//MAINMENU
The information in this dialog box, and in the
five others that you can access from here,
relates to the plotter selected at the top.
To change the plotter selected, scroll through
the list of configuration files. When you click
on one, that plotter's full name appears above.
To add a customized plotter configuration, choose
an existing configuration file as a default, make
your changes and then click on OK. The next
dialog box asks you to name your new file.
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Number of Copies
Enter the number of copies you want from each
AutoCAD Plot command.
Print Quality
Select a quality level, or accept the plotter's
default. Higher quality output takes longer to
plot. Not all options are available for all
plotters.
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To define pen attributes,
select Pens ...
To add annotations to the plot,
select Annotations ...
To define your drawing's orientation on the media,
select Media Options ...
To avoid clipped plots or clip warnings,
choose Advanced Media Options ...
To see the plotter's current media and I/O status,
select Plotter status ...
(not available for all plotters)
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//PENATTR
This dialog box lets you define pen attributes for
the pen numbers you specify. Most pen plotters
have eight pens, numbered 1 through 8, which will
be activated as the following pen numbers defined
here: 1 through 8, 9 through 16, etc. Inkjet
plotters have no physical pens, but attributes
you define here will be assigned to "logical
pens".
To change the number of the pen you are defining,
click on the arrows on the bar below the pen
number, or enter the number in the box.
To have your specification apply to all pens,
click "Apply to all pens".
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Plot Merge Control
(inkjet plotters only; applies to all pens)
Select "Lines Overwrite" to make intersecting
areas show only the last entity plotted.
Select "Lines Merge" to make intersecting areas
all lines and fills. This setting will apply
only if Merge is OFF on the plotter. If Merge
is ON on the plotter, it overrides this setting.
Halftoning ...
(HP DesignJet 650C only)
Click here to access the Halftoning dialog box.
For an explanation of halftoning, click on Help
in that dialog box.
Line End
Select the shape for line ends. Round ends
are recommended for most AutoCAD plots.
Line Join
Select the shape for line joins. Round joins
are recommended for most AutoCAD plots.
Fill
Select a fill pattern. It will apply to TRACEs,
PLINEs, DONUTs and ELLIPSEs. Raster Pattern
means the pattern whose filename is currently
selected on the right. This setting will apply
only if Pen Settings/Palette is set to "from
software" on the plotter.
Spacing, Angle, Shade
These specifications apply to the fill option
currently selected above.
Raster Patterns (inkjet plotters only)
The files named on the right contain some pre-
defined patterns which you can choose as your
fill selection.
To apply a raster pattern, first select Raster
Pattern from the Fill options. The highlighted
filename is the current one. To change it:
o either click on another in the list displayed
o or click on Change to select from files in a
different directory.
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//ANNOTATE
This dialog box enables you to define text or
crop marks to be plotted:
o in addition to the drawing
o by pen number 7 (default black 2.54 mm)
o on all plots using this configuration file.
Text annotation is plotted at the bottom of
portrait-loaded media and at the left of
landscape-loaded media. Crop marks are plotted
at the corners of the plotting area.
IMPORTANT: Annotations shift your plot by
12.5 mm (0.5 in), which is not included in the
width and height specification in the PLOT
command.
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Drawing File
Select to include the drawing filename and
pathname.
Plot Date/Time
Select to include the date and time the plot
began.
Driver Name
Select to include the driver name, plotter model
and configuration filename.
Crop Marks
Select to include crop marks at the corners of
the plotting area.
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//PAPEROR
This dialog box lets you make sure that your
drawing is plotted in the correct orientation on
the media.
1) Identify which of the eight pictures matches
your requirement.
o Is your on-screen image:
- landscape (width > height)?
... then left column
- portrait (width < height)?
... then right column
o Is the orientation of the media loaded in
your plotter:
- landscape?
- portrait?
o Where do you want the biggest margin?
(Pen plotters only)
o Where do you want the origin?
2) Click on the correct picture.
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//PAPERADV
This dialog box helps you avoid clipped plots.
1) Identify whether AutoCAD's "Scaled to fit"
option (in the Plot Configuration window) is
ON or OFF.
2) If it is OFF, decide whether you want to be
warned on-screen that your plot will be
clipped. Click on the appropriate box.
If it is ON, AutoCAD's standard estimate of
the plotting area may not be correct for your
plotter. To scale to fit the real plotting
area, choose "Don't clip. Adjust to media"
(not operational with all plotters). If you
don't choose this, you can decide whether you
want to be warned on-screen that your plot
will be clipped. Click on one of the three
boxes.
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Plotter Margins
For plotters with an expanded margin feature,
click on either OFF or ON, to match the current
setting on the plotter.
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//STATUS
This dialog box shows the current status of the
plotter - media loaded, lever/window raised,
plotter ready/not ready, etc.
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1) In the "Plotter connected to:" scroll bar,
select the port to which the plotter is
physically connected.
IMPORTANT. Any change you make here does NOT
change the interface settings in AutoCAD. If
you want to change AutoCAD's settings, use
CONFIG.
2) If you want to see the latest status, click on
"Get Status". (The status is NOT monitored
continuously.)
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Media loaded
The dimensions of the media currently loaded in
the plotter.
Baud Rate, Parity
The serial interface settings are ONLY FOR
GETTING THE PLOTTER'S STATUS IN THIS DIALOG BOX.
The initial settings are the defaults for this
plotter.
IMPORTANT: If you have several configuration
(.CFG) files for the same plotter model, then
changing these parameters here changes them for
all those files.
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//RENDATTR
This dialog box lets you set the render attributes
for the current configuration (.CFG) file, as
displayed at the top, and produce a rendered plot
for the current view.
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1) You must first have configured AutoCAD to use
"P386 AutoDesk Device Interface" as the hard-
copy rendering driver. To do this, use
RCONFIG, as explained in HP_R12.DOC.
You MUST use the same configuration (.CFG)
file here and in RCONFIG.
2) Set the attributes in this window.
3) Click on OK to output the rendered plot.
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Render Type
Smooth = smooth ON (slower, but smoother
surfaces)
Facet = smooth OFF (faster, but less smooth
surfaces)
Media Size
Click on either inches or millimeters and then
specify the width and height of the media to be
used in the plotter for rendered output.
The size you specify here is also used as the
default in HPMPLOT.
Position of Rendered Plot on Media
Specify the bottom left and top right corners
(1st and 2nd respectively) of the image to be
rendered.
The units are as under Page Size, and the X and
Y co-ordinates are with reference to the bottom
left corner of the page.
Render to File
To send the rendered output to a file rather
than to the plotter, select Render to File
and specify the filename in the window that
appears. If Render to File is already
selected, then to change the filename, click
on Filename.
CAUTION: The file could be as large as 20 MB,
especially with a large page size.
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//MERGED
This dialog box lets you prepare a plot where the
image in one viewport in the paper space is to be
rendered, while the rest are to be plotted
normally. (MPLOT stands for mixed plot).
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1) You must first have configured AutoCAD to use
"P386 AutoDesk Device Interface" as the hard-
copy rendering driver. To do this, use
RCONFIG, as explained in HP_R12.DOC.
You MUST use the same configuration (.CFG)
file here and in RCONFIG.
2) Identify the plotter for which you are setting
up this mixed plot. The plotter under Device
and Default Information is the current one.
To change it, click on Device and Default
Selection. The list of plotters is as
specified in the CONFIG command.
3) Change the parameters as required.
4) Select a viewport to render.
5) Click on OK to output the plot.
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Media Size
Click on either inches or millimeters and then
specify the width and height of the media to be
used in the plotter. The default is as
specified in HPRENDER.
What to Plot
Choose whether the area to be plotted is:
o Display: as displayed on screen.
o Extents: as defined by the extents of the
drawing.
o Limits: as defined by the LIMITS variable.
Hide Lines
Select this if you don't want hidden lines to
be plotted.
Render Type
Smooth = smooth ON (slower, but smoother
surfaces)
Facet = smooth OFF (faster, but less smooth
surfaces)
To File
To send the output to a file rather than to the
plotter, select To File and specify the filename
in the window that appears. If To File is
already selected, then to change the filename,
click on Filename.
CAUTION: The file could be as large as 20 MB,
especially with a large paper size.
Scale
If you want the drawing to be plotted to the
same scale as specified in the drawing, leave
this as 1 to 1.
To plot to a enlarged scale, make the Plotted
Units greater than the Drawing Units; vice versa
for a reduced scale.
If you want the drawing to be scaled to fit the
media size specified above, choose Plot to Fit.
Viewport to Render
Click on Select and then select the relevant
viewport in AutoCAD.
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//SELDEVICE
Click on the plotter for which you are setting up
a merged plot. The list is as specified in the
CONFIG command. You must choose the plotter
that uses the same .CFG file as the one selected
in HPCONFIG and in RCONFIG.
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Save Defaults To File
Click on this if you want to save the
current merged plot configuration (except the
Viewport ID) to a file, to be used again.
Get Defaults From File
Click on this if you want to get from file a
previously saved merged plot configuration
(except the Viewport ID).
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//PRINTOP
Halftoning refers to the appearance of vectors
drawn by the plotter in all colors EXCEPT the
seven primary plotter colors: red, green, blue,
cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
THE MODEL A VERSION OF THE HP DESIGNJET 650C
(product numbers C2858A and C2859A) implements
only one halftoning option ("pattern") and there-
fore users of those models have no use for this
dialog box.
THE MODEL B VERSION OF THE HP DESIGNJET 650C
(product numbers C2858B and C2859B) implements as
a default "scatter" halftoning, and offers
"pattern" halftoning as an option. You can
experiment between the two, but scatter is likely
to give better results in most circumstances.
To see the current plotter default setting, use
the plotter's front panel to find Pen Settings /
Halftone. The factory default is scatter.
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BENEFITS OF SCATTER (BEST IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES):
o The texture of many colored areas is more
consistent.
o Small text printed in light colors is easier
to read.
CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN PATTERN MAY BE PREFERABLE:
o When an HP-GL/2 plot contains a very large
number of different colors in one pass of the
plotter's print cartridges.
o When scatter creates jagged lines and less
sharp edges.
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