CompuServe Thread

#PRINTER

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#55404From: elizabethAug 30, 1993 3:11 AM
Can you help me please?? I have release 12 and I cannot get my printer to print drawings. I have a Hewlett Packard Deskject 500 and I use the HPLaserJet driver. The printer will only print 3/4 of the drawing space. I have tried moving the drawing to different coordinates and setting the printer to landscape and nothing seems to work. It will not print on all of the drawing space. The drawing looks like it was actually cut off at the 3/4 mark.
#55430From: David C. MinkinAug 30, 1993 9:15 AM
Elizabeth, I'm not sure how you're plotting (extents, limits, window) but the most successful way to plot is to put a rectangle around your drawing that is the plotters maximum plot size. Printers cannot plot to the very edge of the paper; therefore the plot size must be smaller than 8.5×11. On HP Laserjets I use 7.95×10.35. So I make a rectangle that size and position it around the drawing to be plotted. I then plot WINDOW using the intersections of the lower left and upper right corners. Under paper size you MUST enter 7.95 as the width and 10.35 as the height (yes in that order). You must also pay attention to the rotation angle. If you need a landscape print the rotation angle must be 90. This is the opposite of a regular pen plotter. Alot of verbage. If you have any questions please contact me at (901) 682-9484 CDT. I'll be glad to spend some time with you over the phone.