Also in the case of a "plotter" the printing was/is done via a series of physical pens which are picked from a caddy. So you are limited to the physical colours and line thicknesses of the pens. Great for line drawings such as plans but not for graphic design or photos.
--- In [email protected], "snap75015" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "darrylcameron" <darrylcameron@> wrote: > > > > What's the difference between a printer and a plotter? > > > > I see ads for the DJ Z-series and some call them printers and some call them plotters. Are > > they both the same? > > > > Thanks again! > > > Yes the original term for a CAD printer was a plotter as in plot the grid of bitmap. > > In the evolution many if not most engineers kept the word plotter for the device. For CAD > you can still say plotter, but for photo printers , well they are still a type of plotter but we > prefer the term printer. > > The Z series are printers, although with the HCL PLGu3 option or whatever it's called is > actually going to plot the CAD on the same printer. That's where the confusion can come > from! > ------------------------------------ Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
