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AutoCAD

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Driver

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Configuration

Click on

, in the top left corner and

select Print and then select

Manage Plotters

1.

Double-click on the .PC3 file of the printer to open the Plotter
Configuration Editor.

Navigate to the “Device and Document Settings” tab at the top.

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Summary of Contents for AutoCAD Driver

Page 1: ...AutoCAD Driver ...

Page 2: ...est Software 16 Put Pen and Media Info into File 16 Prompt at plot time 16 Machine 16 Status 17 Plot Identification 17 Requester User Name 18 Job Number 18 Description 18 Stamp 18 Media Options 19 Media Type 19 Fold 19 Save Paper 19 Header 20 Raster Image Control 20 Gamma 20 Density 20 Raster Photo Mode 21 Adjustments Monochrome Systems 21 Line Width Compensation 21 Vector Line Dither 21 RTL Image...

Page 3: ...se Business Ultimate or Home Premium SP1 or later compare Windows Vista versions or Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home edition SP2 or later x For Windows Vista or Windows 7 Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual core processor 3 0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology for Windows XP Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual core processor 1 6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology x 2 GB RAM x 1 8 GB free di...

Page 4: ...nstalled on supported Microsoft Windows operating system The HDI driver can be installed on the following versions of AutoCAD 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 hif is used for 2007 2008 2009 10 hif is used for 2010 2011 and 2012 The following two screens are general to AutoCAD and are not detailed within this User Guide They select the print to device media size pen configurations and shading to lis...

Page 5: ...ed or distributed in any form without express written permission from 2011 5 Standard features available within the driver include real time printer status Unified accounting stamps header media type selection and vector line and raster dither controls Using Plotter Configuration Custom Properties users can make their printer selection ...

Page 6: ... the version being used However the installation procedure for AutoCAD 2004 to 2010 is very similar 1 Within AutoCAD click on the in the top left corner and select Print and then select Manage Plotters 2 Under Plotter Manager double Click the Add A Plotter Wizard Icon Note For Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems it may be necessary to right click the Add A Plotter Wizard and select Run a...

Page 7: ... browse for the plotter driver from your Software CD The file you are searching for is located in the Drivers HDI folder and should appear as x hif 5 Once you have selected this file the manufacturer will appear in the list Select it from your list of manufacturers and click Next 6 The next screen is the PCP and PC2 importation screen This screen allows users of previous AutoCAD versions to import...

Page 8: ...d set up a name for each device We recommend you use the nomenclature of your machine to identify the printer s name Example 4820 9148 8148 9 To complete the installation click the Finish button Printer configuration will be done later and there is no need to Calibrate Plotter as the printer was calibrated during installation by the technician 10 Once the installation is complete please note the c...

Page 9: ...using Request or PrintNET software Please refer to the Request or PrintNET guides for further information Request Link Advanced Features Although Unified accounting is the preferred method of retrieving Accounting information Users have the choice of linking to Request to access advanced functions and features Request is a document submission tool that allows for complete and comprehensive control...

Page 10: ... reproduced or distributed in any form without express written permission from 2011 10 Configuration Click on in the top left corner and select Print and then select Manage Plotters 1 Double click on the PC3 file of the printer to open the Plotter Configuration Editor Navigate to the Device and Document Settings tab at the top ...

Page 11: ... 11 Media 1 Click the sign next to Media This will open up the Media Options and allows selection of the Media Source which is Roll and Media Size 2 Select your media size to suit your image Graphics Vector Graphics 1 Click the sign next to Graphics This will open up the Graphics options and allows Modification of Vector Graphics Selection of the Color Depth in this case 256 shades of gray and the...

Page 12: ...mages If the slider bar is moved to the right Best the image quality will increase and the file size will also increase This may increase overall file processing times within AutoCAD Merge Control 3 Merge Control will allow a user to control how lighter and darker image entities are set It is possible to have lighter entities overwrite darker entities and vice versa Lines Overwrite will have all d...

Page 13: ...button to see the Custom Settings dialog box 3 A number of the features of the Request software have been directly integrated into the HDI driver these features are enabled by linking the HDI driver to the Request software 4 By clicking the Printer Button the driver will search the network for existing printer and display all available printers NOTE Request must be installed and configured to link...

Page 14: ...he network If the printer does not show up in this list it can be added by checking the Use IP Address dialog box and entering the IP address of the printer 6 Select OK to finish linking the HDI driver to Request 7 Checking the Retrieve Accounting data from printer will activate the Unified Accounting for the AutoCAD driver This will pull in any information that has been sent to the printer along ...

Page 15: ...verwrite default settings 3 Raster Image Control Adjustment for raster embedded images Gamma and density controls 4 Dither Patterns Controls dither patterns for vector lines and raster embedded images 5 Line Width Compensation Controls overall line thickness or thinness 6 Media Options Selects the type of media folded output optional media save and printed header 7 Plot Identification Used for acc...

Page 16: ...iver to networked Printer either by IP address or Request ini Put Pen and Media Info into File Includes all print file header information necessary for proper processing on the IPS controller This includes the media types and sizes merge control and the Raster Image control to override the default settings in the printer Prompt at plot time Forces the accounting prompts to be displayed with each p...

Page 17: ...than requiring the user to visit the printer Plot Identification The following features can be used in environments where job costing or department allocations are required for prints on the 4820 9148 8148 They can also be useful for print identification and print distribution as this information can be placed in a header Unified Accounting The AutoCAD Driver points to a central location i e A 482...

Page 18: ...s the user to select a predetermined Job Number from a drop down list or manually type the job number This field may be configured to be mandatory and password protected see Request Software Guide The drop down variables and passwords themselves are also configured in the Request Software Description This button allows the user to select a predetermined Description from a drop down or manually typ...

Page 19: ...led the printer will hold the job and wait for the media type to be satisfied prior printing the job Fold Folds the print according to the fold patterns configured on the IPS Please note that the optional folder must be installed for this action to occur Save Paper If the media size selected is larger than the image size this button will prevent excess media waste from being consumed in the print ...

Page 20: ... placed in the Plot Identification will be printed on the print not an available function when connected to a Color System Raster Image Control Gamma This value sets the gamma level of embedded raster images on the print file Gamma is the overall contrast of the image Density This value sets the density of the image without affecting lines or shades in a print the vector data This can be used to e...

Page 21: ...justments Monochrome Systems Line Width Compensation Controls line weights on a global basis Values can be from 4 0 to 4 0 A higher value will result in all lines increasing in thickness A lower value will result in all lines decreasing in thickness Vector Line Dither Controls dithering patterns for grayscale line entities Values are from Fine Tight to Coarse Wide dither patterns RTL Image Dither ...

Page 22: ... Unattend software The Controller log can also be imported into any program that can read ASCII data Specialized Mask Names and Rules These customized names can be assigned to the mask elements using all normal methods Dwgname and dwgpath are the only two variables that can be set Example AutoCAD reports original file path of drawing named R300 20 DWG and the path that the file is stored in as C P...

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