Printing Raster Images With AutoCAD and GTXImage CAD PLUS 2000
Speed and accuracy in Raster Image plotting through AutoCAD requires some preparation.
Consider that vector files, raster files, and plotting files are stored in
completely different formats. Many AutoCAD users who are accustomed to successful vector file
plotting have experienced difficulty plotting images after installing a GTX raster editor.
There are resources available (including Autodesk) to help explain this situation and suggest solutions.
As of this writing (May 2001) the Autodesk
Product Support Knowledge Base will lead to a variety of helpful explanations.
In that page the entry of a pertinent question, product description, and category, as in the
image below, will give you a list of Autodesk technical support documents.
HINT: The word 'driver' on the question line provides many important answers.
The following topics are among those you will discover:
Optimizing Hewlett-Packard DesignJet performance (this one is important)
AutoCAD 2000 Plotting Update Patch (solves many problems)
Slow plot performance after applying the AutoCAD 2000 plotting update
Determining the driver to use for optimal plotting of OLE objects and raster images
Plotting Drawings that Include Large Raster Images
Attached images in drawings plot poorly
Cannot use old (legacy) Windows system drivers
Output is all black regardless of plot style settings
Plotting Raster Images in R14
Slow Plotting
Vector files may plot more quickly than raster. There are a number of plotter accelerators available to speed raster plotting. A demo version of Pinebush HyperXPress® is included on the GTX Product CD. To learn more about HyperXPress, click here.
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