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Jeff Snyder
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 Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:26 am Post subject: .PLT Files |
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I know it has been asked and answered before, but does anyone have advice on how to print a .plt file? I used to be able to do this with my old plotter and Microspot GraphPak, but now use an HP 800ps with postscript.
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John Cruet
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Location: Guilford, CT
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Microspot X-rip can create .plt files in pretty much the same manner that GraphicPak did.
You can upgrade to X-rip from Graphic Pak.
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lavardera
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Jeff, try using the old powerplot send plot utility to download the file to the plotter in classic. Remember to select the plotter in classic with the chooser.
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Jeff Snyder
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys. Plt files are very infrequent, but come my way once in a while. I cannot find the old Microspot software disk at this point, and it is not worth buying a copy of Microspot X-rip for this. I was hoping for a simple solution to print a.plt file.
Sounds like the simple solution is to ask the sender to get a copy of Adobe Acrobat and send a .pdf file.
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John Cruet
Joined: 30 Apr 2004
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Location: Guilford, CT
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Jeff Snyder wrote: | Thanks guys. Plt files are very infrequent, but come my way once in a while. I cannot find the old Microspot software disk at this point, and it is not worth buying a copy of Microspot X-rip for this. I was hoping for a simple solution to print a.plt file.
Sounds like the simple solution is to ask the sender to get a copy of Adobe Acrobat and send a .pdf file.
Thanks,
Jeff Snyder |
That works just fine IF the sender has a awy to print a .pdf file.
A client of mine who runs Windows and an HP 650C plotter doesn't have a clue as to how to print a .pdf file. If he did, I'd be in seventh heaven! I would NOT have to send him a .dwg file and hope the output even comes close to what it does on my system.
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F700ES
Joined: 23 Apr 2004
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| John Cruet wrote: | | Jeff Snyder wrote: | Thanks guys. Plt files are very infrequent, but come my way once in a while. I cannot find the old Microspot software disk at this point, and it is not worth buying a copy of Microspot X-rip for this. I was hoping for a simple solution to print a.plt file.
Sounds like the simple solution is to ask the sender to get a copy of Adobe Acrobat and send a .pdf file.
Thanks,
Jeff Snyder |
That works just fine IF the sender has a awy to print a .pdf file.
A client of mine who runs Windows and an HP 650C plotter doesn't have a clue as to how to print a .pdf file. If he did, I'd be in seventh heaven! I would NOT have to send him a .dwg file and hope the output even comes close to what it does on my system. |
Then he is a moron JC  Have him download Acrobat reader (most likely already on his computer) and then print it. As a PC user I find that the 95% market share get over 100% of the idiots  . |
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John Cruet
Joined: 30 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| F700ES wrote: | | Then he is a moron JC Have him download Acrobat reader (most likely already on his computer) and then print it. As a PC user I find that the 95% market share get over 100% of the idiots . |
You may think him a moron, but I talked to him at some length today.
He runs an HP 650C, and he can plot the PDF on his plotter but cannot format it to plot at 24 x 36.
I'm going to try to do this on my system through VPC, and see how it works.
Anyhow, I might be able to pass that up no matter what. The latest PowerCadd translator can assign colors to line weights, and his system is set up to read/write line weights in this manner. I'll work with that and see how it goes.
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F700ES
Joined: 23 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| John Cruet wrote: | | F700ES wrote: | | Then he is a moron JC Have him download Acrobat reader (most likely already on his computer) and then print it. As a PC user I find that the 95% market share get over 100% of the idiots . |
You may think him a moron, but I talked to him at some length today.
He runs an HP 650C, and he can plot the PDF on his plotter but cannot format it to plot at 24 x 36.
I'm going to try to do this on my system through VPC, and see how it works.
Anyhow, I might be able to pass that up no matter what. The latest PowerCadd translator can assign colors to line weights, and his system is set up to read/write line weights in this manner. I'll work with that and see how it goes. |
Well  you left that part out (or just found out). I used to have one of those(HP 650) at former job, it was a good plotter in it's day. I thought you meant he had no idea on how to open and print (seems like a few other did here too ). Does he have updated HP drivers? How about the latest version of Acrobat. They are on version 6 BTW. I would tell him to look at those 2 items 1st. He might have to make a custom sheet in the printer properties box. |
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