Hi Ron and Deltacaders: I followed your step-by-step instructions for creating a plt file of my drawing from a DeltaCad file (see below). I made a floppy disk of my drawing in plt and took it to my print shop and they plotted a bond test copy for me. I was very pleased to see that the print came out quite well, everything that is, except the numerals and lettering!
They told me some alteration of my DeltaCad file must have occured when I changed it into a plt file, but were not certain what caused this to happen. (They only have experience with AutoCad, not DeltaCad). I'm wondering if anyone else on the List has followed your file conversion instructions and then atempted to have prints made and if they got the same results as I did? The print shop told me that they also accept tif. files which might solve the problem. They told me that the type of plotters they have are DesignJet 650c and 750c or OCE 9800, if this helps. any thoughts? John Carmichael Ron wrote: >All, > >I tried Bob Terwilliger's method for creating HP plotter files from DeltaCad >and it works well with DeltaCAD and Windows 98. Windows 95 should not be too >different. To get to the "add printer" wizard: From the START button, >select SETTINGS, PRINTER, and then ADD PRINTER. > >Once the printer is added per Bob's instruction: > >1. Start DeltaCAD > >2. Get a drawing into DeltaCAD by one of the following ways: > . Creating a drawing. > . Import a DXF file > . Load a pre-existing DeltaCAD drawing. > . Run a macro to create one. > >3. Select the PRINTER SETUP option under the FILE menu. > >4. Select the HP 7585A printer. > >5. Select the PRINT option under the FILE menu. > >6. Say OK to the PRINT dialog box > >7. In the PRINT TO FILE dialog box, select a filename to save the drawing >to. IMPORTANT: CHANGE the extention on the filename to >PLT. Click OK > >8. The file will be created as a HP Plotter file. > >This file is useable as an HP plotter file. I tested this file by importing >into 2 different CAD programs and the only change was that in both it turned >the drawing 90 degrees. > >This all sounds harder than it is. I encourage you to try it out if you >need a PLT formated file. > >Thanks Bob. > >++ron > > > > > > >
