Re: Re: Re: Indexer LPT..........true plt arcs???

> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 17:31:20 -0700
> From: "RC" <asdf@...>
>Subject: Re: Re: Indexer LPT..........true plt arcs???
>
>Fred......... by the way, I am a user/owner of your Vector Cam, I use it to
>generate G code for my other cnc machine, but did not know one could use it
>also for a hpgl type controller. Now, how would I go about generating the
>cam file, do you have a special driver for this?
>

Hi Russ, sorry I don't have all our customer's handles memorized.
(VBSG very big sheepish grin)

Vector Cad only is very capable of outputting HPGL. Cam is too,
but the CAM is not required to accomplish the task.

Install a Windows printer driver that has been specifically designed for
your machine. If your machine does not have this support, often times
one of the standard HP plotters will work just fine. They are included
with all newer windows distributions (WIN98 and on). I keep the 7475A
and the 7580B installed on my system for testing. These are included
under HP when you install a standard windows printer driver.

Once the driver is installed, simply select it when you print a drawing
with Vector. Print to a file. The file is in HPGL and will probably have
a .prn rather than a .plt extension. Works just fine. Also very important
as I somewhat discussed in the earlier post, the file will only contain the
selected entities, not everything in the drawing, AND the order and
direction will be the same as that shown by pressing the Vector, simulate
button. If you use the Reorganize command you can also optimize
the cutting of the sheet.


Best Regards, Fred Smith- IMService

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