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Originally Posted by DaiNasty
The plans from his clients currently arrive in PDF form. Would there be any advantage in converting to a different format before printing?
I'm really not too clued up on the varieties of CAD output and I'm wondering if there's a better way to go.
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If it's not too much hassle, I'd experiment getting a file in HP GL/2 (or HP RTL or HP GL) format instead. The client's software will probably be able to generate these easily. Then, to print it, simply COPY the file to the printer port.
I'd hazard a guess that file will be a damn sight smaller in one of these plotter formats. And, since the plotter will understand the file directly, the PC won't have to do any rendering - which, given the size of the plot area, will take an awful lot of RAM.