which plottter ?

[eddie]

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I am preparing to purchase a new plotter and would appreciate any feedback on ease of use, setup and most important, compatibility with Pro E. I will need to print color line drawings up to E (34" X 44") size. I print less than 50 drawings a month. I prefer a role feed with the option to make longer prints. This will be on a network. I am currently considering the the HP Designjet 500 and the 800. At this point I am leaning towards the 800 because of the increased memory and the network interface is built in as opposed to using a jetdirect on the 500. Whichother plottersshould I be looking at?


We now have a HP design jet 430 that is black and white only, prints D size and is not ProE friendly at all.

Let me know about your plotter experiences.


Thanks, Eddie</DIV>

 

[ankarl]

Pick a plotter to which you can send Postscript direct, thats the most Pro/E friendly you can get. Then youre not depending on drivers supporting Pro/E.


Know many HP plotters only accept HPGL by default and PS is an option you have to ask for (and probably pay extra for)

 

[ndk]

Anyone here had tried FujiXerox docuwide series with Pro/E? is it good enough? any suggestion is appreciated?

 

[BRENTMARINE]

Check out the Oce' brand. We recently purchased a CS2044. Prints up to 44" wide. Works great with Pro/E. Also does very impressive poster size pictures if you have the need.