Plot Help
Plot Help
(OP)
Hi,
I'm a Systems Administrator and I'm trying to get UG18 to plot to a Windows Plot Server. I have been told that this maybe possible using pqmgr but need to read help file. I can't get the help file open for some reason. It always says invalid path. So can someone print it for me? Or tell me how to get it open. Or explain how to use pqmgr to setup the plotter. I have an IP address for the plot server.
I'm a Systems Administrator and I'm trying to get UG18 to plot to a Windows Plot Server. I have been told that this maybe possible using pqmgr but need to read help file. I can't get the help file open for some reason. It always says invalid path. So can someone print it for me? Or tell me how to get it open. Or explain how to use pqmgr to setup the plotter. I have an IP address for the plot server.





RE: Plot Help
Also, the workstation MUST have the UGIIPQD process log in to the server_node as ADMINISTRATOR.
PLRID=PS_MONO
INTEGRITY_ID=012
DSPNM=UGIIPS
PLTVEN=POSTSCRIPT
TYPE=E
SWITCHES=/AS/MO/BS=.5X.25/D=600/AR
OUTMOD=2
COMLN=TTYA
QUENAM=\\node\printer_name
OUTDIR=/TMP
MSGLN=CONSOLE
NPENS=16
DXBET=0
STPSZ=1440
The plot help manual is in UGII_BASE_DIR\ugdoc\html_files as plotter.chm.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand
RE: Plot Help
First of all I need to print to D sized paper.
Second the UGIIPQD process does this run on the workstation or the Print Server?
RE: Plot Help
To print to D-size paper requires a real plotter that can handle the paper size. the set up is esentially the same, but you will need different values. E-mail me and I will send you the plotter setup info and the plot manual.
The UGIIPQD runs on both the workstation and a 'plot server'.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand
RE: Plot Help
RE: Plot Help
Setup the UGIIPQD on the plotter's NT. Give this a node name and configure the plotter as a device on the node.
On the UG workstation, configure the plotter to point to the network device name for the plotter.
Plot configuration for an HPGL plotter.
PLRID=HP
INTEGRITY_ID=008
DSPNM=UGIIHP
PLTVEN=HEWLETT-PACKARD
TYPE=E
MODEL=7600
SWITCHES=/2/SP=MX/NOPS/AR
OUTMOD=2
COMLN=TTYA
QUENAM=\\node_name\plot_name
OUTDIR=/TMP
MSGLN=NULL
NPENS=8
DXBET=0
STPSZ=1016
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand
RE: Plot Help
Plot setup will not change until 3rd release of UGNX. They have not released the 2nd Version of NX yet.
Run PQMGR
Start, programs, UG, UGtools,PQMGR
-qadd (enter everything in lowercase)
- qadd
- kip2000 (UG que name)
- ugiihp
- hp
- e
- 7600
- /2/sp=mw/ar
- c
- 0
- 2
- \\kip2000-1234\kip (enter the UNC path for the plotter que)
- <enter> (leave blank)
- 1016
-qmod (allows you to change que)
-qmod kip2000
-From this point on it will give you all the settings already set. Make only the changes you need.
After this you need to test the plot function in UG if it does not plot then you need to make a change to a Service.
Control Panel, Admin Tools, Services
Find the Unigraphics Plot Server (ugiipqd) Service
Right click select properties.
Go to the Log On tab
-Change from local system account to This account
-Enter a Domain Account with Print privileges
-Click apply
-Stop the service
-restart the service.
All this information above was obtained from a UG support Technician. I want to say thank you for the support here but I needed it laid out super simple. I hope this information can be of assistance to someone else.
RE: Plot Help
-Make domain account a member the local Administrator Group. (Power User Group may work, have not test)
RE: Plot Help
Thomas