Our office is (finally) about to buy a new Large-Format CAD Printer/Plotter. We currently use an HP DesignJet 800PS but this has recently started printing very slowly from VW2008, and I have seen other users on this board with similar problems (mostly with HP Printers it seems).
In the absence of any guidance, can anyone recommend a reliable plotter for use with Mac OSX Leopard and VW2008? Here are our criteria:
? 30-35 Users
? Moslty used for CAD Drawings (mainly B&W but a number with colour fills)
? We would like to be able to print transparent blocks of colour accurately e.g. for shadows on elevations etc.
? We would also like to print occasional large-format presentation sheets in full colour and achieve a good level of colour matching with our screens. We have the in-house ability to create a colour-profile for a printer and would like to add this into a Photoshop/InDesign workflow.
We are considering the following machines, but if anyone has any other ideas (even if to just say "that one's crap...avoid it like the plague") then they would be greatly appreciated.
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nicoloco
Hello,
Our office is (finally) about to buy a new Large-Format CAD Printer/Plotter. We currently use an HP DesignJet 800PS but this has recently started printing very slowly from VW2008, and I have seen other users on this board with similar problems (mostly with HP Printers it seems).
In the absence of any guidance, can anyone recommend a reliable plotter for use with Mac OSX Leopard and VW2008? Here are our criteria:
? 30-35 Users
? Moslty used for CAD Drawings (mainly B&W but a number with colour fills)
? We would like to be able to print transparent blocks of colour accurately e.g. for shadows on elevations etc.
? We would also like to print occasional large-format presentation sheets in full colour and achieve a good level of colour matching with our screens. We have the in-house ability to create a colour-profile for a printer and would like to add this into a Photoshop/InDesign workflow.
We are considering the following machines, but if anyone has any other ideas (even if to just say "that one's crap...avoid it like the plague") then they would be greatly appreciated.
? Canon imagePROGRAF 720
? HP DesignJet T1100PS
? Epson Stylus Pro 9450
Thanks,
Nick Wharton
London, UK
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