| Title: | "ASK THE WIZARDS" |
| Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL |
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1995 |
| Last Modified: | Mon May 12 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1857 |
| Total number of notes: | 3728 |
Return-Path: "VMS001::WWW"@vms001.das-x.dec.com Received: by vmsmkt.zko.dec.com (UCX V4.1-12, OpenVMS V6.2 VAX); Tue, 25 Mar 1997 05:54:06 -0500 Received: from vms001 by mail12.digital.com (8.7.5/UNX 1.5/1.0/WV) id FAA08330; Tue, 25 Mar 1997 05:48:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 05:50:38 -0500 Message-Id: <[email protected]> From: "VMS001::WWW"@vms001.das-x.dec.com (25-Mar-1997 0550) To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Ask the Wizard: '[email protected]' X-VMS-To: [email protected] Remote Host: (null) Browser Type: Mozilla/3.0Gold (WinNT; I) Remote Info: <null> Name: Ghassan Abdelghafour Email Address: [email protected] CPU Architecture: Alpha Version: v 6.2 Questions: Dear Wizard, We would like to hook up an Encad novajet pro plotter to our alphastation. We are using GDS as CAD software. The Plotter is connected to a novell network. The way we print from our PCs is to generate a plot file and then transfer it to the network, then copy that file from a PC connected to the plotter to the parallel port. But we have two concerns if we want to plot from the Alphastation: 1. Would the HPGL2 driver included in VMS be sufficient to produce good color output to that plotter(knowing that this plotter supports HP-GL2, HP-RTL and ENCAD-RTL), and is there a raster driver in VMS?(HP-RTL) And if yes what are the recommended settings for obtaining best output. 2. The alphastation is connected to the rest of the network (Novell Netware 3.x/4.1) using Pathworks. How should configure the driver to produce plotter output files that can be directly copied to the plotter (i.e. native plot file, not a spool file)?
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| 1698.1 | Likely Requires On-Site Assistance... | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Tue Mar 25 1997 14:48 | 13 |
There are various ways one can connect a plotter, and various protocols one can use to "serve" access to the plotter. Without specific information on the plotter, the plotter's capabilies, and on the application software, it is difficult to make any suggestions. OpenVMS does not directly contain an HPGL driver -- there may be one or more layered products or translators involved here, however. For assistance in configuring this, contact your local DIGITAL office, and contact the "Encad novajet pro plotter" vendor for suggestions. | |||||