Dave McGuire wrote: > On Oct 21, 2008, at 1:40 PM, Joerg wrote: >> Nowadays some CAD SW defaults to bitmaps instead of vector for text. >> Probably because of a declining acceptance of vector-graphic import >> into >> text docs. Or maybe because nobody uses plotters anymore. I still >> remember the mess when a client's engineer tried to unclog one of >> those >> dinosaurs. At the end of the day his brand new shirt was ruined, >> permanantly stained with ink splatters. His wife was not enthused. > > Bunk! Lots of people still use vector plotters; I see them all > the time. Large-format ink jet plotters (still called "plotters" > even though they're not vector devices) have replaced some of them, > but not all. These large ink jet devices are currently huge > sellers. There are dozens of them, both pen and ink jet, in my > backwater town alone! (I know this because a company I do some work > for repairs them) > > But, from your comments regarding unclogging, I'm assuming you're > talking about ink jet plotters, as pen plotters almost exclusively > use felt tip pens which don't clog. The suggestion that ink jet > plotters have fallen into disuse is even more absurd. >
Well, let's put it that way: I have a lot of clients and the last time I saw any kind of large plotter at a company doing electronics was either 1993 or 1994. AFAIK out here the only guys still using large vector-based plotters are the vinyl cutters in the advertising business. If folks like me or companies need a huge schematic they email it over to places like Kinko's and somebody picks it up after lunch break. Do you know if HP still produces plotters? -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
