AnAlbumCover Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I am having trouble printing from Mac OS X 10.2.4 and VW Architect 10.1 - some text on the page prints at an angle!! Here is what I have done: - I tried a different font (Helvetica to Arial); - I tried a different machine with VW Arch 10.1 to eliminate the corrupted font issue; - I tried rotating all the text from the Object Info palette and then back to zero; - When printing to .pdf, usually the printer driver does not matter but I did try the HP Laserjet 8000 and the Xerox Phaser 790 drivers; - I tried booting in Mac OS 9.2.2 and printing from VW Arch 10.1... Nothing worked. Then: - I printed PS only and lost all the lines, but the text was fine!!!??? Does anyone have any other ideas?? Quote Link to comment
0 robincopeland Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 We are using VW 10.1 with 10.2.4. Printing drawings to Epson 7600 and 1160 printers. The printing is fine provided the drawing was created in VW10. For older drawings created in VW 9 & 8.5 the prints will usually vanish into the ether but not always. The problem is consistent between drawings ie they will always vanish or print and is consistent between different computers running 10.2.4, ie problem drawings are always a problem. We have had to abandon our planned change to os 10 as it is impractical for most drawings to be unprintable. Has anyone else had a similar problem and found a solution? Quote Link to comment
0 Guest Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 An Album Cover - Print the way you were originally, and check mark "disable driver text rotation" in the Print Menu, Drop down box = VectorWorks. Quote Link to comment
0 AnAlbumCover Posted March 9, 2003 Author Share Posted March 9, 2003 Thank you Katie - although I did try that first and it didn't work, today it works well!!?? Quote Link to comment
0 skip Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Hi katie We are architects in north Wales UK and have run with MiniCAD and VectorWorks sonce MiniCAD 4! Till last Friday we used v8.5.2 on Macs and OS 9.2.2 with Microspot Macplot 4.7 and an HP 1050C plotter. This weekend I upgraded our entire network to v10.1 and yesterday the Macplot to v5.1.2. Problem: Macplot Raster produces colour output. HPGL/2 produces only monochrome. Revert to VW 8.5.2 but latest MacPlot and HPGL/2 produces colour! We have checked all the Macplot and VW settings we can find - thus my introduction to these boards. Any ideas please - except to return the VW upgrade for a refund? skip Quote Link to comment
0 Guest Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Check to make sure you have Carbon Lib 1.6 installed (extensions manager). If you do have CL 1.6 installed, you need contact MicroSpot about it. It's probably a limitation within the driver and carbonized applications. VW 8 is not carbonized. VW 9.5 and later are all carbonized applications. That may explain why you don't see it in 8 but have the problem in 10. Quote Link to comment
0 skip Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Katie Thanks - but already checked Carbonlib. Microsoft TEch Support tell us that the problem is due to a change in VW - up to 8.5 plotting used Quickdraw, but since then it hasen't. Is that right? If so, we're stuffed! Skip Quote Link to comment
0 Guest Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Well there is a change in printing, but it's to allow for compatiblity with carbon lib since we moved to being a carbonized application. You say you contacted MicroSoft .. do you mean MicroSpot? Quote Link to comment
0 skip Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Katie, Sorry - I mean Microspot. skip Quote Link to comment
0 Guest Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 We still send out QuickDraw when printing so I don't think that's the cause of it. I don't think they are telling you all the information. I talked to our engineer here and he says that problem has nothing to do with VW and is an issue for MicroSpot. Quote Link to comment
0 skip Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 Katie, Very helpful - I've passed this on to Microspot. Thankyou. Small [or big] question. This thread started as a question related to MacOS 10.2.4 and plotting. I was so pleased to find something close to our own problem I forgot to state that we are still on MacOS 9.2.2. Is this relevant? :~) skip Quote Link to comment
0 skip Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 Graham, Asssuming you are responding to my post, and have followed our case: Understand all that - but if it has left those already using your drivers but not using MacOS 10.x with reduced functionality - even when paying for the latest version (2002) then some grievance must be anticipated. We have upgraded from VW 8.5.2 to VW 10.1, and as a consequence had to upgrade Macplot 4.7 to 5.1.2. We are not getting the output at the plotter anticipated and Microspot (UK) says it's a NNA problem - and NNA say it's Microspot. I don't know either way - I only know that I have staff going back to VW 8.5.2! Can you explain what is happening? Skip Quote Link to comment
0 Microspot Development Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 The Classic Microspot drivers should not be used with Carbonised applications under Mac OS Classic/CarbonLib. The underlying printing architecture changed with the introduction of CarbonLib. This meant that the majority of printer drivers failed and needed to revamped. Microspot has been focusing its (my ) development efforts on its all new Microspot X-RIP product range. Microspot X-RIP is a large format printing solution for Mac OS X. http://www.microspot.co.uk/x-rip Kind Regards, Graham Quote Link to comment
0 Kurt Magness Posted March 31, 2003 Share Posted March 31, 2003 try gimpprint instead of microspot. it is free on the web and I have been using it for a few months with minor complaints. see older designjet posts for web address. robinc: how did you print to your epson 7600 in OSX? i have a 9600 and epson says no OSX driver yet. Quote Link to comment
0 aersloat Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Skip is still on 9.2.2 so gimpprint isn't going to help him. Quote Link to comment
0 skip Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Kurt/aersloat, yep - we are still on Mac OS 9.2.2 in the office. Of interest though - the latest Macplot HPGL/2 [v5.1.3] does plot exactly as expected from VW 8.5.2 [colour and grey scale], for those in the office who have reverted to the earlier VW. VW 10.1 still only plots monochrome. Ergo - is the problem really with Microspot or is VW 10.1 the culprit? I still don't have a clear view on this - but I do note that Katie [VW] and Graham [Microspot] have now gone very quiet on the subject. I do use Gimp off my Powerbook and my Quicksilver G4 at home - both using MacOS 10.2. Works OK - but, SFAIAA, this is a software RIP and therefore does not give the time efficiency that we are used to from HPGL/2. Thanks for your interest. Skip Quote Link to comment
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I am having trouble printing from Mac OS X 10.2.4 and VW Architect 10.1 - some text on the page prints at an angle!!
Here is what I have done:
- I tried a different font (Helvetica to Arial);
- I tried a different machine with VW Arch 10.1 to eliminate the corrupted font issue;
- I tried rotating all the text from the Object Info palette and then back to zero;
- When printing to .pdf, usually the printer driver does not matter but I did try the HP Laserjet 8000 and the Xerox Phaser 790 drivers;
- I tried booting in Mac OS 9.2.2 and printing from VW Arch 10.1...
Nothing worked.
Then:
- I printed PS only and lost all the lines, but the text was fine!!!???
Does anyone have any other ideas??
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