plotting plt files

how can i do it?

 

Assuming your plotter is connected to LPT1, and the plotter/printer
understands the language the plt file is in (they can vary depending
on the printer the plt file was generated for.)

On the command line:
Copy filename.plt lpt1:

or for network printers:
copy filename.plt \\server\myplotter


There are some programs that will do the same, but I"m not familiar
with them.

-Tim

 

my plotter is an HP 750c plus & it is run through a network server. I looked
in the acad help files & it seems that 2000i express tools has a lisp to use
LPT2DWG. however I get an error stating that my hp-gl version is not
supported. I am at a loss

 

I think the Express Tool you're thinking of is intended to convert an HPGL
file to a DWG file, not to plot it. Further, it works only with old-style
HPGL files, while most newer HP (and a number of others) use HP/GL2, a
different dialect.

For a software solution to send PLT files to your plotter, do a Google
search for GOPLOT. Be aware, however, that PLT is a *naming* convention
only, and not a fixed file format. If the PLT file wasn't created for your
specific plotter, even GOPLOT won't be of much use.
___

 

if you wanna check, whether the PLoT file is formatted in HP-GL or
HP-GL/2, check with an appropriate plot viewer as e.g. fine SPLOT:
http://www.swplot.com/

N.

 

I couldn't care less ... but perhaps the OP will find this useful.

 

the correct link is: http://www.output.tmfweb.nl/GoPlot.html
an alternative is PrintFile: http://www.lerup.com/printfile/
seems that the site is down, at least currently.

N.