slow plotting using autocad 2000

[ROME]

can anyone help me with this problem...

i try to send 2d drawings usings autocad 2000 to our plotter (hp600) and it takes 4 times longer then if i send the drawings through autocad 14. when i try to send drawings with alot of text it causes my plotter to run out of memory. but if i send that same drawing through autocad 14 there is no problem at all.

please help.

thanks in advance

ponce

ponce@xltech.com

 

[SteveSmith]

Check your plotter configuration. If your using a .pc3 file check to see that the setup is correct and your using the proper driver. Steve Smith
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.

http://www.stacoenergy.com

 

[RivieraCadMan]

Current versions of AutoCad use the windows drivers for printers instead of AutoCad's drivers. If under config command your are set to run to "default system printer" then the spool settings need to be changed under the printers directory in windows. Hp printers usually have drivers for printing directly for AutoCad, you can pick these up at the HP website. HP AutoCad drivers spool and output strings are designed specifically for plotting drawings and handle memory usage themselves