Designjet 600 Drivers
31-Jan-94 12:56:00
Sb: #80025-Designjet 600 Drivers
Fm: Nik Grant [adesk] 70421,76
To: Stuart Nathan 100010,2036
Printing to a DesignJet will probably not be as easy as: Use the ADI
driver for 3DS which comes with the DesignJet. (I know that a 3DS
ADI driver came with the DesignJet 650c, but that it didn't work.)
Assuming that you will not be able to successfully print from 3DS
directly to the DesignJet, you will probably have to create a Targa
or GIF file and print with that. I don't know which format the
DesignJet supports, however. If it's PostScript, check out Kevin
Krell's:
File Info for TGAPS.ZIP
Section: Utilities Contributer: 76077,2774 Size: 8696
Submitted: 29-May-92 Type: Binary Accesses: 146
Title: Targa to Color PostScript conversion utility
Keys: TARGA COLOR POSTSCRIPT PRINT 3DS
Targa to PostScript conversion utility, by Kevin Krell. This one's
faster, about 1 minute on a 386/25. Still limited to 512x486x24-bit, no
palette (3D Studio image, basically), uncompressed .TGA. Prints 10" x
7.5" w/.5" margins on letter size paper. Approx. 16k unZIPped. Tested on
Tektronix printers. For best results on Tek, use 80-line screen, enhanced
or premium quality, black substitution. Please send comments/requests! .
.(Approximate download time at 2400 baud using CIS B+ is 0:39)
You might find that a paint program (preferably Windows-based) will handle
printing to your printer. Also, you might find a utility for GIF -> DesignJet
in the GO GRAPHSUPPORT forum (or check HP's forum).
Nik