Plotter question

[Ricardo]

I'm trying to add a plotter on AutoCAD 2007 through the plotter manager's add-a-plotter wizard and my plotter model is not listed on there

I had this plotter on there before upgrading to Windows 7. Now it won't let me add it and I'm stuck not being able to plot anything

Is there a reason for this? Or a way around this?

[Dipali]

May be you need to reinstall or readd it in winodw because you upraded window.

so click on Start button at bottom of your screen>settings>control panle> pirnter & faxes. check if your plotter is not listed their add it their first & than you can add it in auotcad.

[ReMark]

What is the make/model of your plotter?

 

Do you have the driver's CD or are you relying upon Windows providing the driver?

[Ricardo]

May be you need to reinstall or readd it in winodw because you upraded window.

so click on Start button at bottom of your screen>settings>control panle> pirnter & faxes. check if your plotter is not listed their add it their first & than you can add it in auotcad.

 

I tried that to no avail. It keeps not showing up and letting me install.

 

 

What is the make/model of your plotter?

 

Do you have the driver's CD or are you relying upon Windows providing the driver?

 

It's an HP Color LaserJet CM2320Onf MFP

I'm relying on Windows for that, but I think I might have access to acquire the CD.

[rkmcswain]

I'm trying to add a plotter on AutoCAD 2007 through the plotter manager's add-a-plotter wizard and my plotter model is not listed on there

Is this printer installed as a local or network printer?

If so, then just print to that, and if you need to make changes, it will prompt you to create the PC3/PMP files and save the changes.

[ReMark]

Drivers can be downloaded from the HP website. Is it a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Win7? It does make a difference.

[Ricardo]

Is this printer installed as a local or network printer?

If so, then just print to that, and if you need to make changes, it will prompt you to create the PC3/PMP files and save the changes.

 

It's a network printer and it doesn't just let me print directly to it. It has to be done through a spooler.

 

Drivers can be downloaded from the HP website. Is it a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Win7? It does make a difference.

 

I'm gonna try the website.

It's a 32 bit. Is it too much of a big difference?

[ReMark]

Alright, I thought you were on your own. Network printer...gotcha. Your IT department should have set you up with access to the printer. Have you contacted them?

[gsksun4]

Not trying to hijack the thread, because I'm having a similar problem. ReMark, is it possible that R14 is incapable of recognizing a present day plotter? My 2009LT can find it, but R14 can't. It can see my old HP 700 plotter, but can't see the company's new HPLJ 510 plotter. Both are network plotters.

[ReMark]

It's possible yes.

 

You might find this of interest. It's from AutoDesk re: ADI and HDI drivers.

 

"AutoCAD® Release 14 and earlier releases used the system printer ADI driver to print data through the Windows system printer. In AutoCAD® 2000 and later releases, the print format has changed to HDI, which provides additional features and requires that the system printer HDI driver be used."

[rkmcswain]

It's a network printer

 

So when you go to [start>Printers and Faxes] (in Windows) and the list of printers appears, this printer is not listed?

[gsksun4]

It's possible yes.

 

You might find this of interest. It's from AutoDesk re: ADI and HDI drivers.

 

"AutoCAD® Release 14 and earlier releases used the system printer ADI driver to print data through the Windows system printer. In AutoCAD® 2000 and later releases, the print format has changed to HDI, which provides additional features and requires that the system printer HDI driver be used."

 

Thanks ReMark. I thought there was some way R14 might be able to use an HDI driver, but it doesn't look like it. I followed your lead to Autodesk and the drivers and didn't see anything to that effect. It's HDI for 2000 and up like you said. It's just like the releases, you can go down and work, but you can't go up to a higher release and work. My 2002LT and 2006LT can see my old plotter.