Aegis Draw Problems
27-Sep-89 20:44:46
Sb: #67471-Aegis Draw Problems
Fm: Joanne Bandlow 73707,762
To: Michael Sternberg 76147,42
The object was a rectangle containing a text label within, grouped as a
part. I was attempting to line it up in a drawing of a vertical rack. Same
scale for everything, grid & data snap off. I haven't tried data snap on
yet, but grid snap caused 'overshoots' at times.
The plotter is a Comrex Comscriber II (really made by someone else… it
uses Roland DXY 800/101 codes) though I haven't been able to track down
anyone who admits to making it… I've even called Japan! The plotter is a
4-pen flatbed, 11×17, parallel input. It also uses an unusual pen holder,
an adapter which resembles an HP pen but with two flanges instead of one.
The adaptor holds a Pentel Ceramicron refill pen, which is only available
for paper media (another problem, as I'd like to plot on acetate
sometimes).