Reprographics

Pickup & Delivery

Local pickup and delivery available — call for availability.

Pricing

Pricing varies by service and quantity. Contact us for current rates.

Contact Us
410-561-9600 sales@specprint.com

Submit your .plt file to sales@specprint.com. Include your name, phone number, number of copies needed, and paper type.

Plotter configuration instructions are available below for common AutoCAD versions. Lisp routines are also available on request to automate batch plotting.

AutoCAD R13 Plotter Configuration Lisp routines available upon request
1.In Options pull-down menu, click Configure
2.Pick #5 Configure Plotter
3.Pick #1 Add a Plotter
4.Pick #11 Hewlett-Packard (HP-GL/2) ADI 4.2
5.Pick #4 HP 650C with Roll Feed
6.Enter through the default settings
7.When asked if you want to change anything, answer Yes
8.Answer No to the first two questions, but when asked "Write to a plot file?" answer Yes
9.Continue to press Enter through the remaining defaults
10.Pick #0 to exit
11.Pick Yes to save changes

Remember to choose Plot to File in your Plot dialog box.

AutoCAD R14 Plotter Configuration Lisp routines available upon request
1.In File drop-down menu, pick Printer Setup
2.In Printer dialog box, pick New
3.Pick OCE ADI 4.3 Driver V2.1 by OCE
4.Pick OCE9800
5.Pick Enter to continue
6.Answer the following questions:
  a. What is your plotter connected to? — press Enter for default
  b. Enter the parallel port name — press Enter
  c. Do you want to change anything? — Y
  d. Do you want to change the above parameters? — N
  e. Would you like to calibrate your plotter? — N
  f. Write to a plot file? — Y
  g. Size units inches or cm? — I
  h. Plot origin? — press Enter for default
  i. Enter the size or width and height — E
  j. Rotate plot clockwise? — 0
  k. Remove hidden lines? — N
  l. Plot inches = drawing units or F for fit? — F
7.This brings you back to the Printer dialog box. Make the new printer current and pick OK to exit.
Plotter Setup for AutoCAD 2000–2006 Lisp routines available upon request
1.In AutoCAD click File. In the drop-down menu click Plotter Manager.
2.When Plotter Manager opens, double-click Add a Plotter Wizard.
3.At the Introduction page, click Next.
4.At Begin, choose My Computer and click Next.
5.At Plotter Model, choose Hewlett-Packard for manufacturer and DesignJet 2000CP C4703A for model. Click Next.
6.When the Driver Information box opens, click Continue.
7.When Import PCP or PC2 box opens, click Next.
8.At Ports, choose Plot to File and click Next.
9.Assign the plotter a name and click Next.
10.Click Finish.
 When plotting, select the plotter you just set up. Give the file a name and location in the Plot dialog box. Send the .plt file as an email attachment to sales@specprint.com.
Lisp Routines for AutoCAD

SpecPrint has lisp routines available upon request which can automate plotting a directory of drawings. For information, email mj@specprint.com or call 410-561-9600 and ask for Joe Milas.

Creating HPGL/2 Files with ARC/INFO
1.Switch to the proper workspace.
2.Use AIX commands to create a file containing full pathnames of each coverage to send to SpecPrint.
3.Open the file, read a record, and substring out the required fields.
4.Initiate an Arcplot do loop until the entire field is read:
  a. Start Arcplot
  b. Set the proper page size for your maps
  c. Set the map limits
  d. Center the map position
  e. Check and set the map scale
  f. Create the 1040 graphics file named plt(plus the map number)
  g. Plot all arcs and annotations from the required coverages
  h. Quit Arcplot and issue the HPGL2 command on the plot file, writing results to /specsend/hp(map number)
  i. Continue until all records are processed

SpecPrint can read your files from disk or tape, and also accepts files via modem or email. Email your plot files overnight and SpecPrint will plot and deliver them the next morning.