plotting from MC9.1

[Jody]

Does anyone plot to an Hp plotter with Mastercam 9.1 and win 2000 pro? We have a designjet 500 with HPGL2, when I try to plot it always prints an 8.5 x 11.0 sheet even when I change the settings to print a 24 x 36 sheet. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks

Jody

[KCollins]

are you changing the settings on the windows driver or just the preview settings in mastercam?

[Jody]

I will bring in the print, then go screen, next menu, plot. change win driver to Y then the print window opens, i change the printer to the designjet then go to basic setup tab and change the paper size to 24 x 36. click print, select, all, entities, done. then Do it.

 

if i go into chg params before or after i click do it the the paper size is set back to 8.5 x 11.0

 

Jody

[Patternmaker]

Under Screen- Configure- Plotter Settings, is Use Windows Driver checked on?

[Jody]

no it was not on so i tried with it on. same thing happens.

 

thanks

[BernieT]

I don't have exactly the same set-up and we print to a older HP plotter. On ours there is 2 places to set the print size, one says 'Aplication size' the other is 'paper size'

 

HTH

[robk]

jagourley ,

 

Try this....

Orientation Landscape

Page size E-34x44 in.

Paper Source 36 in. Roll

No Scaling

In Advanced settings process the document "in computer"

[Jody]

I did change both setting for the paper size.

 

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In Advanced settings process the document "in computer"

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I don't have that exact choice. I have under Document processing the choice of (Maximum performance or avoid out of memory) I have tried both of the settings. they both printed as if it was a letter size paper.

 

I think that some how MC or win loses the settings that I change as soon as I press the print button. I can go back into chg params and the settings will be back to the letter size paper.

I dont remember having this problem when I plotted from mc when I had win 98.

 

thanks

Jody

[Patternmaker]

Jody

 

Did you update your driver when you updated to 2000 pro ? I use 2000 pro, MC 9.1 and a Designjet 430 and it works fine.

 

Tim

[Jody]

patternmaker,

i thought that i had all the updated drivers and i did download them a few weeks ago. i just never installed them. it works good now

 

thanks for the help guys.

 

Jody(dumbass)

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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Jody(dumbass)

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Now, Now, don't be too hard on yourself. The devil is in the details you know. I know I've missed the obvious on a few occasions.

 

Glad the forum was able to help.