We create a paper size (24 x 36) With AutoCAD 2000i, and Windows 2000 depending on whether you check plot upside down or not will either cut off the printing an extra inch from the edge, or run an extra inch of paper. We do not have this problem with Windows 98, of course. Is this a Bill Gates thing that is never going to be solved? On a different note, our Epson 1520 printers, don't get the resolution that they are capable of in Windows 2000 - only 720 DPI. But they can do 1440 in Windows 98. Fun, huh? What can it do in Windows XP? Can the Windows 98 drivers be used in XP or does AutoCAD have to be installed to run as if in Windows 98 to be able to use the Windows 98 driver to plot? -- ____________________ Bill DeShawn office of Gregg B. Creighton, Architect http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
The printing system of windows 2000 and XP can be the same: most of the drivers are exact the same. Each driver (each version, each different language) can have different settings (like margines) and options (like rotation) Try to find a driver that does what you want, then stick to it as long as you can, even if newer versions are availabe.
I hear you. I'm trying to stick to Windows 98 as long as I can. I haven't installed AutoCAD 2004 (ADT 2004) here yet. I'm holding on until I absolutely have to change. -- ____________________ Bill DeShawn office of Gregg B. Creighton, Architect http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn settings (like margines) and options (like rotation) you can, even if newer versions are availabe.
Did you make a PC3 file? I no longer have my old Epson 1520 to test, but I tried with a new Epson 1280, and the PC3 file allowed me to change the properties to a 1440 dpi if I changed the paper type to a photo paper. I think the same held true with the 1520. I checked this with AutoCAD 2002, and Win XP Pro. Make sure you have the correct drivers for the 430. They are different for Win 2000 and 98. Also, if you have created PC3 files, they have to be created using the operating system under which they will be used. PC3 files are operating system specific, so if you are using the same one for both operating systems, that could be your trouble. The problem you describe sounds more like your titleblock and paper are not set up properly, and also, this should be done in the Page Setup. Jack Talsky
Can you tell me more about pc3 files being operating system specific. This may be the cause of a error message that I have recieved lately. I have xp on one station and w98 on another but both running acad2002. The win98 machine cannot edit the pc3 files created by the other machine. The error message is pc3exe access denied. I thought that this was a path length problem because shortening the path to the pc3 file made the problem go away.
I made a PC3 file and hide the system printers. PC3 files were created at each machine and no PC3 file is a copy of the other. Drivers are for W98 on W98 system. Drivers are for W2K on W2K system. Title blocks are set up identically for both systems. All systems can access the same drawings. -- ____________________ Bill DeShawn office of Gregg B. Creighton, Architect http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
I believe that PC files should not be shared between computers, because the drivers for each system looks at the same printer differently. It may not be an issue, but just in case it is, I create the same PC3 file on each client. -- ____________________ Bill DeShawn office of Gregg B. Creighton, Architect http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn This may be the cause of a error message that I have recieved lately. I have xp on one station and w98 on another but both running acad2002. The win98 machine cannot edit the pc3 files created by the other machine. The error message is pc3exe access denied. I thought that this was a path length problem because shortening the path to the pc3 file made the problem go away.
