Ron: Don't have an answer except that there is hp-gl and hp-gl2. I plot and print to file and then view with no problem. Also, the hp language is a sudo standard and thus stable. The 7580 and driver combination that I use is about 20 years old. The only thing that I have found that is sensitive is the file extension. Even though its a good hpgl file the extension has to be one that is recognized by the reader.
Anyway, I am loading a new CAD system today and my first check as always is plot, print and view. I'll create a couple of test cases and send them to you. Steve I. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At 04:51 PM 4/7/00 -0700, Ron Anthony wrote: >Steve, > >There is some confusion here, (and in the file conversion world) about HPGL >which technically is a graphic language for the HP printers, and HP plotter >files. Bob's technique works for plotters or PLT type files. I tried an >HPGL dummy printer and none of my programs could view it. > >Now that we have it worked out for plotters, let's try HPGL. > >++ron > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Steve Irick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Steve Lelievre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sundial Mailing list >Sundial <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 12:10 PM >Subject: Re: DXF to HP plotter conversions > > >> Steve: >> >> I just finished (gave up) evaluating several hpgl viewers. I found none >to >> equal or even close to the quality of the hpgl... translator to PowerPnt, >> Word, etc. The first time I view these in a program I check to make sure >> that it dosen't automatically stretch to fill the frame, which causes >> distortion. I use this routinely but, decided to check the viewers >because >> I sometimes get tired of chasing the Windows xxx changes. >> >> An overall solution (only if the program has the output of course) is CGM >> (smart plotting), then it wouldn't matter what plotter or program. >> >> Email me the hpgl plot file and I'll run it through my process. >> (when Bob mentioned 7585, I said; that mine too. I wiped the dust off of >> the bat file and its 7580) >> >> I'll mention this just in case its related. There is one plotting >> (printing to be correct) problem that I have and I haven't figured out the >> cause. I have been going along fine for a long time with my 2D CAD and >> Epson printer. Very good color, very sharp lines and pretty much orients >> the picture as I see it. Then I loaded 98, several answering machine >> programs, PS and Ill, digital camera prgms, etc. Every one of these put >in >> a sudo printer. Now I can't get a decent CAD print. I tried a new HP, it >> wouldn't even load. A project for the rainy days. >> >> Steve I >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> At 11:42 AM 4/7/00 -0300, Steve Lelievre wrote: >> >All, >> > >> >I too have tried Bob's method of diverting HPGL printout to a file. I >then >> >used an HPGL viewer to look at the resultant diagram.There's something >odd >> >which I don't understand: The original diagram uses several line width, >the >> >plot file lines all look the same. Also, the original diagram has neatly >> >aligned Times New Roman text, in the HPGL plot it is not angled correctly >> >and the font is wrong. >> > >> >Rather than loading your mailboxes with big attachments, I've posted >screen >> >snaps of the HPGL plot and the original DeltaCad drawing at >> >http://www.glinx.com/~srgl/review >> > >> >(Ignore the differences in colours, I'm only worried about the shapes) >> > >> >Does anybody know why the differences occur? I though it might be a bug >or >> >other limitation of the viewer I was using, so I downloaded a second >viewer. >> >Both viewers give the same results. >> > >> >The newer viewer said the file is HPGL rather than HPGL2. Would that be a >> >consequence of choosing HP 7585A as the printer type, or is the viewer >> >wrong? >> > >> >Thanks, Steve >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
