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Printing/Plotting Archicad 9 on OSX on HP DesignJet 500ps

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:04:32 GMT

HELP....Will adding an HPGL2 card enable me to do this?

Re: Printing/Plotting Archicad 9 on OSX on HP DesignJet 500p

TDabney — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:11:42 GMT

How is the plotter connected? Network? Directly? We use Plotflow w/great success.
Tom

Re: Printing/Plotting Archicad 9 on OSX on HP DesignJet 500p

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:06:38 GMT

Years ago I was using a HP500PS and Mac's (some OS 9 and some OSX) and we used the HPGL2 card. I think you should get the card regardless since you need to have it to add memory to the plotter. I would recommend maxing out the memory on the plotter while you are at it. With the HPGL2 card you will plot versus print to the plotter. At the time I was using the plotter the "ripping" software that came with the plotter was incredibly bad and incapacitated whatever computer was running it. Plotting was fast and easy and if you buy one other item (jet direct card) networkable. I would have expected something a little better out of the box but.....

Re: Printing/Plotting Archicad 9 on OSX on HP DesignJet 500p

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:56:10 GMT

Without the HPGL/2 card I think you are limited to "Printing". Check with HP on the latest plotter firmware and OSX print driver. They are downloadable. "Plotting" out of Graphisoft products is going to look for the HPGL/2 card. Hope this helps.