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Anonymous
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Plotting out AutoCAD to a thermal receipt printer.

Hey hive brain,

 

I'm experimenting with something here.  I am trying to print from straight from AutoCAD to an Epson T20II thermal receipt printer.  I'm able to send a file to the printer, however, it only plots a tiny portion of what I'm asking it to print.  Essentially, I need it to plot continuously.  It appears that it is limited to the paper size identified in the plotter profile.  I've tried to create a new size but it doesn't seem like its an option in either the profile in CAD or in the control panel in Windows.

 

One thing worth mentioning, is that I can successful send it to the DWG to PDF "plotter" and it spits out the file correctly.  Then, I can send it to the receipt printer and it will print what I have selected.  I have yet to test something more than ten feet but I feel like this might be a worthy work around.  The challenge is that I am experiencing some scaling issues... which I can probably figure out.

 

I admit, plotter profiles are not my strong point.  I can get by with setting up a plotter or desktop printer to see a file.  The minor tweaks and troubleshooting are the challenge for me.

 

Has anyone ever attempted this?  I know its something that is pretty specific to my industry.  Although I've never experimented with it, Vectorworks Spotlight has a plugin that allows you to do what I'm trying to do.  Here is a link to get a better idea what I am trying to accomplish.

 

https://lightningtapes.com/


Thanks in advance.

john.vellek
en respuesta a: Anonymous

Hi @Anonymous,

 

Interesting problem! So, I can download the printer driver and get it installed. Do you have a sample drawing that you can share? There isn't a way for me to actually print the file but I would like to see if I can get the preview of the print to work properly.


John Vellek


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Anonymous
en respuesta a: john.vellek

Absolutely.  File is attached.

 

Essentially, its a file with our blocks redefined to fit on the width of the paper.  At the moment there are only a couple blocks, so its a work in progress.

 

Thanks for taking the time to look at it.

john.vellek
en respuesta a: Anonymous

Hi @Anonymous,

 

It appears that the longest the driver allows you to print is 3276 mm (approx. 128") and has a width of 90mm.

 

So, I created a rectangle that reflects this max size and copied it onto your truss length with some overlap. Now, I can print (in theory because I only have a preview) using a window selection to create three separate plots of max length.

 

Does this make sense?

 

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Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.


John Vellek


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Anonymous
en respuesta a: john.vellek

That is very interesting.  I was afraid that was the case.  There must be some line of code that allows the Vectorworks plugin to print continuous lengths up to 120'.

 

I should be able to utilize that method as I believe there is a way to prevent the printer from sniping the paper after the print is complete.

 

I see that it is overlapping.  Would I simply be able to line up the windows if I wished to print a substantial length without having to have overlap?