ReMark
6th May 2008, 04:48 pm
Plotter: HP Designjet 500 (24") with HPGL/2 add-in card.
Software: AutoCAD 2007
Situation:
A simple 3D cantilevered beam fabrication detail sheet. One layout with the standard top, front, right side and isometric views. The required dimensioning and a smattering of notes are included. Nothing fancy here. No X-refs or dynamic blocks.
Problems:
Despite selecting monochrome plotting the plot preview depicts some of the linework in the details as black and some as green. It evens plots this way! Yep, plots in color even though monochrome was specified.
I'm getting bands of black of varying widths randomly plotted across the images. These bands appear in different locations in the two plots I've done so far. Guess that's why they call them random?
I can plot the drawing by sending it to a Kyocera printer but my paper size is limited to a max of 11x17. I really need the drawing on 24x36. There are no plotting "anomolies" using the Kyocera.
Misc.:
I've purged, used audit and even Wblocked out the drawing to no avail.
I've checked the HP forums re: the DJ500 but no one else appears to have a similar problem.
Yesterday, in a plot of a piping and instrumentation diagram a piece of equipment was mysteriously missing from the plotted drawing despite showing up on screen and during plot preview.
Yes, I am using the latest drivers. Maybe that's my problem. Perhaps I should turn the clock back and reload/use the previous drivers (actually haven't tried that).
Any ideas, suggestions, commensurating appreciated in advance.
Software: AutoCAD 2007
Situation:
A simple 3D cantilevered beam fabrication detail sheet. One layout with the standard top, front, right side and isometric views. The required dimensioning and a smattering of notes are included. Nothing fancy here. No X-refs or dynamic blocks.
Problems:
Despite selecting monochrome plotting the plot preview depicts some of the linework in the details as black and some as green. It evens plots this way! Yep, plots in color even though monochrome was specified.
I'm getting bands of black of varying widths randomly plotted across the images. These bands appear in different locations in the two plots I've done so far. Guess that's why they call them random?
I can plot the drawing by sending it to a Kyocera printer but my paper size is limited to a max of 11x17. I really need the drawing on 24x36. There are no plotting "anomolies" using the Kyocera.
Misc.:
I've purged, used audit and even Wblocked out the drawing to no avail.
I've checked the HP forums re: the DJ500 but no one else appears to have a similar problem.
Yesterday, in a plot of a piping and instrumentation diagram a piece of equipment was mysteriously missing from the plotted drawing despite showing up on screen and during plot preview.
Yes, I am using the latest drivers. Maybe that's my problem. Perhaps I should turn the clock back and reload/use the previous drivers (actually haven't tried that).
Any ideas, suggestions, commensurating appreciated in advance.