######################################################################### ###### ###### # # #### # # # # #### # # ## #### # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # #### ###### # # # #### # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # ###### #### # # #### #### # # # #### # # ######################################################################### ====================================================================== ====================================================================== The Definitive Guide to Plotting Devices with AutoCAD ====================================================================== ====================================================================== This information is compiled for your convenience from the AutoCAD "Installation and Performance Guides" for AutoCAD R13 and R12, as well as the Iris serial port manual pages. It is accurate to the best of our knowledge, but for the final word, please consult the original document(s). ====================================================================== You may also want to look into SGI's Impressario software for driving various laser, inkjet and thermal transfer printers and scanners. It provides PostScript capability, so you just need to select AutoCAD's PostScript plotter driver. The Impressario Raster Image Processor (RIP) uses your host CPU and memory to form a very fast PostScript engine. Theoretical performance is several hundred pages per minute, but in most cases, the device's speed will limit your throughput. To find out about this useful product, call: SGI Express at 1-(800) 800-4744 in the USA & Canada. Otherwise, contact your local SGI Sales Office. Current device support includes (but is not limited to): - Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg. With serial port connections. - Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, 650c and PaintJet XL300. With parallel port connections. - Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, and 4. With parallel port connections and 1.5MB RAM min. - Generic PostScript printers. - Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc - Ricoh FS1 scanner. - MicroTek ScanMaker 600 ZS - Sharp JX 320 scanner. - Epson GT 6000 scanner. For more information, consult the file "Impressario.man" in this directory. ====================================================================== Serial Ports and IRIX: All IRIS-4D Series machines have two or more general purpose serial ports. These ports may be used to connect terminals, printers, modems, other machines, or graphical input devices such as a tablet or dial and button box. Each line may be independently set to run at any of several speeds, as high as 19,200 or even 38,400 bps. Various character echoing and interpreting parameters can also be set. See stty(1) and termio(7) for details on the various modes. Special files for the serial ports exist in the /dev directory. These files, tty[dfm][1-56] are created automatically by MAKEDEV(1M) when system software is installed. Each port is referred to by three different names, /dev/ttydnn, /dev/ttymnn, and /dev/ttyfnn, where nn represents the port number. Opening the ttyd, ttym, or ttyf versions of a port enables different signals and modes on the communication line. Typically, the ttyd version is used for directly connecting simple devices including most terminals; ttym is used for devices that use modem control signals; and ttyf is used for devices that understand hardware flow control signals. Unlike a PC, IRIX allows multiple users and processes to share I/O ports. As such, direct hardware access to the I/O port is not allowed by user processes. Rather, the access is made through device drivers, which are in turn accessed through the character device driver. AutoCAD uses one of two device names for connecting communicating with attached devices, those being: /dev/ttyd1 (like COM1: in DOS) /dev/ttyd2 (like COM2: in DOS) A common error you may find when attempting to configure AutoCAD to use a serial port is: "/dev/ttyd1: Permission denied" You may want to ensure that AutoCAD has access to the digitizer serial port. In the System Manager Port menu, make sure that the serial port is available for use and then make sure AutoCAD has read/write access for you (the user of AutoCAD). Check this with: ls -l /dev/ttyd1 - or - ls -l /dev/ttyd2 You should see: crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 0, 1 Dec 1 09:32 /dev/ttyd1 If now "crw-rw-rw-" use the following to correct this: chmod +rw /dev/ttyd1 Note: After using the Port Manager tool to change a port's status, you will need to check and reset the port's permissions, as they most likely will be changed back to the default values. ====================================================================== How to use a network printer from within AutoCAD: While AutoCAD is capable of driving a printer connected to a local serial port, you can seemlessly connect to network printers, such as an Impressario server, very easily. To do so requires a few simple steps: 1. Select a default system printer with the IRIX Print Manager tool. Send a test page to be sure this is working properly. 2. Set the ACADPLCMD environment variable to use "lp" as follows: setenv ACADPLCMD "lp %s" - or - setenv ACADPLCMD "lp -dPrinterName %s" An example of this is provided in the Bonus Pack file: example.cshrc Note: If you wish to use a multiple plotter configuration in AutoCAD, you should choose the first option, which specifies the default system printer, and then make use of the Irix Printer Manager tool to change the default printer setting. For a complete description of this feature, refer to the accompanying file: Impressario.man 3. Create the AutoCAD print spooling directory as follows: > su # umask 000 # mkdir /usr/spool/acad # exit The directory /usr/spool/acad is the default used by AutoCAD. You can set this directory name up from the AutoCAD Configuration menu (accessed via the _CONFIG command) as follows: Command: _CONFIG << You enter this Configuration menu 0. Exit to drawing editor 1. Show current configuration 2. Allow detailed configuration 3. Configure video display 4. Configure digitizer 5. Configure plotter 6. Configure system console 7. Configure operating parameters Enter selection <0>: 7 << You enter this Configure operating parameters 0. Exit to configuration menu 1. Alarm on error 2. Initial drawing setup 3. Default plot file name 4. Plot spooler directory 5. Placement of temporary files 6. Network node name 7. Automatic-save feature 8. File name case 9. Full-time CRC validation 10. Automatic Audit after IGESIN, DXFIN, or DXBIN 11. Select Release 11 hidden line removal algorithm 12. Login name 13. File locking Enter selection <0>: 4 When plotting to a file, AutoCAD writes the output to the plot spooler directory if the special name AUTOSPOOL is given as the plot file name. The plot spooler directory is ignored for normal plotting. Enter plot spooler directory name : /usr/spool/acad/ << You enter this 4. In AutoCAD, select a plotter driver that corresponds to the system printer you selected in 1). Most likely, this will be the PostScript device. 5. When asked if you want to "Write the plot to a file?" answer Yes. Save this plot configuration file. 6. Then configure the plot spooler directory and filename in the AutoCAD system configuration menu. The default plot file name should be: "AUTOSPOOL" You can set this file name up from the AutoCAD Configuration menu (accessed via the _CONFIG command) as follows: Command: _CONFIG << You enter this Configuration menu 0. Exit to drawing editor 1. Show current configuration 2. Allow detailed configuration 3. Configure video display 4. Configure digitizer 5. Configure plotter 6. Configure system console 7. Configure operating parameters Enter selection <0>: 7 << You enter this Configure operating parameters 0. Exit to configuration menu 1. Alarm on error 2. Initial drawing setup 3. Default plot file name 4. Plot spooler directory 5. Placement of temporary files 6. Network node name 7. Automatic-save feature 8. File name case 9. Full-time CRC validation 10. Automatic Audit after IGESIN, DXFIN, or DXBIN 11. Select Release 11 hidden line removal algorithm 12. Login name 13. File locking Enter selection <0>: 3 << You enter this Enter default plot file name (for plot to file) or . for none <.>: AUTOSPOOL << You enter this 7. The next time you want to send plotter output to this device, enter "AUTOSPOOL" for the plot file name in the Plot dialog box (unless you set it as the default name in 6). You will now be using the IRIX print spooler for AutoCAD plots. ====================================================================== Serial cable pin-out for PI family (9-pin D): There are two different types of connectors found on various 4D models. The DB-9 serial port connectors have the following pin assignments. ------------------- \ 5 4 3 2 1 / \ 9 8 7 6 / --------------- __________________________________ |Pin_|_Name_|_Description_________| | 2 | TxD | Transmit Data | | 3 | RxD | Receive Data | | 4 | RTS | Request To Send | | 5 | CTS | Clear To Send | | 7 | GND | Signal Ground | | 8 | DCD | Data Carrier Detect | | 9 | DTR | Data Terminal Ready | |____|______|_____________________| 9-pin DIN Signal Name 25-pin RS232 -------------------------------------------- 1 N/C - 2 TxD 2 3 RxD 3 4 RTS 4 5 CTS 5 6 N/C - 7 GND 7 8 DCD 8 9 DTR 20 ====================================================================== Serial cable pin-out for Indigo/Indy family (8-pin DIN): The DIN-8 serial port connectors on the Personal Iris 4D/30, 4D/35, 4D/RPC, and 4D/RPC-50 have the following pin assignments. --------- / 8 7 6 \ ( 5 4 3 ) \ 2 1 / --------- ___________________________________________ |_4D_Compatible_Pin_Assignments_(RS-232)___| | Pin | Name | Description | |_______|_________|________________________| | 1 | DTR | Data Terminal Ready | | 2 | CTS | Clear To Send | | 3 | TxD | Transmit Data | | 4 | GND | Signal Ground | | 5 | RxD | Receive Data | | 6 | RTS | Request To Send | | 7 | DCD | Data Carrier Detect | |__8____|_GND_____|_Signal_Ground__________| 8-pin DIN Signal Name 25-pin RS232 -------------------------------------------- 1 DTR 20 2 CTS 5 3 TxD 2 4 GND 7 5 RxD 3 6 RTS 4 7 DCD 8 8 N/C - ====================================================================== ====================================================================== ###### # ##### # # ###### # ###### ## #### ###### ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### ##### # ##### # # #### ##### # ##### # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### ###### ###### # # #### ###### ##### ##### ====================================================================== ====================================================================== AutoCAD Release 13 Standard Driver Support: 1. None 2. AutoCAD file output formats (pre 4.1) 1. ASCII file 2. AutoCAD DXB file 3. Binary plotter file 4. Binary printer-plotter file 3. CalComp ColorMaster Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8. 1. ColorMaster Plus 6613VRC 2. ColorMaster Plus 6603VRC 4. CalComp DrawingMaster Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8. 1. DrawingMaster Pro 52436 2. DrawingMaster Plus 52236 3. DrawingMaster Pro 52424 4. DrawingMaster Plus 52224 5. CalComp Electrostatic Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8. 1. 68444 Color EPP 2. 68436 Color EPP 3. 67436 Monochrome 6. CalComp Pen Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8. 1. DesignMate 3024 2. DesignMate 3036 3. Pacesetter 2036 4. Pacesetter 2024 5. Pacesetter Classic 4036 7. Canon Laser Printer ADI 4.2 1. LBP-8 II/III 2. LBP-8 IV 8. Hewlett-Packard (HP-GL) ADI 4.2 1. 7475 2. 7550 3. 7580 4. 7585 5. 7586 6. DraftPro DXL 7. DraftPro EXL 8. 7586B & 7596A Roll Fed 9. Hewlett-Packard (PCL) LaserJet ADI 4.2 1. HP LaserJet II 2. HP LaserJet III 3. HP LaserJet II w/ 1.5 Mbytes 4. HP LaserJet III w/ 1+ Mbyte 5. HP LaserJet IV 10. Hewlett-Packard (PCL) PaintJet/DeskJet ADI 4.2 1. DeskJet 500 Series Printers 2. PaintJet 11. Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 devices, ADI 4.2 1. HP DesignJet 650C 2. HP DesignJet 600 3. HP DesignJet 200 / 220 4. HP DraftMaster with Roll Feed 5. HP DraftMaster Plus Sheet Feed 6. HP DraftMaster SX/RX/MX Sheet Fd 7. HP PaintJet XL300 / Color Laser 8. HP DraftPro Plus 9. HP 7600 Color (obsolete) 10. HP 7600 Monochrome (obsolete) 11. HP LaserJet III 12. HP LaserJet 4 / 4MV (B-size) 12. PostScript device ADI 4.2 (Note: Use this driver with Impressario) 1. 300 dpi 2. 600 dpi 3. 1270 dpi 4. 2540 dpi 13. Raster file export ADI 4.2 1. GIF (CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format) 2. X Window dump (xwd compatible) 3. Jef Poskanzer's Portable Bitmap Toolkit Formats 4. Microsoft Windows Device-independent Bitmap (.BMP) 5. TrueVision TGA Format 6. Z-Soft PCX Format 7. Sun Rasterfile 8. Flexible Image Transfer System (FITS) 9. Encapsulated PostScript (Adobe-2.0 EPSF-2.0) 10. TIFF (Tag Image File Format) 11. FAX Image (Group 3 Encoding) 12. Amiga IFF / ILBM Format ====================================================================== ====================================================================== ###### # ##### # # ###### # ###### ## #### ###### ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### ##### # ##### # # #### ##### # ##### # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### ###### ###### # # #### ###### ##### ####### ====================================================================== ====================================================================== AutoCAD Release 12 Standard Driver Support: 1. None 2. ADI plotter or printer (installed - pre v4.1) 1. Plotter (vector output) 1. Filename : 1. ASCII plot file 2. Binary plot file 3. DXB plot file 2. Printer-plotter (raster output) 1. Filename : 1. Binary printer plot file 2. CAD/Camera file 3. AutoCAD file output formats (pre 4.1) 1. Plotter (vector output) 1. Filename : 1. ASCII plot file 2. Binary plot file 3. DXB plot file 2. Printer-plotter (raster output) 1. Filename : 1. Binary printer plot file 2. CAD/Camera file 4. CalComp ColorMaster Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8 1. ColorMaster Plus 6613VRC, B/A3 2. ColorMaster Plus 6603VRC, A/A4 3. ColorView 5913, B/A3 Sheet 4. ColorView 5912, B/A3 Sheet 5. PlotMaster 5902A, A/A4 Sheet 5. CalComp DrawingMaster Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8 1. DrawingMaster Plus 52436, E/A0 2. DrawingMaster Plus 52236, E/A0 3. DrawingMaster Plus 52424, D/A1 4. DrawingMaster Plus 52224, D/A1 6. CalComp Electrostatic Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8 1. Model 68444, 44" Roll, Color EPP 2. Model 68436, E/A0 Roll, Color EPP 3. Model 58444, 44" Roll, Color EPP 4. Model 58436, E/A0 Roll, Color EPP 5. Model 58424, D/A1 Roll, Color EPP 6. Model 67436, E/A0 Roll, Monochrome 7. Model 57444, 44" Roll, Monochrome 8. Model 57436, E/A0 Roll, Monochrome 9. Model 57424, D/A1 Roll, Monochrome 7. CalComp Pen Plotters ADI 4.2 V2.8 1. DesignMate 3024 D/A1 Sheet 2. Pacesetter 2036, E/A0 Sheet 3. Pacesetter 2024, D/A1 Sheet 4. Artisan 1026, E/A0 Dual 5. Artisan 1025, E/A0 Sheet 6. Artisan 1023, D/A1 Sheet 7. Model 1044, E/A0 Dual, (obsolete) 8. Model 1043, E/A0 Sheet, (obsolete) 9. Model 1077, E/A0 Dual, (obsolete) 10. Pacesetter Classic 4036 Dual 8. Epson LQ2550 24 pin ADI 4.2 9. Hewlett-Packard (HP-GL) ADI 4.2 1. Model 7220 2. Model 7470 3. Model 7475 4. Model 7550 5. Model 7580 6. Model 7585 7. Model 7586 8. ColorPro 9. DraftPro 10. DraftPro DXL 11. DraftPro EXL 12. DraftMaster I 13. 7586B Roll Fed 14. 7596A Roll Fed 10. Hewlett-Packard (HP-GL/2) ADI 4.2 1. LaserJet III 2. PaintJet XL w/HP-GL/2 Cartridge 3. DraftMaster SX/RX/MX 4. DraftMaster RX/MX Roll Feed 5. Model 7600 Monochrome 6. Model 7600 Color 11. Hewlett-Packard (PCL) LaserJet ADI 4.2 1. HP LaserJet 2. HP LaserJet Plus 3. HP LaserJet II 4. HP LaserJet III 5. HP LaserJet w/ 2 Mbytes 6. HP LaserJet II w/ 1.5 Mbytes 7. HP LaserJet III w/ 1+ Mbyte 12. Hewlett-Packard (PCL) PaintJet XL ADI 4.2 13. Houston Instrument ADI 4.2 1. DMP-40 2. DMP-41 3. DMP-42 4. DMP-51 5. DMP-51MP 6. DMP-52 7. DMP-52MP 8. DMP-56 9. DMP-56MP 10. DMP-61 11. DMP-61MP 12. DMP-62 13. DMP-62MP 14. IBM 7300 Series ADI 4.2 1. Model 7371 2. Model 7372 3. Model 7374 4. Model 7375 15. PostScript device ADI 4.2 1. 300 dpi 2. 1270 dpi 3. 2540 dpi 16. Raster file export ADI 4.2 1. GIF (CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format) 2. X Window dump (xwd compatible) 3. Jef Poskanzer's Portable Bitmap Toolkit Formats 4. Microsoft Windows Device-independent Bitmap (.BMP) 5. TrueVision TGA Format 6. Z-Soft PCX Format 7. Sun Rasterfile 8. Flexible Image Transfer System (FITS) 9. PostScript image 10. TIFF (Tag Image File Format) 11. FAX Image (Group 3 Encoding) 12. Amiga IFF / ILBM Format ====================================================================== ====================================================================== AutoCAD Release 12 Device Cabling and Configuration: ====================================================================== ====================================================================== CalComp ColorMaster Plotters Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 +------ 4 | +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 +------ 6 | +------ 20 ====================================================================== CalComp DrawingMaster and Electrostatic Plotters Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 1 --------------------- 1 2 --------------------- 2 3 --------------------- 3 . . . . . . 25---------------------25 ====================================================================== Epson LQ2550 Printer Printer End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 2 3 --------------------- 3 7 --------------------- 7 8 --------------+------ 6 | +------ 8 20---------------------20 ====================================================================== Hewlett-Packard HP-GL Plotters Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 4 ------+ +------ 4 | | 5 ------+ +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 6 ------+ +------ 6 | | | +------ 8 | | 20------+ +------ 20 ====================================================================== Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 Plotters Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 4 ------+ +------ 4 | | 5 ------+ +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 6 ------+ +------ 6 | | | +------ 8 | | 20------+ +------ 20 ====================================================================== Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Printers LaserJet End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 3 --------------------- 2 7 --------------------- 7 20--------------------- 5 +------ 6 | +------ 8 | +------ 20 ====================================================================== Hewlett-Packard (PCL) PaintJet XL Printers PaintJet End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 5 ------+--------------20 | 6 ------+ 20--------------+------ 5 | +------ 6 7 --------------------- 7 ====================================================================== Houston Instruments DMP Series Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 +------ 4 | +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 +------ 6 | +------ 8 | +------ 20 ====================================================================== IBM Series 7300 Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 4 ------+ +------ 4 | | 5 ------+ +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 6 ------+ +------ 6 | | | +------ 8 | | 20------+ +------ 20 ====================================================================== ====================================================================== ###### # # # # ###### # ###### ## #### ###### ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### ##### # ##### # # #### ##### # # # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### ###### ###### # # #### ###### ##### ##### ====================================================================== ====================================================================== AutoCAD Release 11 Standard Driver Support: 1. None 2. ADI 4.1 Packet Mode Plotter 1. Epson Printer Plotter 1. Epson LQ2550 2. Hewlett-Packard HPGL-2 1. HP LaserJet III 2. HP PaintJet XL w/ HP-GL/2 Language Cartridge 3. HP DraftMaster SX/RX/MX 4. HP DraftMaster RX/MX roll feed 5. HP 7600 Series Monochrome Electrostatic Plotter Models 6. HP 7600 Series Color Electrostatic Plotter Models 3. Hewlett-Packard Long Axis 3. ADI 4.1 Plotter Drivers 1. ASCII plot file 2. Binary plot file 3. DXB plot file 4. Vendor-supplied ADI driver. 4. CalComp Plotters 1. Model 906 2. Model 907 3. PCI Plotter Controllers 5. Houston Instruments 1. DMP-40 2. DMP-41 3. DMP-42 4. DMP-51 5. DMP-51MP 6. DMP-52 7. DMP-52MP 8. DMP-56 9. DMP-56MP 10. DMP-61 11. DMP-61MP 12. DMP-62 13. DMP-62MP 6. IBM 7300 Series 1. Model 7371 2. Model 7372 3. Model 7374 4. Model 7375 7. PostScript Printers 1. Apple LaserWriter II 2. Others ====================================================================== ====================================================================== AutoCAD Release 11 Device Cabling and Configuration: ====================================================================== ====================================================================== CalComp 906/907/PCI Plotter Controllers Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 2 3 --------------------- 3 +------ 4 | +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 +------ 6 | +------ 8 | +------ 20 ====================================================================== Epson LQ2550 Printer Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 7 --------------------- 7 20--------------------- 5 ====================================================================== Hewlett-Packard (PCL) PaintJet XL Printers PaintJet End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 5 ------+--------------20 | 6 ------+ 20--------------+------ 5 | +------ 6 7 --------------------- 7 ====================================================================== Hewlett-Packard Plotters Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 4 ------+ +------ 4 | | 5 ------+ +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 6 ------+ +------ 6 | | | +------ 8 | | 20------+ +------ 20 ====================================================================== Houston Instruments DMP Series Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 +------ 4 | +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 +------ 6 | +------ 8 | +------ 20 ====================================================================== IBM Series 7300 Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 4 ------+ +------ 4 | | 5 ------+ +------ 5 7 --------------------- 7 6 ------+ +------ 6 | | | +------ 8 | | 20------+ +------ 20 ====================================================================== Apple LaserWriter II Plotter End: Computer End: ------------------------------------- 2 --------------------- 3 3 --------------------- 2 6 --------------------- 20 7 --------------------- 7 ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Printer/Plotter information: Compiled by: Roger Brown, Silicon Graphics, 10.JUN.94 Last Updated: Roger Brown, Silicon Graphics, 04.DEC.96 Send feedback to: Internet: r.c.brown@ieee.org Compu$erve: 72570,2034