Savin RW-470 User Manual
RW-470
CLIENTS
Final Version 11/12/2001
Trademarks
Adobe
, Acrobat, PostScript and PostScript3TM are registered trademarks of
Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Incorporated.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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poration, Mountain View/USA.
PLOTBASE
Germany.
PLOTCLIENT
is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.
, Outlook, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of
is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Cor-
is a registered trademark of RATIO Entwicklungen GmbH, Hamburg,
is a registered trademark of RATIO Entwicklungen GmbH, Hamburg,
Germany.
RATIO SSL is a registered trademark of RATIO Entwicklungen GmbH, Hamburg,
Germany.
Calcomp is a registered trademark of Calcomp Inc..
CALS is a registered trademark of U.S. Department of Defense, USA.
CGM is a registered trademark of Henderson Software Inc., Boulder, USA.
CIT is a registered trademark of Intergraph GmbH, Ismaning, Germany
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Windows NT Workstation operating system Version 4.0
Note:
“RW-470 PS” stands for RW-470 Postscript Level 3 Compatible Option
CONTENTS
Contents
RW-470 PLOTCLIENTS ......................................................... 7
Manual conventions..................................................................... 9
Part I – RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN ....................................10
Introduction ......................................................................11
Installation .......................................................................12
System requirements .................................................................. 12
Installation of the RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN.............................. 13
Start and quit program ....................................................15
Program window ..............................................................16
Program sequence............................................................17
Name conventions ..................................................................... 17
From the drawing to the job ....................................................... 18
Job and entry in the chart........................................................... 20
Tools .................................................................................22
Main symbol bar........................................................................ 22
Icon bar .................................................................................... 23
Presets ..............................................................................25
Setting the SSL defaults .............................................................. 25
“General“ tab............................................................................ 25
Set up SSL spool paths .......................................................... 27
“Format“ tab ............................................................................. 29
Job editor..........................................................................30
“Job” tab................................................................................... 30
Default settings area .................................................................. 32
“Default Specific“ tab ............................................................ 33
“Default Additional“ tab ........................................................ 37
“Entry“ area............................................................................... 38
Stamp editor ..................................................................... 40
Make stamp .............................................................................. 40
Stamp configurations ................................................................. 41
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Edit or delete stamp ................................................................... 41
“Settings“ tab............................................................................. 42
“Data“ tab................................................................................. 44
Pen settings ......................................................................47
View the changes....................................................................... 47
HPGL/2 - Pens........................................................................... 48
HPGL/2 - Colors........................................................................ 50
HPGL/2 - Misc........................................................................... 51
Calcomp - Pens ......................................................................... 55
Calcomp - Colors ...................................................................... 56
Calcomp - Misc ......................................................................... 57
Collate jobs ....................................................................... 61
Add entries ................................................................................ 62
Add with button .................................................................... 62
Add using the right-hand mouse button ................................. 63
Add with menu item .............................................................. 63
Add with Drag & Drop .......................................................... 64
Add multiple entries ................................................................... 64
Delete entries ............................................................................ 65
Entry information ....................................................................... 66
Part II – RW-470 WINPRINT..............................................67
Introduction ......................................................................68
Installation .......................................................................69
Configuration.................................................................... 70
Print Parameters of RW-470 WINPRINT (16 bit)........................... 70
“Details“ tab ......................................................................... 70
“General Settings“ tab .......................................................... 71
“Job Processing“ tab ............................................................. 72
Print Parameters of RW-470 WINPRINT (32 bit)........................... 72
Part III – RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI ...........................75
Introduction ......................................................................76
Installation .......................................................................77
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Configuration.................................................................... 83
Configuration for AutoCAD 13/14 via configuration tool ............ 83
Settings for AutoCAD 13/14 in print dialog................................. 84
Settings for AutoCAD 2000 in print dialog .................................. 85
Presets for print jobs ........................................................87
“Main menu“ tab ....................................................................... 87
“Extended“ tab........................................................................... 89
“Options“ tab ............................................................................ 90
Part IV – RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WEB ..................................92
Introduction ......................................................................93
Installation .......................................................................94
Configuration.................................................................... 95
Open the configuration page ..................................................... 95
Access rights for users................................................................ 96
Set spool path (upload) .............................................................. 98
Additional settings (misc.) ........................................................... 99
E-mail (e-mail)......................................................................... 100
Administrator password (admin) ............................................... 101
Prepare print jobs ..........................................................102
Plot sequence .......................................................................... 102
Open and log on..................................................................... 102
Settings for the job (job parameters) ......................................... 103
Print parameters for entries (entry defaults) ............................... 107
General print parameters .................................................... 107
Stamp settings .................................................................... 109
Pen settings (pen settings)......................................................... 110
HPGL ................................................................................. 111
Calcomp ............................................................................ 113
Add local entry, add multiple.................................................... 115
Local files or ZIP-Archive (add local entry)............................ 116
ZIP-Archive with SSL-job ...................................................... 116
Several local files (add multiple) .......................................... 117
Entry list................................................................................... 118
Edit and delete entries (select, delete) ....................................... 119
Send job (Submit job)............................................................... 119
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Query current job status (queue status) ..................................... 120
Plotter status (plotter status) ...................................................... 120
Incomplete jobs ....................................................................... 121
Corrective maintenance..................................................122
Part V – RW-470 PLOTCLIENT MAC ................................. 123
Installations .................................................................... 124
Installations on Server PC with Windows 2000 .......................... 124
Installation on the Macintosh computer..................................... 124
Print jobs and presets.....................................................126
MainOptions1 ......................................................................... 126
MainOptions2 ......................................................................... 127
JobOptions.............................................................................. 128
Part VI – RW-470 PLOTCLIENT LPR/FTP ..........................130
RW-470 PLOTCLIENT LPR ................................................131
Configuration on Server PC with Windows 2000 ....................... 131
Print jobs with lpr on Windows 2000 ........................................ 132
Configuration on UNIX ............................................................ 132
Print jobs on UNIX using lpr ..................................................... 133
RW-470 PLOTCLIENT FTP ................................................134
Configuration on Server PC with Windows 2000 ....................... 134
Print jobs on Windows 2000 using ftp....................................... 134
Configuration on UNIX ............................................................ 135
Print jobs on UNIX using ftp...................................................... 136
Part VII – Appendix.........................................................138
Index...............................................................................139
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RW-470 PLOTCLIENTS
This manual explains the installation and operation of RW-470
PLOTCLIENTs as well as two networks. You find out how you can
use the RW-470 PLOTCLIENTs or network protocols to produce
print jobs, set print parameters and to send the print jobs to the
RW-470 PLOTBASE server program. The following RW-470
PLOTCLIENTs and protocols are described:
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN
• RW-470 WINPRINT
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WEB
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT MAC
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT LPR
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT FTP
The following gives a brief explanation of all RW-470 PLOTCLI-
ENTs. The precise functional descriptions are given in the re-
spective chapters:
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN
RW 470 PLOTCLIENT WIN is available for Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows
95/98/ME and is a program for preparing plot jobs, which it
then sends to RW-470 PLOTBASE. This is done by collating set-
based jobs.
• RW-470 WINPRINT
The Windows printer driver RW-470 WINPRINT allows print jobs
from Windows applications, to then pass them directly to RW-
470 PLOTBASE as a job.
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI
With RW-470 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI you produce HPGL/2-files
from the drawings and documents, which have been produced
in the AutoCAD programs AutoCAD R13, AutoCAD R14, Auto-
CAD 2000, AutoCAD 2000i, AutoCAD 2000 LT or AutoCAD
2000 LTi. The print jobs can be sent to the RW-470 PLOTCLIENT
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WIN program or directly to the RW-470 PLOTBASE server pro-
gram.
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WEB
The RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WEB enables you to send print jobs to
RW-470 PLOTBASE both via the Intranet as well as via the Inter-
net. You can stipulate numerous print parameters. Successful
processing of the print processes in RW-470 PLOTBASE can be
controlled via a status message. Equally, you can also have an
e-mail sent to obtain a message on successful job completion.
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT MAC
With the printer driver RW-470 PLOTCLIENT MAC, you can send
print jobs to RW-470 PLOTBASE from applications, which run on
the Macintosh operating system Mac OS 9.x.
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT LPR
With the lpr command, you can send print jobs to RW-470
PLOTBASE via RW-470 WINPRINT, without having to use an ap-
plication program. This printing facility is particularly meant for
UNIX users.
• RW-470 PLOTCLIENT FTP
With the ftp command you can send print jobs to RW-470
PLOTBASE without having to use an application program. This
printing facility is particularly meant for UNIX users.
We wish you every success in your work with RW-470 CLIENTs.
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Manual conventions
In the text, you can come across two possible terms, which are
intended to point out special circumstances or advantages or
even to warn you against certain work steps:
Note: You are free to decide whether you wish to fol-
low the recommendation given in a note or not. Notes
are usually used to draw your attention to special circumstances or even to point out useful commands or
ones that are easily forgotten and overseen.
Attention: It is advisable to take particular notice of
any possible problems marked with “Attention“ to e.g.
avoid problems with your data stocks, etc
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Part I – RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
This part of the manual describes the program RW-470
PLOTCLIENT WIN. RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN is available for
Microsoft Windows NT, for Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME as well
as for Microsoft Windows 2000 and is a program for preparing
plot jobs, which it then sends to the server program, RW-470
PLOTBASE. This is carried out by collating set-based jobs.
The Client-Server architecture of RW-470 PLOTBASE enables
each connected user to define their print jobs and drawing sets
themselves and to send them to RW-470 PLOTBASE for output.
The interface used between RW-470 PLOTBASE and the Client is
the Interpreter, which covers the Clients’ information so that RW-
470 PLOTBASE can easily work through the set requirements.
Compliance of standards in conjunction with the graphic user
interface of Microsoft Windows enables problem-free integration
in existing environments and applications.
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INSTALLATION
Installation
In this chapter you can read about which system requirements
have to be fulfilled and how to carry out the installation. Fur-
thermore, all the new [sub-] directories and file types that you
will find on your harddrive following the installation are listed in
their own section.
System requirements
Please read through the following recommendations carefully.
They can be very helpful in finding the optimum hardware for
your requirements.
• Operating system
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95/98/ME or Windows 2000. For
Windows 2000 we recommend Service Pack 1. You can use a
higher Service Pack version, too, but if it does not run, please
change back again to Service Pack 1.
• Network interface/Configuration:
10/100 Base T Ethernet, the TCP/IP configuration is necessary
• Processor & System memory
Dependent on your operating system we recommend following
processors and system memory:
Windows 95/98: Pentium II 233 MHz, at least 32 MB RAM
Windows ME: Pentium II 233 MHz, at least 64 MB RAM
Windows NT 4.0: Pentium II 200 MHz, at least 64 MB RAM
Windows 2000: Pentium II 200 MHz, at least 64 MB RAM
• Harddrive
At least 500 MB.
• Monitor
At least 1024 x 768 pixels resolution.
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INSTALLATION
INSTALLATIONINSTALLATION
Installation of the RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN
This section describes the installation of the program and which
file types and directories you should find on your harddrive fol-
lowing the installation.
To install the program, please proceed as follows:
1. Start Windows NT as a user with administrator rights and
open Windows NT Explorer.
2. If Windows NT was already started [with administrator rights],
please quit all running programs or backup the data stocks.
3. Change via network to installation folder \\<Server>\ Tools
\PLOTCLIENT_WIN.
4. Start the file SETUP.EXE.
5. Select the SETUP language, and then click on OK.
6. Click on NEXT.
7. Click on YES, if you agree to the license agreement. Click on
NO, if you do not agree and want to abort the installation.
8. Answer the question about the Readme-file, and click on
NEXT.
9. Click on NEXT, to confirm the target folder, in which RW-470
PLOTCLIENT WIN is to be installed.
10. Click on NEXT, to confirm the unchanged or changed program folder.
11. Determine the SSL Spool folder. The standard preset is the
folder “\\<Server>\Spool\SSL“.
The first part “\\<Server>“ gives the destination computer,
on which RW-470 PLOTBASE is installed. The second part
“\Spool\SSL“ gives the spool folder released there.
12. RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN is then installed.
13. Read the Readme-file or start RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN.
14. If you now start RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN – for the first time,
you will be asked to enter the default values for new SSL print
jobs. Answer the query with “OK“.
15. Enter the global job information on the “job“ tab in the job
editor job information.
16. Change to the “Default specific“ and “Default additional“
tabs, and enter the detailed defaults. The possible settings in
the job editor are described in detail from Page 30.
17. Quit your defaults with “OK“.
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18. Answer the query about preparing a job example.
19. If you answer with “YES“, RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN prepares a job example, which you can send off straight away as
the first print job.
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START
START AND QUIT PROGRAM
STARTSTART
Start and quit program
• Start program
The installation program sets up its own program group with
program symbols towards the end of the installation. To start
RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN, open it via the “Start“ bar or double
click on its program symbol.
Your first sample print is easy to manage and will already be
started at the end of your installation. For explanations you will
have to read in following two chapters „From the drawing to the
job“ on page 18 and „Job editor“ on page 30.
• Quit program
You can either quit RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN via the menu
item “File - Exit“ or with the usual Windows keyboard shortcut
“ALT+F4“.
The program’s functions are now described in the following
chapters.
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PROGRAM WINDOW
Program window
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PROGRAM
PROGRAM SEQUENCE
PROGRAMPROGRAM
Program sequence
This chapter provides you with an overview of how the drawing
gets into the job list of RW-470 PLOTBASE and is then printed. At
the end of the chapter you will find a graphic, which illustrates
the job flow.
Together with the introductory chapter, this chapter is intended to
help you to bet to know the environment and the embedding of
the program in it.
In addition, the most important terms used in the program are
also explained.
Name conventions
Job:
A job is a print job, which includes at least one entry or set of
entries, which are to be printed off on the plotter as a specific
combination and with individual settings. The job can, inter alia,
be complied using RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN and can include
an unlimited number of entries.
User:
The user, or job producer, prepares the jobs with RW-470
PLOTCLIENT WIN. The user can simultaneously be the client.
Client:
The client places an order, to have one or several drawings
printed out via RW-470 PLOTBASE on the plotter. The client can
simultaneously be the user. The client is also the recipient of the
printed and, optionally folded drawings.
Entry:
An entry is a drawing with the corresponding description, required for RW-470 PLOTBASE. This description contains all the
information about the drawings, e.g. target format, output medium, drawing header, etc. Entries are compiled in RW-470
PLOTCLIENT WIN to form jobs or can also represent a job singly.
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The entries or drawings can have the following file formats,
which RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN recognizes from the file extension:
• Calcomp [*.906, *.907]
• CALS MIL-STD 1840B,28002A [*.cal]
• DWG [*.dwg]
• HPGL/2, HP-RTL [*.plt, *rtl]
• Intergraph [*.cit, *.tg4]
• PCX [*.pcx]
• RLC [*.rlc]
• T6X [*.t6x]
• TIFF G4 [*.tif]
• Windows Metafile [*wmf]
• Windows OS/2 Bitmap [*.bmp]
As an option, the file format CGM [*.cgm] as well as PDF and
postscript, i.e. RW-470 Postscript Level 3 Compatible Option are
also available [*.pdf, *.ps]. The file format DWG can only be
used if AutoCAD (2000 or 2000i) is installed on RW-470
PLOTBASE server PC.
SSL-file:
The SSL-file is automatically produced by RW-470 PLOTCLIENT
WIN when preparing a job and contains all the information
about the job itself as well as all the descriptions of the individual
entries.
The SSL file is required by RW-470 PLOTBASE, to be able to print
off a job on the plotter.
Draftsman:
The [technical] draftsman/draftswoman produces the drawings
for the client, which can later be collated by the user to form
jobs.
From the drawing to the job
The following lists the path of a drawing from its preparation
through to the job list of RW-470 PLOTBASE. The work steps are
presented functionally and not person-related, i.e. that several
functions can be carried out by the same person.
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PROGRAM SEQUENCE
PROGRAMPROGRAM
With the help of this section, the following graphic and the first
chapter of the manual, you should be able to grasp the task and
possible applications of RW-470 PLOTBASE and the environment.
1. PRODUCTION:
The [technical] draftsman/draftswoman produces the drawing
using an EDM, CAD or similar system and saves it in one of
the following formats, which are identified by RW-470
PLOTBASE from the file extension:
• Calcomp [*.906, *.907]
• CALS MIL-STD 1840B,28002A [*.cal]
• DWG [*.dwg]
• HPGL/2, HP-RTL [*.plt, *rtl]
• Intergraph [*.cit, *.tg4]
• PCX [*.pcx]
• RLC [*.rlc]
• T6X [*.t6x]
• TIFF G4 [*.tif]
• Windows Metafile [*wmf]
• Windows OS/2 Bitmap [*.bmp]
As an option, the file formats CGM [*.cgm] as well as PDF
and postscript, i.e. RW-470 Postscript Level 3 Compatible
Option are also available [*.pdf, *.ps]. The file format DWG
can only be used if AutoCAD (2000 or 2000i) is installed on
RW-470 PLOTBASE server PC.
2. DRAG & DROP:
The user brings all the drawings intended for printing into
RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN using Drag & Drop or using the
“insert entry” or “add entry“ functions.
3. PREPARE ORDER:
The user collates the drawings to form jobs in RW-470
PLOTCLIENT WIN, assigns print settings and checks the
drawing using check preview.
4. PROVISION:
As soon as the user has produced the jobs, they automatically
send them via the network [LAN] to the directories provided
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using the program command, “File – Print SSL“, thereby
making them available for RW-470 PLOTBASE to print.
5. COLLECTION:
RW-470 PLOTBASE regularly reads the directories and thus
checks whether new jobs are ready for printing. As soon as a
job is ready, it is loaded by RW-470 PLOTBASE and immediately appears in the job list.
6. RW-470 PLOTBASE:
The jobs are now in the job list ready for printing.
Job and entry in the chart
The following drawing has been prepared functionally, now person-related. It is therefore possible that several functions are simultaneously carried out by one person:
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Plotter
RW-470
as required change of
- priority
- format
- medium
- copies
RW-470 PLOTBASE
- margin
completed job
LAN
SSL file
entry 1
entry 2
entry x
job
create
e.g.
- control view
- priority
- format
- medium
- copies
- margin
RW-470 PLOTCLIENT WIN
includes
drawin gs
drawings by
drag & drop
hand over
job creator
draftsman
engineering
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customer
TOOLS
Tools
This section gives you a brief overview of the program’s tools.
You can blank out and insert the toolbars using the menu item
“view“. You work in the job editor with the main symbol bar, and
use the icon bar for the file preview.
Main symbol bar
Send job to the SSL spool folder
View and selection of the SSL spool path
Open view information for the current plotter
Open new job
Open existing job
Backup job
Delete job
Attach entry in entry list
Insert entry in entry list
Delete entry from entry list
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Icon bar
Rotate drawing 90° to the left
Rotate drawing 90° to the right
Rotate drawing through 180°
Drawing in original position
Successively enlarge drawing
Successively reduce drawing
Switch drawing to zoom all
Switch drawing to view 1:1
TOOLS
TOOLS
TOOLSTOOLS
Multipage document: View first page
Multipage document: Back one page
Multipage document: Enter destination page
Multipage document: Forward one page
Multipage document: View last page
Open file information
Display drawing in black & white view
Display drawing in preview in gray tones
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