<coosbaylumberco@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> What size do you plot?
>
> I ran this through here once before, but maybe since then something has
> been found out for I have the need to plot out very large drawings
> occasionally. The size of about 36 inches by 200 inches. Can't do it in
> Intellicad. They get cut off well short of that. For to do these large
> ones, I have to ex****t the drawing over to Autocad for plotting
> purposes. I use Calcomp equipment and was informed by them that the
> overall size limitation is MS Windows based, not a fault of Intellicad,
> nor anyone else. H-P, OCE', Calcomp and everyone else equally gets
> limited by this OS default.
>
> Question is there any overriding driver which will enable the large
> drawings to be run off? Am using Intellicad in both Windows 98 and XP.
> Had been informed via Calcomp that this inborn size restriction does
> not exist within the original Windows 95 OS, but then do not want to
> attempt to use Intellicad within Win95.
>
I have never had the need so I don't know if it would work, but you could
try and plot to a .PLT file then copy it to the printer ****t in DOS. "copy
xxx.plt lpt1:" It certainly works with my HP plotter and W98, but not sure
whether it chops off long plots. (Finally a benefit for users in Acad's
exclusive drivers!)
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