Creating a Print Configuration
Pick CONFIG at the bottom of the PLOT menu. The PLOT CONFIGURATION menu appears. It contains the following commands and a table of predefined plot configurations including, for example:
• 'Spool7550': a predefined plot configuration.
• 'Spool7596': a predefined plot configuration.
• 'Laserplot': a predefined plot configuration.
• 'LJ/PostScript': a predefined plot configuration.
• PLOTTER TYPE
• IMAGE QA: specifies a high or low resolution.
• PLOT DESTINATION
• PLOT DEFAULT STRING
Creo Elements/Direct Drafting normally sends plots to a spooler. Depending on the system configuration, the spooler can:
• Continuously send plots to the plotter which plots them automatically.
• Queue up the plots, which means you must initiate each plot.
The spooler can store several drawings at one time so each user can send plots instantly. However, the plotting queue can delay plotting for several minutes (depending on the length of the queue).
To plot your drawing:
1. Press PLOT.
2. Set up the desired plot parameters. Pick POSITION, SCALE, OUTPUT, CONTENTS, ROTATE ANG, LTYPE LEN, and PAPER SIZE (refer to the appropriate sections in this chapter).
3. If required, select a predefined plot configuration from the PLOT CONFIGURATION menu. Refer to
Plot Config Menu.