Title: CalComp AutoCAD ADI Driver Release 6.4.2
Revision: Release 6.4.2 24 June 1996
Status: AutoCAD 12 & 13 for Dos, Win3.x, Win95, WinNT - operational
IMPORTANT: Please review the notes listed at the end before
installing. Windows users may prefer to use the Win13\plpccw.hlp file
instead of this file.
Supported Releases, Platforms, and Plotters
AutoCad 12 or 13 for DOS with menus, Win3.1, Win95, and WinNT.
CalComp TechJET Ink Jet, Solus 4 LED, DrawingMaster, Electrostatic,
and Pen Plotters.
CalComp AutoCAD Driver Installation and Configuration
The installation and configuration cover all supported releases.
The correct release will be installed according to the version of
AutoCAD used for installation. The menus were changed from AutoCAD
12 to 13 and items were moved from the File menu to the Options and
Tools menus. The procedure is:
Connect the CalComp Plotter if not connected
Install AutoCAD if not installed
Remove any existing CalComp plotters
Use the File/Configure or Options/Configure menu or enter
config at the Command line
Quit AutoCAD
Install the CalComp AutoCAD Plotter Driver
Start up AutoCAD
Insert the AutoCAD Driver Release into floppy a:
Select the File/Applications or Tools/Applications menu
Select the file a:\plpccw\install.lsp using
the file selection dialog
Click on the Load button
Configure AutoCAD for the plotter
Select the File/Configure or Options/Configure menu or
enter config at the Command line
Select configure plotter / Add a plotter / Select a
CalComp plotter
Answer any further questions
Configure the CalComp Plotter Driver
Enter "cconfig" at the AutoCAD Command line
Select a model and configuration / Create new
configurations / Delete old configurations
Play with the graphical user interface
In addition, AutoCAD 12 for Windows must be told about
the help file you install to access it. Use the File/Preferences
Environment dialog to enter in the Help File entry space the help
file name, (AutoCAD path\)plpccw.hlp. Only one help file is accessible
at a time so this will suppress the Windows help file. Alternatively,
the Windows help file for Release 13 can be used by itself or opened from
Windows help, but not from the user interface.
The AutoCAD 13_c3 release has an installation problem under Windows 95
which has been fixed in the 13_c4 release. The installation will print
out a shell command which fails with "shell error". Entering the line in
a DOS window outside of AutoCAD will complete the installation.
Due to DOS line length limits, downloaded driver files should be kept
at or near the root of the disk with as short a path as possible or
installation may fail.
The installation script may be made to ask for the installation directory
if it cannot find an earlier CalComp driver (plpcc). To do so, uncomment
the line near the top of the plpccw\install.lsp file.
;(setq ASKINSTALL t)
Selecting any file in the installation directory will install to that
directory. AutoCad must still be able to locate it to use it.
AutoCAD batch files used to start Dos versions must set ACADDRV to the
path of the CalComp driver. Multiple paths are permissible as long as
the first path is the location of the CalComp driver.
Notes
Cconfig selects the current configuration for each plotter but
AutoCAD still selects the plotter. Configurations of the same
name refer to the same configuration.
Should errors occur, the driver may be reinitialized by removing
all CalComp plotters using AutoCAD's 'config' command and deleting
the driver configuration file, plpccw.inc, in the driver directory
/ folder.
Custom CDCL commands may be inserted into the plpccw.inc
configuration file after initial configuration. Locate the
plotter, then selected configuration of the plotter (Cfg000),
and then the configuration section of that name. Enter a line
CDCLUser=cdcl;cdcl;cdcl where cdcl are the CDCL commands to be
inserted. The original DrawingMaster Plus may need a line
CDCLTrailer=usernumber where usernumber is the number of
the user to restore after plotting. All other plotters restore
to the currently selected user.
Scale to fit must have the correct page size (portrait/landscape)
Plotter orientation is additive to cdcl rotation. Auto
orientation with cut sheet requires portrait media if possible
A size commonly must be landscape, leading to images rotated 90
degree from the pictures. Select a different orientation. The
Solus may have problems with some mirroring and rotation angles.
Color uses the color palette, greyscale uses the color palette
converted to grey, and black uses the greyscale palette. Color
is only applicable to color palettes, black is only applicable
to grey palettes. The Ccolr.ccp palette which has more saturated
pastels and darker dark colors is new the new default palette.
Ccdiff.ccp is a similar palette using simulated error diffusion.
The previous palette has been included as Ccolor.ccp.
AutoCad 12 for Windows uses the working directory for driver
configuration and palette files. All others use the driver
directory.
Some plotters, such as the TechJET 720c, are capable of wider
plotting if wider media is used, just specify a wider user page
size. As such media is non-standard, this size is not returned in
the MAX page size.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.