Printing issue from AutoCAD 2010 with HP DJ Z6200

Hi,

We are having a print server in which HP DJ Z6200 printer is attached and shared. Nearly 200 users (with Win 7 64bit) are using this plotter. There are few other HP plotters also attached on this print server.

While trying to print any drawing from this HP DJ Z6200 printer, AutoCAD is showing below mentioned error -

None:This plotter configuration cannot be used for one of these reasons: the driver cannot be found, the evice can not be found or the device has a problem. The none plot device has been substituted.

After several googling & digging into the AutoCAD forums I have found that we need to create .PC3 file for this plotter. But while trying to do so, getting the same error message as mentioned. But from the same system, with any other application (MS Word, Excel, Acrobat), we are able to print on the same plotter. After several tryout, we have managed to create a .PC3 file from an Windows XP system. By copying that .PC3 file to affected system, printing is working fine. But its a work around for us as its very difficult to copy-paste .PC3 file for all the users (around 200 or more from different locations).

If anyone can help me on this, it will be very helpful for us.

Try downloading the correct Win7 64 bit driver this should fix all the problems. We had problems using 32bit on 64 bit. We have around 800 users on our network and basicly can plot to any printer on the network so long as we know its name but must load it ! So the other 200 will probably have to do it also.

Our pc3's are on the server you could try this also Check your CONFIG files for Printer configuration search path set it to your network path.

Your configs can be changed with a simple lisp.

Try downloading the correct Win7 64 bit driver this should fix all the problems. We had problems using 32bit on 64 bit. We have around 800 users on our network and basicly can plot to any printer on the network so long as we know its name but must load it ! So the other 200 will probably have to do it also.

 

Our pc3's are on the server you could try this also Check your CONFIG files for Printer configuration search path set it to your network path.

 

Your configs can be changed with a simple lisp.

Hi Bigal,

Thanks for your response. We have installed Win7 64bit driver on Print server. As I mentioned, we are able to print from any other application but not from AutoCAD only.

I am unable to understand your last 2 lines. Can you please clarify a bit?

"Our pc3's are on the server you could try this also Check your CONFIG files for Printer configuration search path set it to your network path.

Your configs can be changed with a simple lisp"