INSTALLATION OF RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI ON A WINDOWS PC
12 RW-470 PLOTBASE Installation
Installation of RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI on a Windows PC
The installation of the program is carried out on a workstation, on which an AutoCAD-program is installed. You will
find the installation program in the released “Tools“ folder of RW-470 PLOTBASE:
\\<Server>\Tools\PLOTCLIENT_HDI_ADI\
Start the installation by double clicking on the “Setup.exe” file in the folder “PLOTCLIENT_HDI“. The installation
program is started. Proceed as follows:
1. First select the language, in which you wish to carry out the installation and confirm with “OK“:
2. In the window that opens you are asked to close all Windows programs before beginning the installation.
Continue the installation by clicking once on "Next".
3. In the next window read the license terms and confirm with "Yes".
4. In the next window read some latest information about RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI.
5. Make your decision if the installation program shall search automatically for any AutoCAD software on your PC or
if you want to inform the program where your AutoCAD is installed.
6. In the new window you are asked to confirm the path of the target folder for the program that is given or to
choose your own target folder. If you wish to save the program in another target folder save, click on the “Browse“
button and choose a folder. Confirm your selection. Continue with the installation by clicking on “Next“.
7. Only if you have installed AutoCAD 13/14, activate in the next window the option “Yes, write the file name“, if you
want to see the original file names as well as the freely selected file name picked by the AutoCAD program on
printing.
8. A new window opens, in which you can confirm the suggested folder name for the start menu or enter your own
name. Click on “Next“ to continue the installation program.
9. In the new window all the directories for the installation are listed again. Click on “Next“, so that all files are
copied to your computer.
10. In this window you are informed that the installation is completed. If you have installed AutoCAD 13 or 14 and like
to start the configuration now, please let check box activated.
11. If you have opened AutoCAD, you must first close it to carry out the specific configuration for AutoCAD 13/14, that
will be described in the following chapter. Confirm with “OK“.
Configuration for AutoCAD 13/14 via configuration tool
If you have deactivated during installation the check box for the start of the configuration tool in step 9, start the
configuration tool now via “Start - programs - RW-470 - RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI ADI - Config“ and enter the
following settings:
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Select Program
Select RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN, from which you wish to send your print jobs to RW-470 PLOTBASE for printing. If
you use the HDI/ADI Client, your presets always only apply for the current print job. If you take RW-470 PLOTCLIENT
WIN, you can add several other print jobs to your current print job and have the same presets for all.
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Select AutoCAD version
If you work with one of the two AutoCAD versions R13 or R14, inform RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN which Version you
use.
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Configuration
If AutoCAD 13 has not been installed with the standard paths, inform RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN the two paths in
which the configuration file “ACADNT.cfg“ and initialization file “ACAD.ini“ are. For AutoCAD 14 no settings are
required.
After you have entered the settings in the configuration tool, you now only have to set up your new printer driver and
enter the final presets in the print dialog of AutoCAD. You can then start printing.
Settings for AutoCAD 13/14 in print dialog
1. Start your AutoCAD 13/14 program.
2. If not done before, please install a HP-GL/2 printer driver, e.g. HP DesignJet 650C. If you cannot find this printer
driver in the printer list of your AutoCAD program, you will find it on your AutoCAD installation CD. In the
program folder of RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI you will find a readme file with a detailed description of how to
install a HP-GL/2 printer driver.
3. Open any drawing.
4. Open via „File - Print“ the window „Print/Plot Configuration“.
5. Click on „Device and Default Selection“ and choose the HP-GL/2 printer from the list, e.g. HP DesignJet 650C.
Confirm with „OK“.
6. Activate option „Plot To File“ on the tab „Plot Configuration“ in the section „Additional Parameters“. In AutoCAD
14 you have to activate additionally the option „Autospool“. Confirm with „OK“.
7. If you have preset in the configuration tool, that you want to use RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI to edit your print
jobs and when you start your first print job the window „Enter spool folder“ will be opened. Enter here the spool
path of the server program RW-470 PLOTBASE as follows:
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