Right click the drawing to which you want to add the stamp A menu appears ki Job20 00136 HP2 m 817 mm 100 0 ISO AO 841 x 1189 mm 841 x 594 mm ROo7 RAS Elle Properties Alt Enter f IS0A4 210 x 297 mm View Pen Set Ct E 841 x 594 mm View Drawing Ctrl Insert Drawing Ins Add Overlay Ctr L Toggle Overlay lt gt Drawing Rename Drawing Space Send Single Drawing To Send Entire Job To gt 3 Click Add Overlay The Add Overlay To Drawing window appears 4 Type the file name of the stamp you want to add and click Open In the job window the stamp name is indented and added to the base drawing 150 40 841 x 1189 mm CIE 00136 HP2 1 100 0 o FN MET
177. s well Valid only if ODBC Sheet Logging is checked IV ODBC Sheet and Set Accounting Default Last Modified 11 19 99 11 03 28 AM 2 From the list click the plus sign to the left of Accounting The Accounting menu appears 3 Set the following to Yes Accounting ODBC Set Accounting and ODBC Sheet and Set Accounting 4 Click OK 156 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Exporting Accounting Information You can export accounting information from any active log and save it as a text file You can further process the accounting information with any application that can import tab separated or comma separated text files such as e Word processors e Database programs e Spreadsheets Opening and viewing an existing log file 1 In the Log quick menu choose the file you wish to open The log window appears EL BEE Key Job Id Date Time Type Accountid Userld Sheets Sets Contact Account Number Company Bill 1 2 3 0 000 12 413 Windo 1100 12 10 10 Windo 2100 12 11 25 Windo Printing accounting information Open the log window that you wish to print In the toolbar click Print A message asks you if you want a detailed report 3 Click Yes or No The log prints N e e Exporting accounting information 1 Open the log from which you wish to export information 2 In the Log quick menu click Export A submenu appears 3 From the submenu choose one of these options e XML
178. start of the job end of the job start Select the paper size for the banner page You can select one of the available standard sizes or Same as first drawing the same size as the first drawing of the job or set If required you can specify a trailing edge for the banner page Use the x button to select or create the file you want to use as banner page See Defining Stamps and Overlays beginning on page 115 6 Click Apply Apprentice 4 31 User Manual The Group4 compatible printer such as Oc 9400 can be installed Group4 compatible printer or CALS TIFF file As a local printer connected to one of the parallel ports for example LPT1 of the Server PC As a remote printer connected to a network Note If the printer is installed as remote printer you must install a driver on the Apprentice PC You can use any Windows driver for this purpose because it is used only to connect to the printer Apprentice provides the driver functionality It is also possible to save the output in a specified directory or to send the output to a queue In that case you can choose between CALS or TIFF format Printing on the Group4 compatible printer 1 Open a job window containing the job you want to print 2 If required you can change the file settings in the job window 3 In the Print quick menu choose Print 9400 or Archive The Finishing Properties dialog box appears Group4 Out xi Outpu
179. sted and you have chosen US Robotics Courier Dual click Edit Strings The Edit Modem Strings dialog box appears Edit Modem Strings Initialization Strings Note Consult your modem manufacturer s user manual for initialization strings Clear the strings that are currently shown and specify the initialization strings of your modem consult your modem manufacturer s user manual Specify the speed of the modem and the communication port of your PC to which it is connected You can use the Comment field to specify a specific name for the modem Click OK to save your settings If you added a new phone line the following window will appear Apprentice 4 31 User Manual FE Phone line 4 Bl x A gt 15 23 44 Starting comm using US Robotics Courier Dual on COML gt 15 23 44 Modem is off 4 Ly ee Note As long as phone line x is activated its Phone line x window is also active You can minimize such a window without any problem but if you were to close it you would also de activate its phone line a warning is displayed Deleting a phone line Usually there is no need to delete a phone line You can change the properties of an existing phone line or temporarily de activate a phone line If you want to delete a phone line use the following procedure Deleting a phone line 1 In the toolbar click Phone Line The Phone Line window appears 2 Select the phone line you want to de
180. sult immediately Viewing a drawing with added stamp or overlay 1 In the job window double click the added stamp or overlay 2 The View window appears to display how the stamp or overlay is added to the drawing Positioning a stamp or overlay in the viewer 1 Open the drawing and the added stamp or overlay in the viewer as described in the previous section 67 mm None No Confidential PRL 2 2 HOLE MUST NOL e it rie 5 on iden lal P BREAK THROUGT amp AN im de TAN Z 5 Le a 2 Click in the viewer toolbar 3 Click the stamp you want to move then press and hold the mouse button while moving the stamp or overlay You can see the result immediately in the View window Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 12 Sending Jobs This chapter describes how to send jobs via modem queue e mail or file on diskette and how to prepare a work order autodesk 121 Introduction When you are ready to have your final drawings printed there are several ways of sending your work For each method Apprentice sends the correct pen set and other settings along with a work order Sending jobs or files to ProjectPoint sites When you send files to a ProjectPoint site you can share them with anyone who has a password to that site You can send an entire job or a single drawing Sending jobs to ProjectPoint sites With the job window active choose one of these me
181. t edge Specifying Folder settings 1 Click the Folder tab Rolls and Sets Collation Stamp Folder Stacker Delivery Banner Page r Select a Pre Saved Folder Configuration e Foam _Save Confia m Folder Options Method Don t Fold Standard C Ericsson Fold C Afnor C Fold amp Punch Fold amp Reinforce Orientation First Fold Exit le Auto Portrait Folding Size width 7 32 in a ce gi Height L on fion a Cancel Apply Help 2 To use previously saved folder settings select an available Configuration files 3 If required change Folder settings 4 To save your new Folder settings click Save Config and name the file 5 Click Apply Stacker If the Oc 9700 9800 is equipped with a High Capacity Stacker you can specify stacker settings Printing 179 1 Specifying stacker settings Click the Stacker tab Finishing Properties x m Bin Selection Method Addressable Bin C New Bin when Bin Full Bin 1 Upper New Bin per Set C Bin2 New Bin per Job C Bin3 Addressable Bin C Bing M Horizontally offset stack to Bing separate jobs or sets Bin amp Lower Cancel Apply Help Select the Bin Selection Method you wish to use New Bin when Bin Full All copies are delivered onto the same bin If this bin is full the next bin will be used bin 6 will be follo
182. t Resolution Collation Options Banner Page m File To 2 amp 7 C Windows Printer A C Directory To Write IAE Directory J Directoy is a Gueve use LATEST NUM J gt Set Count Number of Sets I Use Copies Field Instead 4 Specify the required settings in the dialog box 5 Click Apply Printing 183 Output 184 1 You can select the printer you want to send the output to or you can specify a directory or queue to save the output as CALS TIFF file If you have selected a printer you can also specify the number of copies Specifying output settings for the printer Click the Output tab Group4 Out xi Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page r File To Ni Windows Printer ps Directory 2 1 Jn Write E66 File im Directory Jo Directoy is a Guene use LATEST NUM r Set Count Number of Sets fa I Use Copies Field Instead Cancel In the File To section For remote printers select Windows Printer and choose the Group4 compatible printer from the list For local printers select Port and specify the appropriate port number Specify the number of copies Number of Sets You can specify the number of sets yourself Each set will contain one copy of each drawing in the print job The Copies column in the job window will be ignored e Use Cop
183. t If necessary click the browse button and navigate to the location of your external references Note You can have multiple SHX Paths and XREF Paths if you separate the name of each with a semicolon Apprentice will check all of them 3 Check that the name of the Default font used in the drawing is correct Note You can use wild cards such as C auto to look in multiple directories Checking and Processing Drawings 69 Solving AutoCAD scale problems When you receive an AutoCAD DWG you may need to set or change the scale of a drawing The correct scale must be set in order to have drawings correctly printed If the drawing is going to be too large for the selected paper size Apprentice will warn you and suggest an estimated scale The estimated scale is based on comparing the size of the digital drawing with the size of the paper However there is no substitute for knowing the actual scale of a drawing and ideally the drawing s author should provide the scale Setting an AutoCAD scale Set paper size to the size requested by the customers 2 Set scale to Full 100 Process the drawing Note Apprentice will process the drawing and warn you that the drawing is the wrong size for the selected paper size It will also suggest an estimated AutoCAD scale However it will often estimate on the low side so try the next higher standard AutoCAD scale If the drawing is still the wrong size find out whether the customer is
184. t None Selected gt to skip this function Note The Greater Than operator pulls data greater than or equal to the selected value For dates the operators check only the month not the time Click Next The Save window appears Enter a name for this query am 1 IV Run the query after saving lt Back Cancel Help Type a name for the query Click Finish A preview of the query results appears Click Close Modifying a query In the Query window click Edit The Select Database window displays the database name for the selected query Click Next The Select Fields window displays the fields used in the selected query Modify the fields as needed Click Next The Sorting window displays the sort option used in the selected query Modify the sort option as needed Accounting 167 6 Click Next The Criteria window displays operations and values for the selected query 7 Modify operations and values as needed 8 Click Next The Save window appears 9 Type a name for the modified query 10 Click Finish The modified query s name appears in the Existing Queries list in the Query window Importing a query 1 From the Query window click Import The Import Query dialog box appears Look in a ocerd z c C Shared Font E styles HtmlS pool El woc Lib fa wopics Queries Resource File name EM Files of type Query Files pqr 7 Cancel I Open as read only 2 Navigate to th
185. the Crop Outside button again and then pressing F5 Cropping inside selected area In the Drawing menu click Crop Drawing Inside Apprentice 4 31 User Manual ne Zoom Paper Window Help Rotate Drawing i lt lt Crop Drawing gt Dutsid Alignment gt Border Removal Mirror Drawing Change Drawing Size Move Drawing Edit Pen Color Move the mouse pointer inside the drawing Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the mouse pointer to create a frame of the required size Release the left mouse button The area inside the frame is grayed out Only the selected area of the drawing will be printed 6 To undo this setting click Crop Drawing Inside in the Drawing menu again nA BW D Enlarge Detail With the Enlarge detail option you can select a part of a drawing to fit the size of the paper selected Note Changes made with this feature will affect the drawing or the printed layout drawing e Creating a detail Click the Detail button Move the mouse pointer to the drawing Press and hold down the left mouse button Move the mouse pointer to create a frame of the required size Release the left mouse button The area inside the frame will be enlarged to fit the selected paper size Un D Re Note To undo the enlargement click the Detail button again and select the complete drawing Edit Pen With the Edit Pen option you can edit the pen set
186. the queue In the Windows menu click Close to close the queue In the Options menu deselect Automatically Print Jobs The queue remains open but user intervention is required to print Enabling e mail notification To use e mail notification with automatic or broadcast queues you must first change the default setting in the Configuration Manager Note You must have a MAPI compliant e mail application installed on your system It is recommended that you test the e mail application Enabling e mail notification 1 From the Configure menu choose Advanced The Configuration Manager dialog box appears Unattended Printing 203 204 Va Configuration Manager x Settings m Setting to Search For X Find Next E E General aj E48 Settings amp Units lt Inches gt 2 Maximum paper width lt 0 gt A Ignore Prompting Mode lt No gt El PreProcessing Mode lt No gt pe lt P Banded Memory Size Bytes lt 4194304 gt Show Tips at Startup lt No gt Honor EMail Notification Requests by Clients lt No gt m2 Job Honor EMail Notification Requests by Clients l4 Used by server versions of the program to send email to the client when requested es Default Last Modified 2 Expand the General category then expand the Settings category The Honor Email Notification Requests by Clients setting is set to No 3 In the lower portion of the Configuration Manager
187. ther queue Hold down the left mouse button and drag and drop the job into the desired queue Note Dragging a job into a queue that is set to automatically print jobs will NOT cause the job to be printed Removing jobs 150 Removing jobs from the queue 1 Click the job you want to remove to select it 2 Press the Delete key The selected job is removed from the queue Restoring a removed job 1 Select the queue in which you want to restore the job Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 2 From the File menu choose Close The active queue closes 3 Open the same queue The removed job will reappear Deleting jobs A job can also be permanently deleted from the Queue Act with extra caution here because once a job has been deleted it cannot be restored e Permanently deleting a job from the queue 1 Click the job you wish to delete to select it 2 From the Edit menu choose Remove Directory The Job dialog box asks if you are sure you want to delete the job and the Directory from the Queue 3 If you are sure click Yes The job and directory are permanently deleted Queues 151 152 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 15 Accounting This chapter explains how you can use Apprentice functionality to keep track of your print jobs autodesk 153 What Is Accounting Apprentice keeps track of the following information about job printing e project identification e comp
188. thods to access the dialog box 1 In the Send Job quick menu click Send Job To OR 1 In the toolbar click Send Job OR 1 Right click the drawing name A menu appears Click Send Entire Job To A submenu appears Click ProjectPoint The Send Job To dialog box appears ProjectPoint ProjectPoint Folders and Projects LE x Select 9 Queue _ q a Bath mo gueue mC Modem 2 Select the ProjectPoint radio button 3 Select a project from the list and click OK or click Select to navigate to the desired site The work order appears 122 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual 4 Fill out the work order as described elsewhere in this chapter After you click Submit the order receipt and Add to ProjectPoint wizard appear 5 Follow the steps in the wizard Click Finish The job is sent to the ProjectPoint site 7 Click Print to print the order receipt or click Close to close it without printing nN Sending a single drawing to a ProjectPoint site Right click the drawing name A menu appears Click Send Single Drawing To A submenu appears Click ProjectPoint The ProjectPoint wizard appears Follow the steps in the wizard After you click Finish the selected drawing is sent Un D eR Sending a job to a network queue You can send your job directly to a network queue for attended or unattended printing e Sending jobs to a network q
189. thout at least one phone line Do you want to add a phone line now Ea 2 To specify phone lines now click Yes If you want to do this at a later time click No and follow the procedures in the Preparations section 3 If no users are specified a message asks if you would like to add some We recommend that you set your Preferences first Click No 4 The ApHost main window containing four sub windows appears ApHost Phone Line Edit View Options Window Help a QG B aA HangUp PhoneLines Users Events Properties Preferences Broadcast gt gt __ Phone Lines Phone line LED indicators Never Logged In User Name David Brown clit To exit the ApHost application click Exit in the Phone Lines menu ApHost Server 249 Preparation Before you can use ApHost you must define several settings and default values The following section explains how to modify these settings Preferences 250 Preferences are a number of settings that you can use to customize the ApHost application to your own needs Default home directory Here you can specify the default base directory for incoming files for example D INCOMING The directory that is specified here will be filled in automatically as default directory in the Add user menu If the specified directory does not yet exist it will be created automatically the next time you start up ApHost Greeting file name You can specify the
190. tice Remote users specify printer independent settings in their job window They can use the Imaging Properties dialog box for detailed printer settings to override default settings made on Apprentice Server Printer dependent Settings Printer dependent Settings are usually specified in the Finishing Properties dialog box on Apprentice Server These settings will apply to all drawings in a job Enabling disabling unattended printing An automatic or broadcast print queue must be open for unattended printing to work You can minimize the queue window by clicking the button in the upper right corner of the window or by selecting Minimize from the Window menu If the queue is minimized jobs will still print automatically Enabling unattended printing 1 In the toolbar click Queue The View Print Queue dialog box appears 202 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual View Print Queue Look in a Incoming Sl c Fiename Files of type Queue File Q z Cancel 2 Navigate to the broadcast or automatic print queue and click it to select it View Print Queue Lookin 09800 1 ol FE amp POLLaO paper J POLLa3_paper POLLa4_paper 2 09800 q Files of type Queue File Q x Cancel 3 Click Open The queue window appears Disabling unattended printing Use one of the following methods to disable unattended printing e Click the x icon in the upper right corner of the window to close
191. time specify the resolution of the printer The recommended dpi for this type of printer is 300 3 Click Apply Collation You can specify the order in which the copies of a job are printed Specifying collation for the printer 1 Click the Collation tab Group4 Out x Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page Select Collation 2 If required you can select the following options e Digital Collation If you select this option the prints will be sorted by set e Reverse Collation If you select this option the first file of the job will be printed last Note The drawings in the window will show the PRINT order of the drawings depending on the options that have been selected 3 Click Apply Options You can specify printer options or choose the output format such as CALS or TIFF to save the file on disk You can make the following settings 186 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Poster Mode When printing files with large black areas Poster Mode ensures optimal print quality by adding extra toner Enable Long Plot Normally the length of the print is determined by the width of the selected roll and the corresponding standard length If you select Enable Long Plot the length of the print may be longer than the standard length i e the length will be determined by the length of the drawing Paper roll or feed You can select one of the following options e Roll 1 e Roll 2 e
192. ting of the selected drawing will be copied to all drawings below the selected drawing G soot MEE Drawing Size Paper Size Pen Set Unprocessed 100 Te ndard pen e No 0 0 x 0 0 in None fd Properties Alt Enter TE Copy all Alt Up us Copy Down Alt Down Select Q Fit Page 50 Reduction 100 Normal 200 Enlargement 25 33 35 50 n 100 wmx Right clicking the File field for a selected drawing produces a menu with options that are generally available from the toolbar and menus Drawing Size 14 Nels a ARLO gl gi File Properties Alt Enter P View Pen Set ChE S View Drawing Ctrl Insert Drawing Ins Eh Add Overlay Ctrl L Toggle Overlay lt gt Drawing Rename Drawing Space Send Single Drawing To gt Send Entire Job To File Properties The file information dialog box appears Same as clicking Properties in toolbar View Pen Set The Pen settings window appears Same as clicking Pen Set in toolbar 54 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual View Drawing The viewer opens Same as clicking View in toolbar Insert Drawing The Add or Insert Drawing File s dialog box appears Same as clicking Add Files in toolbar Add Overlay The Add Overlay To dialog box appears Toggle Overlay The stamp appears in the job window Rename Drawing The file name turns into a text box Send Single Drawing To A submenu appears Send Entire Job To A submenu appears Same as
193. tings You can change the thickness the pattern or the effect of a particular pen in a drawing 2 Viewing Drawings 85 NAB D Editing pens Click the Edit Pen button Move the mouse pointer to the pen line that you want to change Click the left mouse button The Pen window of the selected pen appears Change the required settings such as line thickness patterns and foreground effect Click OK The Job window appears and you are asked whether you want to save the changes you have just made Click Yes to save the changes You will return to the View window Note When you do not want to save the changes click NO The changes will not be used Center Drawing With the Center Drawing option you can center the drawing on paper in relation to all four sides of the drawing Note Changes made with these features will affect the drawing Eil Centering a drawing Click the Center Drawing button The drawing is centered on the page Click the Center Drawing button again and the drawing will be positioned as it was originally without any alignment the alignment is defined as 0 0 x 0 0 Align Title Block 86 With the Align Title Block button you can align the drawing in relation to the top bottom and right hand edges of the selected paper size Note Changes made with these features will affect the drawing Aligning the title block Click the Align Title Block button To undo click t
194. tion date 223 Command Line Options ApETP supports several command line options If any command line option is specified only the status dialog is opened rather than the ApFTP main window If there is an error when transferring a file the main ApFTP window will open displaying the details of the problem The problem can then be corrected and the request can be retried by selecting Retry Request from the Communications menu ApFtp lt filename gt The lt filename gt specifies a file containing a list of filenames with one filename per line Each file specified is sent to the server ApFtp s lt filename gt Send the single file specified by lt filename gt to the server ApFtp c Open ApFTP s Settings dialog This is used during setup installation ApFtp u lt username gt p lt password gt h lt hostname gt You can use the u p and h options to specify a different username password and hostname other than those used in jobcomm ini The following example starts ApETP and connects to the host megaserver using the username cartman and the password visitors apftp exe ucartman pvisitors hmegaserver 224 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Appendix B ApModem This chapter describes the 16 bit and 32 bit versions of ApModem the communications program used to transfer files from Apprentice Remote to Apprentice Server autodesk 225 Intr
195. tions Banner Page m File To g Windows Printer LPT fi 4 pas C Directory I El I write Job File in Directory F Directory is a Queue use LATEST NUM m Set Count Number of Sets b m I Use Copies Field Instead Cancel Apply Help 4 Specify the required settings according to the following sections 5 Click Apply then click OK Output You can select the printer you want to send the output to or you can specify a directory or queue to save the output as HP GL 2 or RTL file If you have selected a printer you can also specify the number of copies Printing 189 190 Specifying output settings 1 Click the Output tab HPGL 2 RTL Out x Output Resolution Collation Options Banner Page r File To pe C Directory Fo Write Job File in Directory F Directory is a Queue use LATEST NUM r Set Count Number of Sets fi 4 I Use Copies Field Instead Cancel Apply Help 2 If the HP GL printer is installed as a remote printer select Windows Printer and choose the HP GL printer from the list of available Windows printers If the HP GL printer is installed as a local printer select Port and specify the corresponding port number 3 Specify the number of copies Number of Sets You can specify the number of sets yourself Each set will contain one copy of each drawing in the print job The Cop
196. to use define the required print settings and click OK 5 In the Print quick menu click Print Windows A message asks if you want to print one copy of the item 6 Click Yes to print the selected job s work order or click No to print the work order for all jobs in the queue Printing 199 200 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Chapter 17 Unattended Printing You can use Apprentice to automate print jobs and to print without user intervention autodesk 201 Introduction You can use Apprentice Server for unattended printing Apprentice Remote users can print on all printers that are attached to the server without user intervention from the server side There are three methods of unattended printing Automatic Printing The default settings of the selected print queue will be used for all print jobs The jobs are printed automatically with these printer dependent settings Direct Printing Apprentice Remote users can define all print settings for each print job The jobs are printed automatically with these printer independent settings Native Printing Drawings can be copied directly into a special queue called a polling queue The print settings of the queue will be used to print the native format drawing automatically About print settings Apprentice has two kinds of print settings e Printer Independent Settings e Printer Dependent Settings Printer Independent Settings Usually Appren
197. tory to the Temp directory Search for the Hyperaccess password file called HAHOST PWD in the HAWIN directory and copy this file to the new Temp directory you have just created Launch a DOS command prompt and go to the new Temp directory containing APPASS EXE and HAHOST PWD Type appass hahost pwd and press Enter Appass should respond What is the default directory for users Enter the directory path to which remote customers submit files e g D INCOMING and press Enter Note Do not enter the numbered directory e g 00012345 ApHost will create the numbered directories for you Appass should respond All records will be created with base user rights locked to the directory lt directory path you just specified gt Appass will list the name of each user that is processed and create an ApHost password file called PASSWD DAT If ApHost is running exit ApHost Copy PASSWD DAT to the ApHost installation directory 10 Start ApHost To confirm a correct installation use ApModem with a user name and password converted with Appass Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Starting and Stopping ApHost You can start ApHost in several ways just like any other Windows program Starting ApHost 1 Start ApHost in the Program folder you specified during installation If no phone lines are specified the following window appears There are no phone lines available ApHost cannot continue wi
198. ttings to the current queue Opening and closing the queue will preserve the settings Scan Now Searches manually for new jobs to print You can also use the F5 button to activate this option 145 Queue Information Jobs received in a queue may have the following information Job Name Name of the file Company The name of the company that sent the job Created The date the job was received in the queue Date Due The date by which the job should be ready Last Printed The date when the job was last printed from the queue Sets The number of sets required Sheets The quantity of sheets of media used by Apprentice to complete the job Comment appears for Apprentice Server only Comments added by the Apprentice operator Job Icons An icon appears to the left of the job name to indicate the status of the job Sheet with star This job has been added to the queue recently and has not yet been opened Simple sheet This job has been opened but not yet printed Printer This job has already been printed Disk This icon indicates that the customer has requested that this job be archived e Adding a comment about the job 1 Right click the icon of the job A menu appears 2 From the menu choose Comment Field The Edit Comment Field dialog box appears Type your comments in the comment box 4 Click OK Your comments are displayed in the queue window Oo 146 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Handling Que
199. type apply a pen set align the images on the media rotate the images and remove borders so you don t waste paper A job contains an electronic work order also known as a job ticket Jobs get the file name extension JOB If information is missing Apprentice applies a default pen set and a blank work order Apprentice allows you to have multiple jobs open simultaneously Creating new jobs When Apprentice is started a job window called Job 1 will appear To create another new job follow this procedure e Creating new jobs 1 From the File menu choose New A dialog box appears 2 Select Job and click OK 3 A job window opens You have created a new job Adding files to jobs A new job does not contain any files Drawings to be printed must be placed in a job e Adding files to jobs 1 In the toolbar click Add Files The Add or Insert Drawings dialog box appears 2 Navigate to the location of each drawing to be added and click it Shift click to select a range of files or Control click to select multiple separated files 3 Click OK The drawing files are added to the job Adding drawings from ProjectPoint sites You can transfer jobs and files between Apprentice and ProjectFolders sites The Apprentice job window must be active and you must have a ProjectPoint account set up to use this function in Apprentice For more information see chapter 12 Sending Jobs beginning on page 121 48 Apprentice 4 3
200. ue is open you are in queue mode and can click Options in the menu bar to adjust settings chapter 17 Unattended Printing on page 201 for information on setting up automatic and broadcast queues Automatically Print Jobs Default off Prints jobs on the selected printer as they appear in the queue without user intervention In this case they will not be displayed in the queue Automatically Modem Jobs Default off Transmits any received jobs in the active queue by modem Automatically Print Report Default off Prints the work order for each arriving job on your local Windows printerApprentice Automatically Archive After Printing Default off Copies a job into the Archive queue when a job is printed or sent via modem or FTP The Archive queue is located in a sub directory ARCHIVE Automatically Scan for New Jobs Default On Searches for new files at regular intervals Default every 30 seconds You can manually scan for new jobs by pressing the F5 button on the keyboard Flash Queue when new jobs arrive Default on The queue window will flash black and white to alert the operator when new jobs arrive in the queue Do not use this option in combination with Automatically Print Jobs or Automatically Modem Jobs Show Queue when new jobs arrive If you have a minimized queue window and a new job arrives this option will force the queue window open Save Queue Settings Now Default off Saves the current queue se
201. ues Queues can be a powerful tool to organize your daily work the following sections describe how to use them Opening queues e Opening a queue 1 From the queue menu choose Open Queue The View Existing Print Queue window opens 2 Select the required directory path and filename 3 Click OK Saving queues Queues should be saved at the location where your communications software receives files or where your network users would expect to find the queue Apprentice systems have a default Incoming Queue called INCOMING Q e Saving a newly created queue 1 From the File menu choose Save As The Save As dialog box appears 2 Select the drive and directory where you wish to save the queue and click OK Receiving new jobs in a queue Jobs are automatically numbered as they arrive so that you can see the order in which they came in An incoming queue scans for new jobs arriving by modem disk or network every 30 seconds by default If you know a job has arrived on your computer and you want to display it in your queue window immediately press the F5 key on your keyboard or choose Scan Now from the Options menu Working with queues To add or organize jobs in a queue the queue window must be active Queues 147 148 Oo Oo Opening a job from the queue Double click the job The selected job opens in a job window You can now view modify and print the job Adding jobs to the queue From the Edit m
202. ueue 1 In the toolbar click Send Job The Send Job To dialog box appears Send Job To ProjectPoint Figject omnt kodes atid ierajects Queue Z Path To Queue Cy l x Browse C Modem Eommanicatons Method E z hes C Drive Drive Letter 2 Select the Queue radio button 3 Select the desired path from the drop down list or click Browse to navigate to a different location 4 Click OK The Send Job window displays the work order 5 Fill out the work order as described later in this chapter Sending a job by modem or FTP If you have a modem and you have installed and configured ApModem or ApETP you can send your drawings using a configured communication method Sending Jobs 123 Sending a job via modem 1 In the toolbar click Send Job The Send Job To dialog box appears Send Job To C ProjectPoint ProjectPamnt Folders and Projects Queue V4 Path Tic Gueue Bon ep Communications Method C Drive m Le Gk Cancel 2 Select the Modem radio button 3 From the list choose the appropriate communications method If the item you need is not in the list see the following section Adding a Communications Method 4 In the Send Job To dialog box click OK The Send Job window displays the work order 5 Fill out the work order as described later in this chapter Adding a communications method
203. up4 compatible Oc 9400 HP GL Inkjet or Windows printer autodesk 171 Introduction You can choose to print in the following ways depending on your installation e On an Oc 9700 9800 printer e On a Group4 compatible printer e On an HP GL 2 compatible printer with Inkjet Server purchase e On a Windows printer These standard ways of printing are described in this chapter 172 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Printing from a Queue To print from a queue that does not have automatic printing you must first open the job from the queue window Printing from a queue 1 In the toolbar click Queue The View Print Queue dialog box appears View Print Queue x Look in a Incoming x El c i Files of type Queue File Q 7 Cancel 2 Navigate to the Q file you wish to open and click it to select it 3 Click Open The queue window appears 4 Double click the icon of the job you want to print The job window appears 5 Print the job as described in one of the following sections Printing 173 174 Oc 9700 9800 Printer The Oc 9700 9800 printer is connected to the Server using the Direct Raster Interface DRI You must start the Print Manager to establish communication with the Oc 9700 9800 printer Starting the Oc 9700 9800 Print Manager 2 Print Manager displays drawing names and print status for items in the job as well as which roll was used the width
204. ve the displayed infor mation to a file named apftp log Apprentice 4 31 User Manual ApFTP Use Passive Trans fer Use Dialup Net working Connection Name Internet Login Internet Password Disconnect when done Use Proxy Server Proxy Host Proxy Port Use of this option depends upon the configuration of your inter net firewall Consult your network system administrator for configuration instructions This option is available only if the Use Proxy Server box is checked Select this box if you will be using dialup networking to connect to an FTP server This option is available only if dialup network ing is installed on your system This is the specific dialup networking connection ApFTP will use to connect to a server The connection must be defined using the Windows dialup networking configuration utilities This is the login name used with dialup networking to connect to your ISP It is not the same as the logon used for the FTP serv er This item is available only if the Use Dialup Networking box is checked This is the password used with dialup networking to connect to your ISP It is not the same as the password used for the FTP server This item is available only if the Use Dialup Networking box is checked Select this check box if you want ApFTP to automatically drop the dialup connection when a transfer is complete This item is available only if the Use Dialup Networking box is checked Select this ch
205. wed by bin 1 e New Bin per Set Each set will be delivered on a new bin bin 6 will be followed by bin 1 If a set does not fit onto one bin the next bin will be selected automatically in order to finish the set New Bin per Job Each job will be delivered onto a new bin bin 6 will be followed by bin 1 If a job does not fit onto one bin the next bin will be selected automatically in order to finish the job One job may contain several sets e Addressable Bin All output is delivered onto the bin that is specified at the right hand side of the window This process will continue until the specified bin is full regardless of whether another bin is empty In that case printing is stopped If required you can select Horizontally offset stack to separate jobs or sets The bin will shift between two jobs or sets to provide easy job set separation Offset stack not selected o 4 Click Apply Delivery 180 You can specify delivery options as follows Apprentice 4 31 User Manual e Specifying delivery settings 1 Click the Delivery tab Finishing Properties xi Folded Output Stacker Beti C Belt2 Either Belt Unfolded Output Upper Normal Lower Long Tray C Auto Cancel Apply Help 2 If the Oc 9700 9800 is equipped with a folder you can select one of the following options for the Folded Output e Stacker The folded output will be delivered in the standard
206. wing 83 Border Removal 84 Crop Drawing 84 Enlarge Detail 85 Edit Pen 85 Center Drawing 86 Align Title Block 86 Mirror Rotate Right Rotate Left and Rotate 180 87 Negative Paper 87 Rasterization 88 Color Patterns 88 Outline Polygons 88 Status Bar 89 Previous Next Drawing 89 Ruler 89 Drawing Size 89 Zoom Status 90 Paper Size 90 Locator 91 Second Locator 91 Viewer Menu Bar 92 Viewer Troubleshooting 93 Chapter 9 Imaging Properties Imaging Properties 96 Paper Size tab 96 Drawing Size tab 97 Alignment tab 98 Border Removal tab 98 Margins tab 99 Zoom tab 100 Orientation tab 100 Folder tab 101 Chapter 10 Setting Pen Parameters Pens 104 Pen Patterns 105 Pen Width 106 Pen Shape 107 Effect 107 All Pens 108 Edit Pen Pattern 109 Pen Controls 111 Modifying Pen Features 113 Chapter 11 Defining Stamps and Overlays Electronic Stamps 116 Stamp options 116 6 Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Position options 117 Adding a stamp to a drawing 118 Adding a stamp to all drawings 118 Overlaying files 119 Viewing and Positioning 120 Chapter 12 Sending Jobs Introduction 122 Sending jobs or files to ProjectPointTM sites 122 Sending a job to a network queue 123 Sending a job by modem or FTP 123 Sending a job to be stored on disk 125 Sending a job by e mail 125 Filling Out a Work Order 127 Using the Work Order 127 Using the Order Receipt 131 Chapter 13 Publishing drawings Introduction 134 Creating LDF Files 135 A
207. xport EMF File to dialog box appears Name your file and save it to the desired location The file is saved as a extended Windows metafile Copying to the clipboard From the Edit menu choose Copy to Clipboard Your file is copied to the Windows clipboard Pan View The Pan View tool allows you to manually move the view across the viewer In contrast to the Move Drawing feature this feature will not affect the drawing This command is very useful when you are zoomed in on a drawing and wish to move across the drawing without changing its position on paper Using the Pan View feature From the View menu choose Pan View The mouse pointer changes to a hand Press and hold down the left mouse button Move the mouse pointer through the drawing to the desired position Release the mouse button Undo and Redo To undo the last action choose Undo from the Edit menu Choose Redo in order to reinstate an action which has previously been undone Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Viewer Troubleshooting This section provides some solutions to common problems you may experience when using the viewer The viewer will not open The selected file may not be a supported vector or raster file Is there an icon next to the filename or a question mark If it is a question mark Apprentice does not recognize the file and it cannot be viewed The viewer opens but you cannot see the drawing The positioning of the drawing may be in
208. y e mail You can e mail a job to someone if you have MAPI compliant e mail installed Sending a job by e mail without a work order 1 In the job window right click any drawing within the job A menu appears 2 In the menu click Send Entire Job To A submenu appears 3 Click E mail recipient The e mail message dialog box appears with the job attached as a zip file 4 If necessary change the name of the zip file It will overwrite any previously saved zip files with the same name 5 In the body of the e mail add print order instructions 6 In the header of the e mail type a recipient name and click Send Sending Jobs 125 126 Un R D I OA Sending a job by e mail with a work order Follow the directions for sending to a drive See Sending a job to be stored on disk on page 125 In Windows Explorer navigate to the job on the drive Right click the job A menu appears Click Send To A submenu appears Click Mail recipient The e mail message dialog box appears with the job attached as a zip file If necessary change the name of the zip file In the body of the e mail add print order instructions In the header of the e mail type a recipient name and click Send Apprentice 4 31 User Manual Filling Out a Work Order An electronic work order is automatically attached to your job when you send it This work order also known as a job ticket contains information identify

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