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PLOT FILES

PLOT FILES

PLOT FILES

(OP)
Does anyone know how to plot a plot file?

RE: PLOT FILES

I believe you can just drag and drop the plot file onto the plotter icon in windows; or if you have express tools you can covert the .plt file to a .dwg file.

In the old DOS days you could use the following command

copy *.plt PRN

Hopes this helps.

Ken

RE: PLOT FILES

Hi,
try the freeware "goplot"
http://www.output.tmfweb.nl/

Lothar

Win NT4.0 (SP6),
ACAD 2000i (SP2), ADT 3.0 (SP3),
ACAD 2002, ADT 3.3,
OCÈ 5200

RE: PLOT FILES

I use a software program called view companion. It is $49 for a single license. You can view and print plot files and you can also convert to pdf and bunch of other file formats.

Check it out at www.softwarecompanions.com

RE: PLOT FILES

(OP)
what is the "PRN" stand for?

RE: PLOT FILES

Hi buzz,
*.prn is a plot file made by "Vector Works" for example (and more?)...
Important is the driver which was used to create this *.prn-file...
Lothar

Win NT4.0 (SP6),
ACAD 2000i (SP2), ADT 3.0 (SP3),
ACAD 2002, ADT 3.3,
OCÈ 5200

RE: PLOT FILES

(OP)
admiralkin gave a dos command of copy *.plt prn.

When i try to do that command, the command starts running but nothing happens.  I was trying to figure out, what the prn is for and where is this plot file being copied to?

RE: PLOT FILES

To print plot files from the DOS prompt:

Go to the directory where the plot files are located

if your printer is connected to the lpt1 printer port, then type in the following command:

copy *.plt lpt1

or

type in this command if printer is on a network:

copy *.plt \\servername\sharename

example:

c:\temp>copy *.plt \\engineer\hp-plotter

engineer is the name of the computer
hp-plotter is the name of the printer

hope this helps



RE: PLOT FILES

If Your printer/plotter is passed to '*.plt' file
then you can "copy xxx.plt lpt1:" - ".plt" must be produced
for Your hardware.If it is not:

if '.plt' file is hp-gl (hewlettpaccard plotter language)
you can import into coreldraw, other drawing programs, or even msword (last version). More important is what kind of
printer or plotter You have.

If You do not know what type is Your file and Your computer is mswindows, send to me file:
stefan63@abv.bg and specify type of Your printer.

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