Plotting drawings with images...

....I am plotting drawings to file (.plt) format and finding that if the
drawings contain any kind of image (.jpg, .bmp, .tif) the plotter
(hp1050c) will stop plotting the file (.plt) when it encounters the
image portion of the drawing.

Is this a setting somewhere or driver path etc..??

 

We need more info, Curtis.

What version of AutoCAD? What's your operating system? What are your system
details? If you plot directly to the HP, do you have the same problem?

 

Hey, thanks for the quick reply...
We are using LDD 2000i, windows 2000 professional, and my pc is a p4, 1.5ghz,
256 ram. This only occurs while from file, plotting direct is fine.

 

I am checking the plot to file box in the plot dialog window to create the
plot file. After creating the plot file I am using a copy command in the
command prompt window to sent the PLT file to the lpt port I configured the
plotter to...

 

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You are forgetting the "/b" switch (copy /b filename portname).

Better forget the whole DOS copy method and use a Windows tool that does the
spooling for you. My free GoPlot for instance (download:
http://members.lycos.nl/goplot)

Govert

 

Thank you!!!!! That was it...