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ProE & Windows Print Manager

ProE & Windows Print Manager

ProE & Windows Print Manager

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Is it possible to create a mapkey in ProE that would include choosing a specific printer in Windows Print Manager? If so how?

Wildfire 2.0

Thanks!

-Art

RE: ProE & Windows Print Manager

Art,

Just like recording any mapkey .. start the recorder.. choose a name for it and make all the picks that you want..  to set your print parameters... be it default printer or to jpeg.... all pages etc... now if it is print to jpeg or a file.. and it the first time.. thats fine... but if the file exist already then you need 2 mapkeys.. one for maiden and one for overwrite.. because that warning window will pop up when you overwrite something...same applys for iges/step output in model

you might not really need 2 ... but you want the want that goes around the overwrite at least.. I'd have to to and see if it will fly on a 1st output

anywho... then I'd save the mapkey under the name you choose, just the single mapkey.. and test it again make sure it works the way you want then copy and paste it into your config.pro file..then you can delete the mapkeyname.pro file.. it's a few extra steps but in the long run it will save you some hassles... put a remark like a !******  my printer  ***  the ! is the start of a remark

I use notpad and you may want to associate .pro files with it in windows explorer.. while ProE will categorize config settings in Pro .. it lumps mapkeys all together.

From one cam person to another ... you using Pro/Man or  another system?

RE: ProE & Windows Print Manager

I don't think this is a solution to his problem.
I've tried creating mapkeys for the standard plot sizes, and it only partially works.
We print A & B size plots on our printer, and C and larger plots on the large format plotter.
When you record all of the steps (changing margins, setting plot size, printer, paper size, etc.) It appears to record everything fine. When you go and use the mapkey though, it goes thru the config steps, but stops at the print window, and you have to select the printer, paper size, etc.
I've tried numerous times with the same results.

David

RE: ProE & Windows Print Manager

Create a printer configuration file for the exact print job(s) you want.  Then create mapkey(s) that use these pcf files.  I have one called postb to get B size output from our postscript printer, posta to get A size output and a third called PLOT to plot full size to our plotter.  They all use the windows print manager.

RE: ProE & Windows Print Manager

dgallup,

Could you post the A & B PCF files so I can cut and paste? I know I'll need to change certain keywords, but it will serve as a template.

RE: ProE & Windows Print Manager

plotter POSTSCRIPT
button_name POSTA
button_help Plots A size to HP 5000 with multiple copy option
plot_drawing_format YES default
plot_segmented NO default
plot_roll_media NO default
plot_handshake NO default
plot_label NO default
create_separate_files NO default
plot_with_panzoom YES default
rotate_plotting NO default
allow_file_naming YES
plot_names YES
interface_quality 3 default
plot_destination file_and_printer default
plotter_command windows_print_manager \\AB\HP8000
pen_table_file G:\solid\drw_files\postscript20.pnt
plot_sheets all default
paper_size_allowed A B
paper_size A default
plot_clip NO default
plot_area NO default


plotter POSTSCRIPT
button_name POSTB
button_help Plots B size output to HP 8000
plot_drawing_format YES default
plot_segmented NO default
plot_roll_media NO default
plot_handshake NO default
plot_label NO default
create_separate_files NO default
plot_with_panzoom YES default
rotate_plotting NO default
allow_file_naming YES
plot_name YES
interface_quality 3 default
plot_destination file_and_printer default
plotter_command windows_print_manager \\AB\HP8000
pen_table_file G:\solid\drw_files\postscript20.pnt
plot_sheets all default
paper_size_allowed B A
paper_size B default
plot_clip NO default
plot_area NO default
!landscape_postscript_print yes default
plot_access create

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