Hi,
I'm trying to send my V8 plots directly to an HP 500 DesignJet plotter from a standalone laptop computer using the HPGL2 driver. This has previously worked fine when I had a cable connecting the parallel port on a standalone desktop computer to the plotter. Now, I'm using a laptop without a parallel port and must use a USB cable to connect to the plotter.
Here's how I have the HPGL2.PLT file edited:
default_outFile/auto_overwrite= "USB001"
(removed semicolon at beginning of line)
Previously, this worked great when I had "lpt1" at the end of the line and sent the plot via a parallel port on another computer.
I do see a comment at the bottom on the screen in MicroStation that states "finished creating print USB001".
How can I get the plots to be sent out directly to the plotter rather than creating plot files to be sent out later? Thanks very much for any help with this.
Rob
Instead of using default_outFile/auto_overwrite for that, you might want to check out sysprinter/name... instead (see attached from Help > Contents).
Hi Phil,
Thanks for your help. I inserted the following two lines into the HPGL2.PLT file:
;sends plot directly to plotter
sysprinter/name="HP DesignJet 500 42+HPGL2 Card"
I placed these lines directly above the ;default_extension/auto_incExt = '000' line.
Now, I get an information box that pops up in V8 when I try to load the HPGL2.PLT driver that states:
"unable to access system printer [HP DesignJet 500 42 + HPGL2 Card]"
Any suggestions? Thanks.