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1. Handshake _ Hardware v A Set the plotter control panel to conform with these settings For font conversion in the Plot Setup menu click the Font Plotting button The best choice for printing with included text is the third one TrueType PostScript Bitmap Itis the most time consuming option but is the most usable one as the text will be printed exactly the same as on the screen Font Substitution Macintosh Font Plot Mode amp Options HelveExtCompressed PostScript Fill above 14 1 point Helliveitiical TrueType Fill above 14 1 point Helvetica Fraction Bitmap Smoothed Helvetica FractionBold Bitmap Smoothed Helveticalnserat Roman PostScript Fill above 14 17 point HelveticaNeue Bitmap Smoothed HelveUltCompressed stScri Re Fill above 14 17 point Hemmert S t Fill above 14 17 point HO Futura HeavyOblique Fill above 14 1 point Hobo Fill above 14 17 point Hoefler Text Fill above 14 1 point Fill above 14 173 point Recommended Settings Very fast but simple Plotter s built in font Best for pen pencil plotters Graphisoft vector fonts Highest quality TrueType PostScript Bitmap This option will directly convert the original font format PostScript vector bitmap or TrueType to plotter language smoothing edges and fills and thereby providing the best results 34 For printing select the Plot option in the File menu specifying the different options available for2. PLEASE READ Important information about using some software applications with your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter This document contains information you need to set up your application software for use with the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter There is a section dealing with each of these applications e Intergraph MicroStation PC page 3 e CADKEY 5 0 to 7 0 page 10 e VersaCAD 386 page 15 e AutoCAD LT page 24 e MiniCad page 30 e ArchiCAD page 33 The information in this document explains how to get help locate the driver software answer configuration questions use some additional fea tures and troubleshoot while configuring If you can t find your application in the list above refer to the user s guide that came with your plotter for some helpful information HP GL 2 is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Company AutoCAD is a trademark of Autodesk Inc Copyright Hewlett Packard Company 1995 HP Part Number C4705 90006 Printed in Europe September 1995 C4705 90006 Introduction This document describes the most efficient way to successfully configure your software application to use the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter HP part numbers C3195A C3196A and C4708A C4709A Although your software application documentation contains general in formation about configuring devices you ll find this in
3. Bi Tronics Centronics parallel or RS 232 C serial interface Configuring MicroStation Activating the Configuration Utility MicroStation PC has a configuration utility called USCONFIG If you are installing MicroStation PC for the first time this utility will be automatically run as part of the installation process If your copy of MicroStation PC has already been installed on your PC follow these steps Change to the directory that contains the MicroStation PC program files by typing the following command and pressing Return CD USTATION Start the configuration utility by typing the following command and pressing Return USCONFIG Select Plotters from the configuration utility menu The configuration utility will display a list of all devices that are supported by MicroStation PC Selecting the Device At the top of the screen you must select either English measuring units inches or metric measuring units millimeters Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to highlight the section you want and press the Return key 2 Using the arrow keys scroll down to the entry labeled Hewlett Packard HPGL 2 and press Return 3 When the configuration is complete select the Save and Exit option Customizing the Driver MicroStation PC is supplied with a sample plotter configuration file for each of its supported plotters A plotter configuration file defines all the necessary information to create a plot
4. Rotation and Origin 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee 27 Plot PrevieW 2 255 cenre big 2 ae Say a Peay eS ee Gd ew be 27 Plotting chet eee ete ea nig noe eae oe ded 28 Hints on Using AutoCAD LT 0 0 0 0 000005 28 Page Size Selection niyo ee eae eae a eee 28 Page Orientation 20 0 cee eee eee ee 29 Further Reading i e tc sys tet ede Mice bia bes ee wea reales 29 Introduction In order to plot or print from AutoCAD LT a Windows driver is required For your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter the recommended one is the HP developed driver that was packaged with your device see the section below Before You Begin Here s what you should do before reading this section Install the driver software on the disk labelled HP Printer Driver HP GL 2 and HP RTL for Microsoft Windows 3 1 v 2 0 that was packaged with the device and Set up the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter using the instructions in the user s guide that was packaged with the device The guide instructs you on loading media and print cartridges and connecting the device to your computer You should also read the guide AutoCAD Drivers for HP Plotters where more detailed information is given 24 Plotting from AutoCAD LT Plotting from AutoCAD LT is done through the PLOT command where many configuration options are included AutoCAD LT stores all the current plot specifications in the configuration file ACLT
5. 16 and If the pen settings source is from software default setting in the front panel 20 Refer to the following table to choose the VersaCAD pen number in order to get the printed colors you want If you want this color choose this If you want this color choose this plotted or printed Pen Number plotted or printed Pen Number Black 1 Light Brown 17 Red 2 Dark Red 18 Green 3 Dark Green 19 Yellow 4 Dark Yellow 20 Blue 5 Dark Blue 21 Magenta 6 Dark Magenta 22 Cyan 7 Dark Cyan 23 Orange 8 Dark Orange 24 Brown 9 Dark Brown 25 Light Red 10 Dark Gray 26 Light Green 11 Medium Dark Gray 27 Light Yellow 12 Medium Gray 28 Light Blue 13 Medium Light Gray 29 Light Magenta 14 Light Gray 30 Light Cyan 15 White 31 Light Orange 16 Configuring for Long Axis Plotting Before generating a long axis plot you must change the values in the right limit and top limit fields of VersaCAD s Environment configuration to reflect the desired x axis width of your plot and the y axis height of the loaded media respectively Use the following procedure At VersaCAD s main menu type E to select the Environment program Type O to select Output Press Return until you get to the right limit field then type the X axis width in inches you want your plot to be and press Return Then in the top limit field type the y height of the loaded media in inches using the tab
6. as explained in the next subsection To configure CADKEY for the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus From the DOS prompt change to the directory that contains your CADKEY software and type CONFIG From the main menu select 3 Set plotter options Select 10 HPGL 2 Plotter Select 11 Enter paper size Answer the following prompts by entering the desired dimensions from the table on page 11 6 of the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide Choosing one of the standard paper sizes offered may cause problems for the device when you try to nest plots Enter plot paper X size in inches gt Enter plot paper Y size in inches gt Press the RETURN key to accept the default values for the next four prompts Enter X min clip limit in millimeters gt Enter Y min clip limit in millimeters gt Enter X max clip limit in millimeters gt Enter Y max clip limit in millimeters gt Enter zero 0 at the next two prompts 11 10 11 12 13 Enter X offset for plot gt Enter Y offset for plot gt You will be asked to enter a default pen width for all of the pens Use the default of 0 3 millimeters or enter a default of your own Enter plotter pen width in millimeters gt You will be prompted to enter a pen velocity and a curve tolerance factor Press Return to accept the default values Enter value in cm sec gt Enter curve tolerance factor gt Se
7. computer system running Plotfile plottfile A list of file specifications separated by spaces to be sent to the device Full path names and wildcard characters are permissible If no plot files are specified you will be prompted to enter the file names For example let s say you want to send myplot 000 and yourplot 000 to the device using the Plotfile utility Your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter is on COM2 and you want the files myplot 000 and yourplot 000 deleted after they are produced The following command should be typed at the MS DOS prompt PLOTFILE PORT 2 DELETE MYPLOT 000 YOURPLOT 000 Note The PORT 2 option is only necessary if you did not specify port 2 in the HPGL2 PLT or HPGL2m PLT file Plot Options Using the Device s Rotate Feature MicroStation PC automatically rotates your drawing to form the best fit possible on the page size you have loaded If you set up the HPGL2 PLT file or HPGL2m PLT if you specified metric units as shown in this document then you should load the media in portrait orientation You can override the rotation default in the Options dialog box at plot time as explained in Generating a Plot above Producing Long Axis Plots Long axis plotting and printing can be performed with MicroStation PC by creating another page size in the HPGL2 PLT or HPGL2m PLT configuration file Since the maximum number of page size entries in these files is five
8. file including resolution line weight density and the number of pens Each of these files can be edited with any text editor on your PC to match your specific plotting needs If you are using English units the driver for the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter is USTATION PLOTTING PLTCFG HPGL2 PLT For metric units the driver is USTATION PLOTTING PLTCFG HPGL2M PLT After editing the English unit file hpgl2 plt it should look like this HP GL 2 Plotter config file For all HP GL 2 plotters num_pens 8 required record change_pen both either color or weight size 9 66 8 1 num 0 off 0 0 name a size 15 66 10 6 num 0 off 0 0 name b size 20 66 16 6 num 0 off 0 0 name c size 32 66 21 6 num 0 off 0 0 name d size 42 66 33 6 num 0 off 0 0 name e resolution IN 0 00098425197 0 00098425197 specifies both res and units stroke_tolerance 4 5 unitless num 0 lt tol lt 10 pattern_len 1 1 set pattern length 1 pattern_len 2 1 set pattern length 2 pattern_len 3 1 set pattern length 3 pattern_len 4 1 set pattern length 4 pattern_len 5 1 set pattern length 5 pattern_len 6 1 set pattern length 6 autocenter end_plot eject rotate cw clockwise rotation mode1l HPGL2 plotter model number border pen 1 filename time leave this out for no border communication handshake 0 port 1 baud 19200 par none data 8 stop 1 default_extension 000 default ex
9. of your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus refer to the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide 36 Notes Notes Notes Driver Distribution We are continually striving to improve our drivers As we update these driv ers they are made available through our driver distribution channel In the U S A call 1 303 339 7009 In Europe contact Bridge KOP In other regions of the world contact your local dealer or HP sales and support office Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Incorporated PANTONE Colors generated by the HP DesignJet 750C and 750C Plus are four color process simulations and may not match PANTONE identified solid color standards Use current PANTONE Color Reference Manuals for accurate color PANTONE color simulations are only obtainable with this product when driven by qualified Pantone licensed software packages Contact Pantone Inc for a current list of qualified licensees Pantone Inc s check standard trademark for color Pantone Inc 1988 LA mackann Copyright Hewlett Packard Company 1995 1996 Printed on recycled paper All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlet
10. plotter Using Some Selected VersaCAD Features This section contains instructions on how to use the following VersaCAD features Changing VersaCAD s line widths pen source from software Setting VersaCAD s pen numbers to achieve the desired plotted color pen source software Configuring for long axis plotting Changing VersaCAD s shading pen source from software The source of pen settings can be either from your software default or from the device See the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide for information on setting from the front panel Changing VersaCAD s Line Widths pen source software When plotting with VersaCAD s pen parameters the plotted line widths are calculated from this formula plotted line width object s pen width object s line width The default object pen width is 35 mm 0138 inches and the default object line width is 0 mm If you selected HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to colors in the Environment configuration the object s pen width is fixed at 350 mm 0138 inches changing the above formula to the following plotted line width 350 mm object s line width 17 Therefore if you made this configuration selection the only way you can change the plotted line width is by changing the object s line width value Note With HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to colors sel
11. the drawing Plotting When sending the drawing to a device AutoCAD LT scans the drawing from top to bottom processing horizontal strips to be plotted For many devices AutoCAD LT can truncate trailing blank spaces from the right end of each horizontal strip saving time by not processing this information Thus a drawing without border lines can often be processed more quickly than the same drawing with border lines When finally clicking on the OK button to plot the drawing AutoCAD will display the following messages Effective plotting area width by height where width and height are expressed in the current size units inches or millimeters Position paper in plotter Press RETURN to continue or S to stop for hardware setup Regeneration done nn Vector sort done nn Plot complete After a Full Preview the Regeneration done message is not displayed because it has already been done to provide a Full Preview The vector sort is done depending on the contents of the drawing and the device selected Hints on Using AutoCAD LT Many of the problems existing in the AutoCAD for Windows version with the System Printer driver have been fixed in AutoCAD LT For example the combination of line widths and linetypes is plotted correctly and the Plot to File option works fine Still the Page Size and Orientation can be selected in two different places which can be confusing Page Size Selection The page
12. 0C Plus Plotter with Intergraph MicroStation PC IntFodUctiOn s ieii in E seh had al aes eet ele Pa Geek E aS 3 Before You Begin errre hee eee rese i erit ri mae Eines 3 Connecting the Device to Your Computer 4 Configuring MicroStation 0 0 0 0 0 cece eee ee eee 4 Activating the Configuration Utility 0 4 Selecting the Device se c s ccinn disien eee ee eee 4 Customizing the Driver 0 0 0 eee eee eee 5 Generating a Plot scrocco erener eee eee 6 Plotting to a Pile ei eet ia hee ae eae was 6 Sending the File to the Device Bi Tronics Centronics 7 Sending the File to the Device RS 232 C 7 Plot Options eere rna Baie a BA sud ake ek odes a eee bbe 8 Using the Device s Rotate Feature 0 8 Producing Long Axis Plots 0 0 0 0 2 000s ee eee 9 Generating Multiple Copies of a Plot 9 Stopping a Plot essnee riiai Goo he Haasan ae tate 9 Further Reading 0 0 0 0 eee cece eee 9 Introduction This section describes how to connect your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter HP part numbers C3195A C3196A and C4708A C4709A to a PC running MicroStation PC software by Intergraph Read all the instructions and perform each step in this section in the order given You ll learn how to Connect the device to your computer e Set up the MicroStation PC software Generate a plot or print file and send it to th
13. CAD 0 cee eee eee 33 Setup and Default Information 004 33 Further Reading eno cetei betes epee Guede heen gt hee is 36 Introduction In order to plot or print from ArchiCAD from Graphisoft a plotter driver is required For your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter use the HP GL 2 driver provided with the application Plotting from ArchiCAD Plotting from ArchiCAD is done through the PlotMaker application program Setup and Default Information There are several options for printing using the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus If the plotter has the PostScript option installed this is one of them Otherwise the application itself includes an HP GL 2 driver that can handle this plotter The Plot Setup command in ArchiCAD lets you specify information about the device In the File menu select the Plot Setup option and a window menu appears From the model option select the DesignJet Family HP DesignJet 200 220 600 650C and then select the paper size and orientation The connection will be made through the serial printer port of the Macintosh All the parameters of this port must be set corresponding to those of the plotter s serial port baud rate and parity 33 Plot Setup 3 21 Model ARES Font Plotting Printer Port OH 2 92 64 Y TTI Baud Rate 38400 v Available Drawing Area Data Bits Lev H 2 7 Stop Bits 1_v Orientation j Parity L None v
14. CFG so that it is not necessary to re enter the same parameters every time the Plot command is issued The plot procedure in AutoCAD LT is very easy because there is no need to select specific devices There is only one default device which is the System Printer By default AutoCAD LT uses dithered output to allow the device to simulate more colors than it actually supports by creating combinations from the pure color palette The dithered output can be disabled for those devices that do not support it like pen plotters simply by changing the DITHER setting to 0 This is done from the AutoCAD command line by typing DITHER 0 The Plot command performs the following tasks Sets the Pen Assignments such as pen number pen width and linetype all of them associated with each color that appears on the screen Selects the printing area with the variables Display Limits View or Window area Removes hidden lines Selects the units and specifies the paper size in inches or in millimetres Specifies the orientation of the paper Sets the scale rotation and origin parameters Obtains a full or partial preview of the drawing Saves all the plot settings to a file with the PCP extension for future use Plot the drawing to a file or directly to the plotter The plot dialog box can be accessed by typing PLOT at the command line clicking on the Plot button of the Toolbar or selecting from th
15. ck the OK button after specifying the plot options you want This returns you to the Preview Plot dialog box 7 When you are satisfied with the plot parameters click on the Plot button to generate the plot file MicroStation PC will prompt you for a name of the file offering the name of the drawing file with the extension 000 or whatever you specified as the default extension in the HPGL2 PLT or HPGL2m PLT file as the default Note Unless you specify otherwise MicroStation PC will put the file in the USTATION PLOTTING PLTFILES subdirectory You may specify another directory by selecting another location at plot time for example A MYPLOT 000 or by changing the Plotfile Directory using the USCOMFIG utility Sending the File to the Device Bi Tronics Centronics The DOS command to send your file to the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter is the COPY command with the b binary file option For example if you created a file named MYPLOT 000 and had your device connected to your computer s parallel port 2 LPT2 here is the command you would use to send the file copy b c ustation plotting pltfiles myplot 000 lpt2 Be sure the appropriate size sheet of paper is loaded in the device or else your output may be clipped Sending the File to the Device RS 232 C If your device is connected to the computer s serial RS 232 C connection you should use the Plotfile utility to send your file to the dev
16. d confusion select the desired paper size in the Control Panel Setup dialog box and in the AutoCAD Paper Size dialog box select always MAX size Scale Rotation and Origin This area allows the selection of the plot scale rotation and origin Plot Rotation it is posible to specify a rotation of 0 90 180 or 270 degrees The plot will be rotated in a clockwise direction on the paper Plot Origin to place the plot origin at another location on the paper enter its position in the X and Y Origin edit boxes using the units previously specified Scale the label Plotted units Drawing units sets an explicit scale for the plot by specifying the number of drawing units to be plotted per inch or per millimetre on the paper To scale the plot so that the chosen view is made as large as possible for the specified paper size click on the Scale to Fit check box the edit boxes will reflect the actual scale used to fit Plot Preview This is a very useful feature of AutoCAD that displays a preview of the drawing on the chosen paper size 27 Partial shows graphically the effective plot area on the paper size and how correctly the plot will fit AutoCAD will consider the area selected Display Extents Limits View or Window the paper size the scale the plot origin and the rotation Full a full preview displays the drawing on the screen as it will appear on the paper It is possible to perform a Dynamic Pan or a Zoom of an area in
17. e File menu the option Print Plot Setup and Default Information This area is used to save the setup information to a plotting configuration file and specify the print setup parameters Clicking the Print Plot Setup amp Default Selection button will open its dialog box File Defaults Save Defaults to File this option will save all the basic plot specifications and pen assignments in a file with the PCP extension The PCP files can be edited with an ASCII editor like the Windows Notepad This provides an easy way of modifying the settings of the pen assignments 25 Get Defaults from File loads all the plot specifications from an existing PCP file It is a useful way of saving all the plotting parameters together with the drawing Device Specific Configuration Show Device Requirements displays additional configuration information about the current plotter driver Print Plot Setup this option will access the driver configuration Because the System Printer is being used it will display the Print Setup dialog box Pen Parameters This area of the PLOT command controls the pen settings Each entity of the drawing is assigned a color These colors can be assigned either to a specific layer or to an individual object When plotting or printing all entities with the same color are drawn using the same pen parameters pen number linetype and pen width Therefore the user must assign pen parameter
18. e device Before You Begin Here s a list of things to do before proceeding with the instructions in this section e Install MicroStation PC on your computer and e Set up the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter using the instructions in the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide except skip the part about connecting the device to your computer Before connecting the plotter or printer first read the section in this document entitled Connecting the Device to Your Computer You can refer to any of these documents for more information MicroStation PC User s Guide e MicroStation PC Reference Guide HAP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide HAP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide Connecting the Device to Your Computer Microstation PC includes a utility called Plotfile that allows you to send images directly to your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter via the RS 232 C interface Since serial communication tends to be quite slow however we recommend that you connect your device to the Bi Tronics Centronics interface at the time you want to plot or print you can send your file to the device using the MS DOS COPY command Refer to the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide for complete instructions on connecting your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter to your PC through the
19. e hardware features field press Spacebar until Yes is displayed then press Return At the right limit field refer to the table on page 11 6 of the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide and type the x axis width in inches that corresponds to the media size you re using Then press Return Note If you want to produce a long axis plot you need to type the x axis length you want your plot to be instead of the value shown in the table See Configuring for Long Axis Plotting on page 21 16 7 10 At the top limit field refer to the table on page 11 6 of the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide and type the y axis height in inches that corresponds to the media size you re using Then press Return At the Plot Utility device field press Return to select Same as above At the spoolfiles field either press Return to select the displayed pathname Old Pathname where spool files will be saved when you plot to a file or type a new pathname and press Return Press X to exit the Environment program When prompted press any key to return to VersaCAD s main menu This concludes the required driver selection and configuration process Continue reading to learn how to use some powerful features of VersaCAD and the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus
20. e the increment size using the Output Units lineWidth menu increment field Type U to select Update from the Mod Props menu The screen should now reflect your change Repeat steps 3 through 6 for the remaining objects you want to change VersaCAD Object Line Width Defaults millimeters 397 794 1 19 1 59 1 98 2 38 2 78 3 17 3 57 3 97 4 37 4 76 5 16 5 56 5 95 inches 0 1 64 2 64 0156 0312 3 64 0469 4 64 0625 5 64 0781 6 64 0938 7 64 109 8 64 125 9 64 141 10 64 156 11 64 172 12 64 187 13 64 203 14 64 219 15 64 234 2 2 VersaCAD Object VersaCAD Object Line Width Number millimeters inches Line Width Number 1 6 35 16 64 250 17 2 6 75 17 64 266 18 3 7 14 18 64 281 19 4 7 54 19 64 297 20 5 7 94 20 64 312 21 6 8 33 21 64 328 22 7 8 73 22 64 344 23 8 9 13 23 64 359 24 9 9 53 24 64 375 25 10 9 92 25 64 391 26 11 10 3 26 64 406 27 12 10 7 27 64 422 28 13 11 1 28 64 437 29 14 11 5 29 64 453 30 15 11 9 30 64 469 31 16 Setting VersaCAD s Pen Numbers for the Desired Color pen source software VersaCAD s pens and their associated colors will be used in your output if you have done the following If you chose HPGL 2 Plotter assigns pens to colors in step 3 of the configuration process you completed earlier see Selecting and configuring the HP GL 2 plotter driver on page
21. ected changing the object s pen width in VersaCAD will have no affect on the plotted line width but it will affect shading refer to Changing VersaCAD s shading pen source software later in this document The following subsections describe how to change an object s pen width and line width values Changing an Object s Pen Width You can change an object s pen width by selecting the object and using the Modify Properties Pen menu Note You must have HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to widths selected in the Environment configuration otherwise the changes you make will affect the shading of the object not the pen width Use the following instructions to change an object s pen width from within your drawing At the Drafting menu type M to select Modify Type P to select Properties from the Modify menu With the cursor in the drawing area press the lt or gt keys until the desired object is blinking Type P to select Pen from the Mod Props menu 18 5 In the proposed field type a value from the VersaCAD Object Pen Number column of the following table that corresponds to the value you want from the VersaCAD Object Pen Width column Then press Return VersaCAD Object Pen Width millimeters 350 default 125 187 250 312 375 500 625 687 800 1 00 1 25 1 50 1 75 2 00 2 50 VersaCAD Object VersaCAD Object inches Pen Number mi
22. evice will continue plotting or printing however until the buffer is empty or the Cancel key is pressed on the device s front panel Further Reading For information regarding the configuration of your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus refer to the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide Using the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter with CADKEY versions 5 0 to 7 0 Introduction eer r preide be GPa eee eee Sed Bates Sere ee 10 Before You Begin 0 cee cece cette nee 10 Connecting Your Plotter toa PC 0 0c eee 11 Configuring the Software 0 0 eee 11 Using the CONFIG Utility to Create Plot Defaults 11 Changing Settings at Plot Time 00 13 Specifying Merge Mode through the Software 13 Generating a Plot in CADKEY 7 0 0 00 0005 13 Generating a Plot in CADKEY 5 0 000 0 14 Stopping avPlot 65 24 Ade Kae Rees Pond ena ae 14 Further Reading 0 0 2 2 0 cece ccc eens 14 Introduction This section describes how to connect your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter HP part number C3195A C3196A or C4708A C4709A to a PC running CADKEY software Read all the instructions and perform each step in this section in the order given You ll learn how to Connect the device to your computer Set up the CADKEY software Generate a plot or print f
23. formation to be helpful because it pertains specifically to the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter Read all instructions and perform each step in this document in se quence You ll learn how to e Configure your device to work with your computer and your applica tion software e Answer questions asked by your application during device configu ration and e Use your software application and the device to configure additional features optional Before You Begin Here s what you should do before using the instructions in this docu ment e Install your software application on your computer and e Set up the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter using the instruc tions in the User s Guide that was packaged with the device The guide instructs you on loading media and print cartridges and con necting the plotter to your computer If You Need Help If you have questions about the information or instructions presented in this document contact your software application dealer for help If you need further assistance with your plotter contact the HP Customer Sup port Center HP Customer Support Center 208 323 2551 7 a m 6 p m Mountain Standard Time The center closes at 4 00 p m on Wednesdays You can also refer to the documents that came with your software ap plication and the user s manual that came with your plotter or printer for more information Using the HP DesignJet 750C or 75
24. ice The instructions for using the Plotfile utility are as follows 1 Exit MicroStation Note See chapter 4 of the MicroStation PC User s Guide for information on running the Plotfile utility from within MicroStation PC 2 Use the following command to ensure you are in the correct subdirectory CD USTATION 3 Type the Plotfile command followed by any desired options The syntax for the Plotfile command is as follows PLOTFILE option option option plotfile plotfile plotfile The options for the Plotfile utility are as follows PORT n The serial port that the device is connected to The n parameter is the number corresponding to the number of the COM port For example PORT 2 directs the output to COM2 The default port is set in HPGL2 PLT or HPGL2m PLT NOMODEM This option causes the modem control signals to be ignored and should only be used with XON XOFF or ACK NAK handshaking protocols Handshake modes 1 and 2 respectively in HPGL2 PLT or HPGL2m PLT ACKNAK This option sets ACK NAK handshake mode overriding the handshake mode set in HPGL2 PLT or HPGL2m PLT DELETE Instructs Plotfile to delete the file after it has been plotted or printed DELAY n This option causes the insertion of n delay units between the transmission of each character to the device The value of n must be between 0 and 500 The recommended starting value is 50 The actual duration of each delay unit depends on the speed of the
25. ile and send it to the device Before You Begin Here s a list of things to do before proceeding with the instructions in this section Install CADKEY on your computer and Set up the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter using the instructions in the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide You can refer to any of these documents for more information Getting Started with CADKEY 386 CADKEY Utilities and Customization Guide HAP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide HAP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide 10 uk amp N Connecting Your Plotter to a PC Connecting a plotter to a PC can be done either by attaching the peripheral directly to the serial or parallel port of the PC or associating the port with the appropriate queue when you are using a network The only requirements are When you use the plotter s serial port set the values for parity and baud rate exactly the same as the PC s serial port Specify the port name coml1 com2 Configuring the Software This section describes how to configure your CADKEY software to use the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter Using the CONFIG Utility to Create Plot Defaults The CONFIG utility allows you to identify the type of device you are using and the default settings you will use when plotting or printing These settings can be changed at the time of plotting or printing
26. ing on the Loc button and opening the Location dialog box If you want to change the way the pens are sorted or mapped click on the Pen button to open the Pen Setup dialog box When you have made all the changes you want to make click on OK in the SETUP dialog box CADKEY will now ask you to position the output within the media limits represented by the rectangle you can move relative to your drawing 13 enn Mm CADKEY will prompt you to press the RETURN key on your keyboard to begin plotting or printing Generating a Plot in CADKEY 5 0 Follow these steps to generate a drawing in CADKEY Choose CONTROL PLOT from the CADKEY menu If you do not want to use the default plot or print values that you set up in the CONFIG utility select SETUP and make your changes Then return to the PLOT menu and continue with the next step From the PLOT menu select AUTO If you want to change scaling and rotation select YES and type in the values you want to use Choose COLOR Choose the NORMAL plotting option Select what you want to plot or print from the list of choices in the menu Choose an option for entity masking from the list of choices In most cases ALL is a good choice CADKEY will prompt you to press the RETURN key on your keyboard to begin plotting or printing Stopping a Plot The PLOTFAST utility is interrupted by pressing Q The computer immediately stops sending the plot file to the plotte
27. le on page 11 6 of the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide and press Return Example If you have an E size roll loaded and your desired plot width is 75 inches type 75 in the right limit field and 35 6 in the top limit field Note In the right limit field you could type a higher number than your desired x axis width without affecting your plot but if you type a lower number your plot will be clipped 21 4 ol oo a If you want this shade type this Pen Press Return several times until the prompt at the bottom of the page says N Next menu X eXit esc Aborts all changes Press X then Return to return to the main menu Changing VersaCAD s Shading pen source software The default shading is 100 black for all objects If you want grayscale you can change an object s shading by selecting the object and using the Modify Properties Pen menu Note You must have HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to colors selected in the Environment configuration if you have assigns pens to widths selected instead changing the object s pen width will affect the plotted line width Use these instructions to change an object s shading from within a drawing At the Drafting menu type M to select Modify Type P to select Properties from the modify menu Press the lt or gt keys until the desired object i
28. lect the pen sorting option We recommend 2 Sort pens in low to high order for the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter Answer yes to the next prompt in order to change the assignments of plot pens to CADKEY colors Use the table below to enter the assignments Note CADKEY s colors wil be used when the device s pen source is set to Use settings from software Refer to Selecting the source of pen settings tables or software later in this document for more information Set this pen to this value Set this pen to this value 1 ss io j o C E A C E e eee wA E 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Select the destination port If your device is connected to LPT1 then enter 1 If your device is connected to LPT2 then enter 2 etc When you use a parallel connection specify the right port Lpt1 lpt2 and if you use a networked plotter indicate which logical port the plotter is associated with lpt 2 1pt3 When you use networked plotters do not use the optional notation for specifying a connection port 2 3 as this can cause problems Always use the official notation 1pt 2 1pt3 Choose 9 Exit and save changes This completes the configuration process 12 Changing Settings at Plot Time You may want to use settings other than the defaults that you set up in the CONFIG utility These settings can be adjusted at plot or print time by selecting the CONTROL PLOT SETUP
29. llimeters inches Pen Number 0138 default 1 2 75 108 17 00492 2 3 00 118 18 00736 3 3 25 128 19 00984 4 3 50 138 20 0123 5 3 75 148 21 0148 6 4 00 157 22 0197 7 4 25 167 23 0246 8 4 50 177 24 0270 9 4 75 187 25 0315 10 5 00 197 26 0394 11 5 25 207 27 0492 12 5 50 216 28 0591 13 5 75 226 29 0689 14 6 00 236 30 0787 15 6 25 246 31 0984 16 6 50 256 32 6 Type U to select Update from the Mod Props menu The screen should now reflect your change 7 Repeat steps 3 through 6 for the remaining objects you want to change Changing an Object s Line Width You can change an object s line width by selecting the object and using the Modify Properties lineWidth menu Use the following instructions to change an object s line width from within your drawing 1 At the Drafting menu type M to select Modify 2 Type P to select Properties from the Modify menu 3 With the cursor in the drawing area press the lt or gt keys until the desired object is blinking 4 Type W to select lineWidth from the Mod Props menu 5 In the proposed field refer to the table of defaults below and type a value from the VersaCAD Object Line Width Number column that 19 7 corresponds to the value you want from the VersaCAD Object Line Width column Then press Return Note Notice that the default increment size in the table is 1 64 or 0156 inches 397 mm You can chang
30. menu See the appropriate procedure for your CADKEY version below Specifying Merge Mode through the Software Merge mode can also be activated from the software by modifying the CADKEY PLOTCAP file Be very careful when making modifications to this file as mistakes can cause unpredictable results In most cases you will be better off using the front panel method Edit the PLOTCAP file and find the section of the file under the header HP2PL HPGL 2 Plotter Find the line in that section that starts with in and add the MC1 command so that it looks as follows in E 1BBPINMC1LA1 4 2 4PS See the CADKEY Utilities and Customization Guide for more information on PLOTCAP Generating a Plot in CADKEY 7 0 Follow these steps to generate a drawing in CADKEY Choose CONTROL PLOT from the CADKEY menu Select what you want to plot or print from the list of choices in the menu Choose an option for entity masking from the list of choices In most cases ALL is a good choice CADKEY will prompt you to press the RETURN key on your keyboard and then a SETUP dialog box will appear If you do not want to use the default plot or print values that you set up in the CONFIG utility use this menu to make your changes For example the scale factor will be set to Auto by default if you want to change this factor click on the Key In button and enter your own value rotation and location of your output on the media can be controlled by click
31. n portrait media Print Setup dialog box set Orientation to portrait Paper Size dialog box select the desired Page Size default is MAX but be sure that the Height gt Width Portrait drawing on landscape media Print Setup dialog box set Orientation to landscape Paper Size dialog box select a Page Size where Width gt Height and Rotate the drawing by 90 or 270 Further Reading For information regarding the configuration of your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus refer to the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide 29 Using the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter with MiniCad version 5 0 on a Macintosh Introduction sienet Gin det ek Fs See abd ee aye d ae he aed aah an 30 Plotting from MiniCad 0 0 ee eee eee 30 Setup and Default Information 004 30 Plotting 53 cA EASE eae SRNR ue ve eae 31 Further Reading 0 0 0 0 ccc cece nee 32 Introduction In order to plot or print from MiniCad by Diehl Graphsoft Inc a plotter driver is required For your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter the recommended one is the HP developed driver that was packaged with your device see the section below You can also use a commercially available driver such as MacPlot Professional from MicroSpot and PowerPlot from GDT Plotting from MiniCad Plotting and printing from MiniCad is done through the Print command
32. ny portion of the drawing by specifying the lower left corner and the upper right corner of the area to be plotted To specify a window click on the Window button 26 Hide Lines selecting this option will mean that at plotting time all hidden lines will be removed from the objects drawn For a complex drawing removing hidden lines can add significantly to the plotting time Adjust Area Fill this option will adjust the pen width when plotting solid filled traces solids and wide polylines Plot to File when this option is selected AutoCAD will send the plot output to a file rather than directly to the plotter This option will prompt the user for a file name for the plot file which will have a PLT extension Paper Size and Orientation In this section it is possible to select the units for all plot size specifications and the paper size of the plot AutoCAD allows to select between inches and millimetres as the units to specify the plot size This selection will affect Paper Size Plot Area Pen Width and Plotted units Drawing units They will all be expressed in the appropriate units Clicking on the Size button will open a dialog box which displays all the paper sizes supported by the plotter The page sizes shown here will depend on the plotter model and the Page Size setting selected in the Windows driver It is possible to select the paper size both in this dialog box and in the Control Panel Setup dialog box To avoi
33. ome this defect If you use a third party driver for example an HP GL 2 driver such as MacPlot everything will be printed properly MacPlot Raster DesignJet 650C Best v4 1 1 Microspot Ltd 1989 95 Copies m Pages AI From Jw _ Palette jMedium v Print Effects inks _mi Color Elen Marks Media Special Paper HP 51 w Background Printing On Off 31 MacPlot Print Options v4 1 1 Microspot Ltd 1989 95 Rasterize To Printer EJ Print on the fly kO File Printed Test Colors Information O Use Adjustments Memory Usage Red Green Blue 2 636K needed to rasterize a 5 each page in one go 2 636K of disk space needed to S create a raster file Cyan Magenta yellow 254 386K RAM available 513 422K free on startup disk The image will be rasterized about 1 times per page Darker Print dialog settings Save as Default Setup Restore Microspot Setup To see help about any of the items in this dialog box move the cursor over that item Further Reading For information regarding the configuration of your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus refer to the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide 32 Using the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plotter with ArchiCAD version 4 5 on a Macintosh Introduction 2 6 00 he e Rie ed Ae eee oa eels 33 Plotting from Archi
34. on the File menu or through the Print command of a Worksheet You can also save objects and data created in MiniCad in various formats by using the Export command Setup and Default Information MiniCAD uses the driver selected at Chooser level so most of the selectable options are the common ones MiniCAD includes its own High Resolution Printing option When you use the PostScript driver that comes included with the HP DesignJet 750C PS or 750C Plus PS plotter select 300 dots per inch When you use other driver select the nearest value to this MacPlot Raster DesignJet 650C Best v4 1 1 Microspot Ltd 1989 95 Paper Isona v oe mm 7 Orientation Scaling 100 Printer Effects CO Bitmap Alignment LJE is Miner H Best Resolution A Diffused Bitmaps EJ Hi Resolution Printing Resolution dpi 300 preferre v To see help about any of the items in this dialog box move the cursor over that item 30 U pata Window Externals US Letter Full Bleed US Letter Tabloid Full Bleed Tabloid ANSI C ANSI D ANSI E ARCH A ARCH B ARCH C ARCH D ARCH E 1sO A4 Full Bleed ISO A4 v 180 A3 Full Rleed ISN A3 HP LaserJet Page Setup Plotting When you print through the PostScript driver all text dimensions their values and notes are printed with a clear but perceptible background formed of dots Try using a font with a pure white background wirebox to overc
35. printing destination number of copies and so on Pay special attention to the option that applies to Text amp Markers as different settings will produce different results Refer to the ArchiCAD 4 5 Reference Manual for more information as general rule we recommend selecting the Resize to Plotting Scale option This will maintain the appearance of the included text relative to the rest of the drawing Pikt on HP DesignJet 200 220 600 650C Copies m Destination Plot with Color Grayscale Black amp White Text amp Markers Fix Size Resize to Plotting Scale Plot Grid No oO Yes Drawing Scale I 48 Sheet Layout Plotting Scale When you print through the PostScript driver this window changes slightly Printer LOQUILLO CONN LAB 1 8 2 1 rove L Pages A From To pPaper Source a Destination Oa sii from n Ce I Printer Print Entire Drawing Current View Only Text amp Markers Fix Size Resize to Printing Scale Print Grid No Yes R Drawing Scale is 1 48 Sheets to Print Printing Scale 1 382 1 4 1 0 Note that based on the ratio of the Printing Scale to the selected Page Size as in the Page Setup submenu tiling the generation of several sheets to contain the picture is automatically arranged for plotting the whole drawing 35 Further Reading For information regarding the configuration
36. r The plotter may continue plotting however until its buffer is empty or the Cancel button is pressed on the plotter s front panel Further Reading For information regarding the configuration of your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus refer to the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide 14 Using the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter with VersaCAD 386 version 6 0 IntrOdUCHON scat pn okie ea tye a E Hee AG ae a eens 15 Before You Begins radiu yee hel heh ee WE ta 15 Selecting and Configuring the HP GL 2 Driver 16 Using Some Selected VersaCAD Features 17 Changing VersaCAD s Line Widths pen source software 17 Changing an Object s Pen Width 18 Changing an Object s Line Width 19 Setting VersaCAD s Pen Numbers for the Desired Color pen source software 0 cee ee eee 20 Configuring for Long Axis Plotting 21 Changing VersaCAD s Shading pen source software 22 Further Reading 1220s ih Gees Srey debe ih hasta ee eee a 23 Introduction This section describes how to connect your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter HP part numbers C3195 A C3196A and C4708A C4709A to a PC running VersaCAD software Read all the instructions and perform each step in this section in the order given You ll learn how to Connect the device to you
37. r or Backspace until HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to colors or HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to widths is displayed Recommended for HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus If you select HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to colors changing an object s pen number changes its color value in VersaCAD If you plot using VersaCAD s pen palette pen source from software all objects will have the assigned color Refer to Changing VersaCAD s colors pen source software on page 22 and the section on Changing pen widths and colors in the HP DesignJet User s Guide for more information If you select HP GL 2 Plotter assigns pens to widths changing an object s pen number changes its line width value in VersaCAD If you make this selection and you plot using VersaCAD s pen palette pen source from software all objects will be solid black Refer to VersaCAD s line widths pen source software on page 17 and the section on Changing pen widths and colors in the HP DesignJet User s Guide for more information When you ve made your decision display the appropriate selection and press Return to select it At the port field type the name of the port that connects the device and your computer type a colon then press Return Example Type LPT1 Return if your port is called LPT1 Note Be sure to type the colon or you won t be able to plot or print At the us
38. r computer Set up the VersaCAD software Generate a plot file and send it to the device Before You Begin Here s a list of things to do before proceeding with the instructions in this section Install VersaCAD on your computer and Set up the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter using the instructions in the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide You can refer to any of these documents for more information VersaCAD QuickStart Getting started with VersaCAD before reading the manual VersaCAD 386 version 6 0 volumes I and 2 HAP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide HAP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide 15 Selecting and Configuring the HP GL 2 Driver VersaCAD 386 version 6 0 and later versions has an internal HP GL 2 driver which is automatically loaded but not selected or configured when you first installed VersaCAD Before you can send your VersaCAD drawings to the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter the HP GL 2 plotter driver must be selected and configured You can select and configure the driver by using the following step by step instructions to edit VersaCAD s Environment program The driver can be re configured at any time At VersaCAD s main menu type E to select the Environment program Type O to display the Output devices menu When the Drafting device field is displayed press Spaceba
39. s blinking Type P to select Pen from the Mod Props menu In the proposed field refer to the following table and type the Pen Number that corresponds to the shading you want for that object Then press Return There are 21 possible shading values If you want this shade type this Pen of black Number of black Number 0 white 31 55 24 5 12 60 6 23 or 27 10 4 65 17 15 15 70 2 or 19 20 30 75 9 or 22 25 11 80 18 or 26 30 7 14 or 16 85 25 35 10 or 20 90 5 40 3 ors 95 21 45 13 or 29 100 black 1 50 28 6 Type U to select Update from the Mod Props menu The screen should now reflect your change 7 Repeat steps 3 through 6 for the remaining objects you want to change 22 Further Reading For information regarding the configuration of your HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus refer to the HP DesignJet 750C Plotter User s Guide or the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter User s Guide 23 Using the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus Plotter with AutoCAD LT Introduction 3 0 ee wk koe Bee HRA ee et ae Go 24 Before You Begins eee Bley La wri eae BEA Ee 24 Plotting from AutoCAD LT 0 0 0 c eee eee 25 Setup and Default Information 002 25 Pen Parameters senii t ont Oe eal Sk dene dan toes 26 Additional Parameters 0 0 eee eee ee eet 26 Paper Size and Orientation 0 0 0 eee eee 27 Scale
40. s to the colors currently used in the drawing It is possible to work with 255 different colors The width will be expressed in inches or millimetres depending on the setting of the Paper Size and Orientation option Clicking the Pen Assignments button and then the Feature Legend button will display a window with the possible linetypes which can be used in the drawing by assigning them to a pen number Additional Parameters In this section of the PLOT main dialog box it is possible to select a rectangular area of the drawing to be plotted Display Extents Limits View or Window or to select parameters such as Hide Lines or Adjust Area Fill Display plots the view in the current viewport be it model space or paper space Extents the plot will consist of the portion of the drawing that currently contains entities similar to the ZOOM Extents command These extents are updated automatically as new entities are drawn but reductions in the extents as produced with Erase Move or Scale are recognized only when a Zoom All or Zoom Extents are performed So if the drawing has been edited it is safer to perform a Zoom Extents before using this option Limits plots the entire drawing area as defined by the drawing limits View plots a view that has been previously saved using the View command To select a view click on the View button and AutoCAD will display all the views currently saved for the current drawing Window plots a
41. size selection can be confusing because there are two dialog boxes where it is possible to set a page size One of them is the Paper Size dialog box of the PLOT command and the other is the Print Setup dialog box of the Control Panel window To access AutoCAD Paper Size dialog box load the PLOT command in AutoCAD and click on the Size button To access the Window s Print Setup dialog box click on the Control Panel icon then click on Printers select the printer and press the Setup button 28 To specify the media size which is loaded in the device open the Print Setup dialog box and select it Then in the AutoCAD Paper Size dialog box select MAX Page Orientation The Windows Print Setup dialog box includes an Orientation option which allows to select landscape or portrait However unlike the AutoCAD for DOS version with the HP driver that allows to select the Media and Image orientation it is not possible to do this in AutoCAD LT So here are some tips on how to obtain landscape and portrait plots Landscape drawing on landscape media Print Setup dialog box set Orientation to landscape Paper Size dialog box select the desired Page Size default is MAX but be sure that the Width gt Height Landscape drawing on portrait media Print Setup dialog box set Orientation to portrait Paper Size dialog box select a Page Size where Height gt Width and Rotate the drawing by 90 or 270 Portrait drawing o
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43. tension for plotfiles The metric unit file hpgl2m plt should look like this A HP GL 2 Plotter config file For all HP GL 2 plotters num_pens 8 required record change_pen both either color or weight size 263 200 num 0 off 0 0 name a4 size 386 287 num 0 off 0 0 name a3 size 560 410 num 0 off 0 0 name a2 size 831 560 num 0 off 0 0 name al size 1179 807 num 0 off 0 0 name a0 resolution MM 0 025 0 025 specifies both res and units stroke_tolerance 4 5 unitless num 0 lt tol lt 10 pattern_len 1 1 set pattern length 1 pattern_len 2 1 set pattern length 2 pattern_len 3 1 set pattern length 3 pattern_len 4 1 set pattern length 4 pattern_len 5 1 set pattern length 5 pattern_len 6 1 set pattern length 6 autocenter end_plot eject rotate cw clockwise rotation mode1l HPGL2 plotter model number border pen 1 filename time leave this out for no border communication handshake 0 port 1 baud 19200 par none data 8 stop 1 default_extension 000 default extension for plotfiles Generating a Plot Sending your output to the device requires two steps e Issuing a plot command from MicroStation PC This creates a file on your computer s hard disk drive or a floppy disk drive if that is what you specify and e Sending the plot file to the device either using the MS DOS COPY command or the MicroStation PC Plotfile utility The next subsec
44. tion Plotting to a file must be performed regardless of the type of connection you are using Bi Tronics Centronics or RS 232 C The following two sections are specific to the type of connection you are using Follow the instructions that apply to your installation Plotting to a File 1 When you are ready to plot your drawing select Plot from the File menu of the MicroStation Command Window The Preview Plot dialog box will appear 2 On the right side of the Preview Plot dialog box are the page and drawing settings These settings are stored in the HPGL2 PLT and HPGL2m PLT files They include the page name the dimensions of the printable area and the units used to specify the printable area If these settings are correct skip to step 5 Otherwise proceed with the next step 3 To change the page settings click on the Set Page Size button This opens the Page Size dialog box 4 Click and hold on the Page Name field Each of the page names you specified in the HPGL2 PLT or HPGL2m PLT if you specified metric units are available Highlight the desired choice and release the mouse button Then click on the OK button to return to the Preview Plot dialog box 5 Click on the Options button The Options dialog box appears Here you can specify a 90 degree rotation of the plot In addition you can specify that a fence or border be drawn around the plot 6 Cli
45. you may have to delete an existing page size entry to make room The maximum length of a plot or print that the HP DesignJet 750C or 750C Plus plotter can generate is 64 inches 1625 mm If you re using English units add the following line to the HPGL2 PLT file size 64 33 6 num 0 off 0 0 name long_axis If you re using metric units add the following line to the HPGL2m PLT file size 1625 807 num 0 off 0 0 name long_axis Long axis plotting example Suppose you want to create a plotfile for a drawing that s 35 feet 10 67 meters long After adding the appropriate line to your configuration file as described above choose plot from the Command Window File menu Then click the Set Page Size button to bring up the Set Page Size dialog box Press and hold the Page Name field and select long_axis from the list of choices Select Done and then Plot to generate the file Generating Multiple Copies of a Plot Multiple copies of the plot or print can be obtained by repeating the COPY command or PLOTFILE command for each additional copy desired If you are using the Plotfile utility be sure you do not use the DELETE option Stopping a Plot The MS DOS COPY command can be interrupted by holding down the CTRL key and pressing C The Plotfile utility is interrupted by pressing Q In either case the computer will immediately quit sending the file to the device The d
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