Subject: Re: BJC-4550 Printer-Anyone Use?
From: trevoreb@sfo.com (trev)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 02:32:13 GMT
On Mon, 18 Nov 1996 19:41:17 GMT, grichard@ionet.net (Gordon L. Richard) wrote:
rscarr@ix.netcom.com (Robert S. Carroll) wrote:
>I know that the subject of 11"x17" Plotters has been covered many times before,
>but does anyone have any first hand experience with the Canon BJC-4550 Printer?
>We are finally going to do some upgrading around here and a new "B" size
>Plotter/Printer is in the works and we are looking seriously at the Canon.
>
>I would appreciate any information.
I have had one since the day they hit the streets, (about 2 months). Love it!
Go get one.
And remember, all odd number pens after 10 are half tones
all greys (8, 9) are half tones
set your printer to (color, standard, fine)
I also set the paper to a size a little larger then 11x17 for maximum paper
coverage.
ALSO! buy a IEEE 1824 printer cable and set your parallel port to EPP
or normal SPP
Any questions, feel free to write
trevoreb@sfo.com
Subject: Re: plot problem with R13c4/win95/HpDXL
From: cre@laplaza.org (Christal Moreno)
Date: 18 Nov 1996 18:00:43 -0700
brian (105102.3402@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
: Hi,
: I am having problems getting my Win95
: and Autocad R13c4 system to plot to a
: Hewlett Packard Draftpro DXL. I get
: an error message when I try to get it
: to plot. It says "invalid hard clip
: limits returned from plotter" and "plotter
: may still be in LOCAL mode".
:
: If any one can give some suggestions, I'd
: be appreciative.
:
: Thanks,
:
: Brian
: --
:
Brian,
These errors mean that AutoCAD isn't getting the expected response from
the plotter. AutoCAD asks the plotter to check the measurements of the
currently loaded sheet of paper. In this case, it isn't getting the right
kind of feedback. You may have to change your plotting process now that
you're using Win95 as the operating system. Check out the "Plotting under
Win95" document in the support area of http://www.autodesk.com for
instructions.
Christal Moreno
//AutoCAD Support on the Net//
Subject: Re: Are ARX Libraries useful now?
From: "Tony Tanzillo"
Date: 19 Nov 1996 08:08:01 GMT
What you want to do with MTEXT is going to be tough. There
are methods to computing the overall extents of the object,
but not for measuring arbitrary strings.
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Graphic Computer Services Pty Ltd wrote in article
<328FBAC1.6A45@wt.com.au>...
> Our company have developed products in both MicroStation and AutoCAD R12
> and R13 a bit in the past. We have not touched AutoCAD for at least a
> year due to the difficulty in working with the initial versions of R13
> and because is was easier to work with MicroStation.
>
> Since then our developer status has lapsed we no longer receive any
> products from AutoDesk and are thus uninformed as the the
> latest state of the ARX development system and the associated
> libraries. When we left it the ARX libraries simply contained
> the same functionallity as the ADS and AutoLISP systems, which
> was totally inadequate for our needs. They had promised extended
> ARX libraries but they never arrived.
>
> Are they now avaliable and more importantly what depth do they go to?
> For example when MicroStation introduces new complex elements they
> provide functions to convert them to a series of simple
> elements that give the same representation as the complex element.
>
> We had huge problems trying to interpret the MTEXT entity. Is there was
> some way to convert the MTEXT element to a BLOCK containing
> simple TEXT element?
> Or if the MTEXT is now handled as an object does the object contain
> facilities for extracting the display information?
>
> Basically we are converting the MTEXT into another format so we need
> to extract the positioning, size, style etc of each separate word or
> line in the MTEXT element.
>
> Regards,
> Stirling Hamersley.
>
>
Subject: Re: Extract along a 3D Spline
From: someone@somewhere.net (Mad Max)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 07:44:37 GMT
On 18 Nov 1996 16:25:11 GMT, "A. Ozutku" wrote:
>Hello,
>
> How can I extract a circle along a 3D Spline in Acad R13.
>What what settings are required.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>--
>
>
>
The command is extrude. Just type in EXTRUDE, pick the object to be extruded, return, enter P for
path and pick the pline. That's all there is to it.
Subject: Re: Help - Too many users ?
From: Morten Warankov
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 09:52:27 +0100
John Williams wrote:
>
> I tried to load AutoCAD this moring and got a message "Load failed, too
> many users, try again later"
> I'm not on a network, and have never been.
> I have ACADR12 installed on my 486dx2.
> I have used it for last 3 years and never had this problem.
> Any help ????
Did you have any Autocad crashes lately?
When Autocad crashes either an Autocad lock or maybe a lock for an
application still exists, and if you try to load it again, you get the
error message. Look for .mxk, .mnk or maybe an application specific
lock.
If you have an Autocad without HW lock you should also check the
validity of your .pwd file.
Hope this helps,
Mortenw
Subject: Re: Problems to debug ADS applications
From: tschemer@ping.at (Andreas Tschemer)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 07:59:57 GMT
On 18 Nov 1996 18:19:16 GMT, mgeoris@aol.com wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have some problems to debug ADS applications. Can you help and give me
>some informations about this.
>
>Thank you...
>
What does mean "some problems"?? What Enviroment, Compiler,
AutoCAD-Version ???? BE MORE PRECISE!.
mfg Andreas
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Subject: Re: AutoCAD by voice
From: Rusty Gesner
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 16:06:55 -0800
Chris Swift wrote:
>
> I am currently studying for a degree in agricultural engineering. As I
> am paralyzed, I am using AutoCAD 12 with a voice command program, Dragon
> dictate. Has anyone any experience in using such a system and can anyone
> offer any tips!
> Sincerely, Chris Swift. Surry England.
My editor-friend who uses DragonDicate for editing my writing suggests
that "...voice recognition that is being used a lot with CAD is called
InCube from Command Corporation." It's just a command/navigation
program, however, so while it might be good for someone trying to reduce
carpal stress, it may not be sufficient for the purposes of one who is
paralyzed. You'll find more info on such programs in the comp.speech
newsgroup.
--
B. Rustin (Rusty) Gesner -- Group A
AutoCAD Expert.Consultant.Author.Editor
Co-author of Maximizing AutoCAD R13
See http://www.group-a.com/~rusty
Subject: XREF's in ArchiBUS / FM
From: dcostell@qntm.com (Dec Cos)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:55:01 GMT
Hi, I know that ABUS can load ACAD r12 files in it's own internal
editor (version 10). I need to know if it will accept DWGs with
XREF's in them? It does not sem to work. Also, ABUs DWG editor does
not accept my title blocks - inserted from a file as a block with
attributes on them.
I don't know if these are real problems, or were they caused
by the step-up from ABUS 6.1 to 10 ???? I ran the Lisp scripts in
ACAD, and I know they change the DWGs somehow, but I don't think that
is the problem with the XREFs...... is it ??
Tx in advance
BTW, the XREF prob. is more trouble than my Title
Blocks......
Declan C.
Subject: Re: Anyone using CadOverlay 7.20?
From: Eirik Amundsen
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:35:20 +0100
Don Jacobsen wrote:
>
> I need a little help. We have CadOverlay installed and when plotting to
> a device that is configured for HPGL2 we cannot get the vector objects
> to map to the proper pen weights. Normally we map colors to pens that
> have a width defined to them. If we plot to our Versatec plotter which
> is configured for HPGL we get our proper pen mapping. It is when we
> plot to the Calcomp or Lexmark laser printer which are configured for
> HPGL2 that we loose the mapping. I know the Calcomp and Lexmark are
> configured properly because when plotting from Autocad with out
> CadOverlay we get our proper line weights.
>
> Thanks,
> Don Jacobsen
> drj-cjj@ix.netcom.com (home)
> drjacobsen@wnp2.com (work)
Hello,
Plotting from CadOverlay can be very difficult to configure, as the
manuals leads you in the wrong direction... Here is what I did to make
it work at our site:
1. Start up ESP Configuration.
2. Select 2 to update, or 1 to add a new plotter.
3. Select the plotter you want to update, or add the new plotter,
and then select update.
4. Select 13.Pen settings, and you will see a menu consisting of 8
pens. These are the pens you have to configure to get your pen
weights, and color(Pen 1 through 8 map to AutoCAD colors 1
through 8). Pens who are going to plot in black, have to be
given a color of 7.( 1 iis RED and so on)
The way of using RPens and HPGL2.CFG(look in Appendix C in the manuals
for a brief description of this file) does not work, at least not at our
site. You can also take a look at Softdesk's website
http://www.softdesk.com for some usefull tips&tricks.;
Eirik Amundsen
Network- / CAD administrator
Viteco naval Consult a.s
mailto:viteco@online.no
Subject: Re: HEAP ERROR Acad13 Win
From: Eirik Amundsen
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:46:12 +0100
Gerardo Alejandro Muela Pak wrote:
>
> ********************************************************************************************
> Please Help, i'll help other articles.
>
> When i load an Acad File, i get an error:
>
> "HEAP ERROR"
>
> and it takes me out from AutoCAD, and it takes me out of my mind.
>
> Somebody tell me it is about free space in hard drive, but this is
> a new one with 900 Mb free.
>
> Tthanks in Advance.
>
> ********************************************************************************************
> Please help me.
> All momento de cargar un determinado archivo en Auto CAD R-13 para
> Windows me aparece un error "Heap ERROR", en una consuslta me dijeron
> que es por el espacio en disco duro,pero me acaba de suceder en una
> instalacion reciente en la cual el disco es nuevo y tiene espacio
> libre de 900MB.
>
> Gracias.
> **********************************************************************************************
Hello.
Does this happen on all you files, or just one particular file? If it's
just one file it could indicate corruption in the file. Try running
recover. This should indicate any problems, and maby fix some....
Are you running C4 of AutoCAD r13? If not, I would advice you to
upgrade.
Eirik Amundsen
Network- / CAD administrator
Viteco naval Consult a.s
mailto:viteco@online.no
Subject: Re: BJC-4550 Printer-Anyone Use?
From: rscarr@ix.netcom.com (Robert S. Carroll)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 14:38:51 GMT
"S. Yoder" wrote:
>Robert,
>I don't know if this would be of anything like you
>want, but...
>Have you thought about a used B pen plotter? I find
>a lot at this store that buys used equipment from companies.
>Mostly HPs, but you're guaranteed to have DOS compatibility.
>One we used at school had a jig made for it so we could
>use crayola makers... :)
>Just a thought,
>Stef
Thats why we are looking at a "B" size inkjet or bubblejet printer. We have been
using an HP 7475 pen plotter for years and though the prints are acceptable, it
is simply too slow. (45 minutes to an hour for our average "B" size plot, plus
only one sheet at a time!)
Sincerely,
Robert S. Carroll
rscarr@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Apple Color Printer?
From: chrism1@wolfenet.com (chris matzen)
Date: 19 Nov 1996 01:05:14 GMT
I recently bought an Apple Color Printer. 360 dpi, true CMYK (C,M,Y,K ink
carts), and accepts 11"x17" paper.
I'm running this machine from a Macintosh Quadra 660AV 44/230 2xCDi and
System 7.5.1. Monitor is AppleVision 17".
The orginal Apple v1.0 driver bombs every time I try to make 11x17 output.
Since this printer is a relabeled Canon BJC-820, I tried the Canon BJC-820
driver. It works very nicely. But I am having one heck of a time getting
anything close to WYSIWYG correlation between screen colors and printer
output for images like JPEG or GIF.I have installed Color Sync 2.0, but
wonder if I'm doing something wrong. Greens and yellows, in particular,
are very much darker on plain paper than on the screen, and noticeable
banding also occurs.
DWG lines and hatching patterns come out just fine in R12.14 for Mac.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Even if you are running Wintel versions,
any suggestions will be appreciated.
chris_matzen@dbug.org <--- please also reply to <----
Subject: BUYER BEWARE - EPSON AMERICA
From: ben crane
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 07:57:08 -0800
My Epson Action Laser is on its fourth ream of paper and the drum unit
is shot. A new replacement (my only option) costs from $180 to $240
depending on who I call. It's warranted for 30,000 copies or 18 months.
The printer is almost four years old.
I called Espon America customer support and suggested a drum unit should
last for more than 2,000 copies no matter how old it is. I was told
that the drum is made of organic material and is only good for 18 months
OR 30,000 copies. The lady told me the drum material is like tires,
whether you drive on them or not they still have a life cycle.
What would anyone do if they bought a set of 60,000 mile tires and after
4,000 miles the rubber fell off, regardless of age? Assume of course
they are properly maintained, driven once in a while, and kept in a
heated garage when not in use.
Epson stood by their policy. There was no acknowledgment of a faulty
product, no offer of a discounted replacement drum. In fact I was told
I was lucky to get four years out of the thing, even though the power
was off the majority of the time.
So, beware of Epson products. Think before you buy. I am cutting my
losses and have already bought a bright shiny new Hewlett Packard. I
will NEVER BUY ESPON again!!!!
P.S. Espon reps if you're out there -
As CAD Manager for an Engineering department, I'm responsible for
speccing out engineering computer tools. Guess who's not on my short
list...
For Sale:
Action Laser II
Extra memory upgrade
Hardly used, less than 2,000 copies
Environmently friendly, uses organic parts
needs new drum unit
Make offer
Ben Crane
CAD Manager, A-dec, Newberg Oregon
