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#ACAD & HP LJ2

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#21595From: Rod GuthrieApr 7, 1988 9:56 AM
I'm a new user to AutoCAD, part way thru a course at a local junior college in CAD, and I use a Hewlett Packard Laserjet 2 printer to print my drawings. If one wanted to get an 11 x 17" drawing, is there a better way to output to a laser printer to achieve side-by-side 11 x 17 by windowing the printer output into halfsies? Some time ago a gentleman left a message about a program written in C that might do the same thing, but in reading the manual and seeing the options, I can't see why window printing wouldn't achieve the same thing.
#21612From: Dave SlyApr 7, 1988 1:24 PM
I'm the guy who is working on the 11X17 on the laser printer and your method of windowing halfsies in Autocad would do the same thing. What I was after with this program is to take an already created plot PLT file from any CAD program or spreadsheet and sending it to the laser from that format. I am also looking into C, D and E size plots of PLT files on an 8.5X11 laser.
#21651From: Rod GuthrieApr 8, 1988 6:44 AM
I had a hunch it would do the same…woke up in the night with the idea. But the thread got me thinking. Bye…
#21651From: Rod GuthrieApr 8, 1988 6:44 AM
I had a hunch it would do the same…woke up in the night with the idea. But the thread got me thinking. Bye…
#21612From: Dave SlyApr 7, 1988 1:24 PM
I'm the guy who is working on the 11X17 on the laser printer and your method of windowing halfsies in Autocad would do the same thing. What I was after with this program is to take an already created plot PLT file from any CAD program or spreadsheet and sending it to the laser from that format. I am also looking into C, D and E size plots of PLT files on an 8.5X11 laser.