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[mpg137]

I inserted an OLE Object in CAD as a .JPG file.When I print on our laserjet printer, it prints fine, but when I go to print on our plotter the picture doesn't show up at all.Any help would be great.

 

[Imagineer]

IIRC, OLE objects refer back to the original program for commands such as printing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Whatever program created the JPEG may not have printing capabilities for a plotter.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes, I know all of the this should be using the Windows printing system, but plotters have many options and commands which the original program may not be accessing.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the plotter gets something it doesn't understand, they usually ignore it.&nbsp;&nbsp;(As opposed to the &quot;old&quot; method of giving you many sheets with gobbledy-gook on them.)<br><br>You can try printing the picture directly from the original program to the plotter.&nbsp;&nbsp;If it won't print, then you know that the program does not know how to talk to plotters.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't know if Autocad can read JPEG's directly or not.&nbsp;&nbsp;If it can, try importing it as raster then printing.&nbsp;&nbsp;This will make a HUGE filesize.&nbsp;&nbsp;If Autocad then prints it without problems then you have at least narrowed the source of you problem. <p> Imagineer<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

Some other things to consider are:<br>If you have an older plotter, it may not be raster capable.<br>I personally prefer to attach raster files using the Image command. OLE can often cause a wide variety of problems.