Having trouble plotting
Having trouble plotting
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We have an HP DesignJet 650c running on Windows 2000. It is used for Autocad 2000. I sent an SW2005 drawing to it and nothing happens other than the paper twitching around a few times.
Assuming it is a driver problem, I could use some help. I downloaded the latest driver and unzipped it, but there are no directions about how to install it. It is just a set of files. The Readme says to insert a disc (of drivers?). I looked through the control panel and looked through the program files, but cannot find a place to put the files.
Should I move them into some kind of directory, and also do you have to overwrite any existing files?
Thanks
Assuming it is a driver problem, I could use some help. I downloaded the latest driver and unzipped it, but there are no directions about how to install it. It is just a set of files. The Readme says to insert a disc (of drivers?). I looked through the control panel and looked through the program files, but cannot find a place to put the files.
Should I move them into some kind of directory, and also do you have to overwrite any existing files?
Thanks






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You should still put in the latest plotter driver anyway.
In [Start] Printers, right click on your plotter and choose Properties from the pop-up menu. Goto the [Advanced] tab of the dialog and click [New Driver...]. In that dialog click [Have Disk] and simply browse to the hard drive folder where you have un-zipped the HP files. In there should be an OEM???HP???.inf file that you can select.
From there you should be able to just accept the defaults to have Windows update the driver for you. (or at most pick your plotter model out of the list of choices)
DesignSmith
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Is the zipped driver you have "pl532en.exe"?
Have you tried printing a DWG file?
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Maybe I should get a different plotter. What do others use with SW? Most of my drawings are D size. This one is old and if it breaks it might not be worth fixing. Unfortunately, money is tight here.
I did not try it as a dwg, but and Autocad drawing will plot ok. The problem I had with that is my SW drawing contains 8 sheets, but when I save it as a dwg it saves only the active sheet. I will need to solve that one before too long.
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With SW2005SP1.1 and WXP Pro SP1 and 2, it prints OK (using the built in drivrer from XP). I didn't test it completely but, giving the behaviour so far, I don't expect any bad surprises.
REgards
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Best Regards,
Heckler
"Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups" John Kenneth Galbraith
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Regards
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The problem now is how to fix the text and dimensions printing as solid blocks. It has been suggested here that it is the driver, but the driver is the latest one from HP.
Is there another driver that is intended for SW?
Thanks
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Good Luck
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I'd downloaded a generic HPGL-2 driver before, but can't remember where I got it.
I'm still trying to find a driver that works. In the meantime, I'm just printing on 11x17 on our regular printer to get prints to look at before sending out files to the customer.
Our Acad group has been using the HP DJ600 too much for me to try much. We've got a DJ 750 sitting waiting to be installed on the network.
David