We have a printer driver for the HP Laserjet 5000 PS that we have been using for ages for 11"x17" format printing of 22"x34" sheets (commonly called quarter size printing). It was setup based on the actual printed page's size, working in conert with our batchprint border to produce exact scaled prints using layout settings = "maximize" and offset = 0,0
The page size in the PLT driver is this:
size=(10.75,16.75)/num=4/off=(0.25,0.24)/name=11x17
Now my plots are not coming out to scale, roughly 95% too small.has anything changed in Ustn in recent times (To XM) that would add more margin space to the printed area?
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; ========================================================================= ; = = ; = Palmer Engineering, Cincy Office = ; = HP5000n Print Driver = ; = Should be used with Pen table - Date1.tbl = ; = = ; =========================================================================
; Postscript monochrome example Plotter Configuration file
; ; $Logfile: I:/mgds/plot/pltcfg/pscript.plv $ ; $Workfile: pscript.plt $ ; $Revision: 6.3 $ ; If you change this file, please do not disturb the above source control ; information. It will prove useful in the event that a future release ; changes this file.
num_pens = 255 ; required record, must precede any "pen" records. Vector_color_mode=grayscale change_pen = both ; options are color, weight, level or both model = postscript ; plotter model number driver = pscript ; MDL driver to use rotate=cw ; clockwise rotation ;autocenter ; Automatically center plot on page ;border/pen=1/filename/time/NOOUTLINE ; leave this out for no border ;end_plot=eject ; Forces a page eject on printer default_extension/auto_incExt = '000' ; default extension for plotfiles rtlsupport=1 rtl_max_plane=3 rtl_min_graylevel=65 ; ; To configure a default output file name comment out the default_extension ; line above and uncomment this line. "lpt1" may be substituted with any ; desired filename - e.g. "$(MS_PLTFILES)plotfile.000" default_outFile/auto_overwrite = "\\PEcinfs1\HP5100"
communication = (eol1=13,eol2=0) ; communication = (handshake=0,baud=9600,par=none,data=8,stop=1) ; This configuration file contains the necessary records for English ; and metric resolutions. English units are used by default. To use ; the metric setting, comment out all lines in the ENGLISH section and ; uncomment the RESOLUTION and SIZE lines in the METRIC section. The ; SIZE records define the plotting area of the page.
; ENGLISH resolution and SIZE records size=(10.75,16.75)/num=4/off=(0.25,0.24)/name=11x17 ; leave room for border ;resolution(IN)=(0.003333333333333333,0.003333333333333333) ;300DPI resolution(IN)=(0.001666666666666666,0.001666666666666666) ;600DPI
; Metric resolution and SIZE records ;size=(270,420)/num=4/off=(12,12)/name=TABLOID ; leave room for border ;resolution(MM)=(0.08466666666666666,0.08466666666666666); 300DPI
;THE FOLLOWING DETERMINES THE COLORS OF THE LINES ;PEN(0)=(144-239,241-255)/RGB ( 0, 0, 0) ; Plots Black ;PEN(2)=(36) /RGB (255,255,255) ; Plots White ;Refer to plotter color chart for colors of hues
PEN(1)=(1-39) /RGB ( 0, 0, 0) ; Plots Black PEN(2)=(40) /RGB (220,220,220) ; LIGHT GRAY PEN(3)=(41) /RGB (200,200,200) ; PEN(4)=(42) /RGB (190,190,190) ; PEN(5)=(43) /RGB (165,165,165) ; PEN(6)=(44) /RGB (140,140,140) ; PEN(7)=(45) /RGB (130,130,130) ; PEN(8)=(46) /RGB (100,100,100) ; DARK GRAY PEN(9)=(47-130)/RGB ( 0, 0, 0) ; Plots Black PEN(10)=(131-132)/RGB (140,140,140) ; - odot v8 Minor Contours PEN(11)=(133) /RGB (165,165,165) ; Plots Dark Grey - odot v8 Major Contours PEN(12)=(140-253) /RGB ( 0, 0, 0) PEN(13)=(254-255)/RGB (255,255,255) ; Plots White - For TextWash MDL
; Stroke_tolerance determines tolerance for arcs and circles. Value is ; between 0 and 10 with 10 being the greater tolerance. Larger values ; also create larger plot files. stroke_tolerance=10
; The style records define how the design file line codes (styles) ; are to be plotted. Values are in plotter units (resolutions). ; Values determine pen down/up movements, where (10,28) for a dot ; pattern leaves the pen down for 10 units and up for 28 units. The ; /nohardware switch causes software stroking with these values. ; This example has the /nohardware option commented ; out, so the printer will draw the styles.
style(1)=(6,18) /nohardware ;style = dot style(2)=(30,30) /nohardware ;style = med dash style(3)=(60,35) /nohardware ;style = long dash style(4)=(60,35,20,35) /nohardware ;style = dot-dash style(5)=(18,23) /nohardware ;style = short dash style(6)=(60,20,8,20,8,20) /nohardware ;style = dash-dot-dot style(7)=(60,20,25,20) /nohardware ;style = long dash - short dash
; The weight line determines the number of strokes to use with each weight. ; The first position defines weight 0, second weight 1, third weight 2 and ; so on up to weight 31. To increase or decrease the number of stokes per ; weight, change the number in that position.
;MS line widths=0,1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,13 weight_strokes=(1.8,4.2,7.8,10.8,13.8,16.8,19.8,22.8,25.8,28.8,31.8) ;half-sizE ODOT ;weight_strokes=(3.6,8.4,15.6,21.6,27.6,33.6,39.6,45.6,51.6,57.6,63.6) ;FULL-sizE ODOT
;=======================================================================# ; PENTABLE Record # ; Substitute the name of a pentable file to be loaded when this # ; driver is selected. # ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
pentable=Date1.tbl
; The record, hardware_raster, can be used to plot raster element ; types 87 and 88. Only black and white plots can be output. ; Color raster elements will be converted to black during plot creation. hardware_raster/resolution=300
; for dense filling pen_width(1)=2
linecap = 0 ; 0=butt, 1=round, 2=square linejoin = 2 ; 0=mitered, 1=round, 2=bevel miter_limit = 1.415 ; larger values mean longer spikes ; 1=none, 1.415=90deg, 2=60deg, 10=11deg etc.
; Construction/active points are not plotted by default. Uncomment the ; next line if you want points plotted. Points are plotted 0.1 cm dia. ; point_size = .1
; largest_polygon is used only for element filling. The value defines ; the point at which software filling takes over in place of hardware ; filling. The value relates to number of vertices used to draw the ; element. largest_polygon=1400
For many reasons such as this I use modified pdf.pltcfg files which print directly to postscript printers or create temp pdf and open pdf reader to print using windows drivers to non-postscript printers. See this Google search for my other threads on the subject. It is easier to always print full-size pdf and scale print using pdf reader.
HTH - Roy