Océ Wide format Printer Driver 2 for Microsoft® Windows®_Print

Océ Wide format Printer Driver 2for Microsoft® Windows®

Print from AutoCAD ®

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Contents

Chapter 1Copyright.............................................................................................................................5

Trademarks.......................................................................................................................................................6

Chapter 2Introduction.........................................................................................................................7

Introduction and use cases..............................................................................................................................8

Chapter 3Print files of standard size (ISO, ANSI) from AutoCAD®..............................................11

Goal of this procedure ..................................................................................................................................12Select the printer to use within AutoCAD....................................................................................................13Define the print settings in Océ WPD2.........................................................................................................14Save the configuration as a PC3 plotter (optional)......................................................................................17Set the print settings in AutoCAD.................................................................................................................19Print the file in a standard format.................................................................................................................21

Chapter 4Print files of non-standard format from AutoCAD®......................................................23

Goal of this procedure...................................................................................................................................24Select the printer to use within AutoCAD....................................................................................................25Create a custom page size in WPD2.............................................................................................................27Define the Print area in Océ WPD2...............................................................................................................29Define the print settings in Océ WPD2 ........................................................................................................32Save the configuration as a PC3 plotter.......................................................................................................33Set the print settings for a non-standard format drawing in AutoCAD.....................................................35Print the file of a custom format in an optimized way................................................................................38

Chapter 5Tips about Océ WPD2 and AutoCAD® interactions......................................................39

Previews in AutoCAD and WPD2: different views and targets...................................................................40Troubleshooting for colour plots..................................................................................................................43Print quality.....................................................................................................................................................45Merge Control.................................................................................................................................................46

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Chapter 1 Copyright

© 2014, Océ

All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, copied, adapted, or transmitted inany form or by any means without written permission from Océ.

Océ makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specificallydisclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

Further, Océ reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to timein the content hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

TrademarksOcé, and its wide-format printing systems are registered trademarks of Océ.

Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows XP®, Windows XP® embedded, Windows Server® 2003,Windows® Vista™, Windows Server® 2008, Windows ® 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012,Windows Embedded Standard® 2009 are either registered trademarks or trademarks ofMicrosoft® Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, AutoCAD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk,Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.

Products in this publication are referred to by their general trade names. In most, if not all cases,these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectivecompanies.

Trademarks

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Chapter 2 Introduction

Introduction and use cases

Introduction

This manual provides guidelines about how to use Océ Wide format Printer Driver 2 forMicrosoft® Windows® (Océ WPD2) in order to print from Autodesk AutoCAD®.

Scope of the guidelines

The procedures described in this manual have been selected to be as simple as possible(amongst several possibilities).

Those guidelines have been tested for standalone workstations on the following versions:• Océ WPD2 v2.8• Autodesk AutoCAD 2013

As a result, they apply to:• the Océ wide-format technical printers (without folder) supported by Océ WPD2• all Windows environments supported by Océ WPD2, on a workstation ( to get the list of

supported environments, go to the Océ website: "http://global.oce.com/products/wfps-drivers/downloads.aspx")

• all AutoCAD document sizes

NOTEThose guidelines are not guaranteed in a server environment.

The 2 main use cases

According to your situation, follow the recommended procedures:

When you print from AutoCAD,you usually use

Then, we recommend you to

Standard DIN or ANSI papersizes(In this case, you produce out-puts of a standard format)

1. Select your printer in the AutoCAD plot window.2. Configure in Océ WPD2 the print settings for the standard

format you use.3. Save the PC3 plotter for the format (optional).4. Select your PC3 plotter in AutoCAD (optional).5. Select your paper size in AutoCAD.6. Define the print settings in AutoCAD and print

Jump to the Use standard paper sizes (ISO ANSI) and Printfrom AutoCAD® on page 11 procedure.

A unique custom paper size(In this case, you produce out-puts of various sizes, includinglong prints, adapted to the sizeof the drawings)

1. Select your printer in the AutoCAD plot window.2. Create a custom paper size in Océ WPD2 and define the

relative print settings in the driver.3. Save the PC3 plotter in AutoCAD.4. Select your PC3 plotter in AutoCAD.5. Select your custom paper size in AutoCAD.6. Define the print settings in AutoCAD and print

Jump to the Print non-standard format drawings from Auto-CAD® on page 23 procedure.


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http://global.oce.com/products/wfps-drivers/downloads.aspx

http://global.oce.com/products/wfps-drivers/downloads.aspx

NOTEAlthough illustrations show a plotter name with the suffix '_WPD2.8', the given procedures applyto ALL versions of WPD2.

Additional Océ resources

Find also online support:• on the Océ systems web page: " http://global.oce.com" or "http://www.canon.com/support",

find an entry point towards general or technical information related to the Océ large formatprinting systems.

• on the Océ systems download page: "http://downloads.oce.com",find the related printer drivers, completed by a large panel of user manuals built to fit yourspecific needs.

• on the 'OceTVsupport' channel on YouTube: "http://www.youtube.com/user/OceTVsupport/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p",find animations and videos that demonstrate the use of the printer driver with the Océ printingsystems.


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http://global.oce.com

http://www.canon.com/support

http://downloads.oce.com

http://www.youtube.com/user/OceTVsupport/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p

http://www.youtube.com/user/OceTVsupport/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p


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Chapter 3 Print files of standard size (ISO,ANSI) from AutoCAD®

Goal of this procedure Follow this procedure when:• You often print AutoCAD files of standard format• You often print files of same standard format• You want to get outputs of perfect standard format• You want to shorten and limit the configuration steps

NOTEUsually:- the drawings are oriented landscape in AutoCAD- the drawings contain white margins on the bordersNevertheless, this procedure allows you to print also other types of AutoCAD drawings.

Goal of this procedure

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Select the printer to use within AutoCAD

Context

The layout to print is open in AutoCAD.

Procedure

1. Open the [Plot] window.2. Check the [Paper size]:

NOTEMost of the time, the paper size includes the paper orientation.

NOTEAutomatically, the [Paper size] you select in AutoCAD is also used by Océ WPD2 (in the [Page asin application] setting).

3. In the [Printer/Plotter] section, select your system printer name:


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Define the print settings in Océ WPD2

Procedure

1. Click [Properties...] to open the Plotter Configuration Editor:

2. In the [Device and Document Settings] tab, click [Custom Properties...]:

3. From the WPD2 user interface that opens, define the following print settings:

NOTEWe only describe below the settings that we recommend to change from the 'Default factory'configuration of WPD2.



Open Action

[Print area]

Click [Print area] and define those settings:• [Do you want the application to consider the printer margins?]

Select [No].• [Do you want to remove white areas around the content?]

Select [No].• [Do you want to preserve content in the border?] (when available for the

printer)Select [No].

Click [OK].

[Show more] If needed, click [Show more] at the bottom of the window to deploy the de-tailed settings. 4



Open Action

[Cut size] Click [Cut size] to set the following values:• In[Cutting method]: select [Standard]• Do not add [Strips]

Click [OK].

[Positioning] Click [Positioning] and keep it to [Centre] and [No shift].

[Quality] Check the [Quality] to optimise the print quality according to the content ofyour document.This setting allows you to adapt the print process.The available values depend on the printer model:

4. Check the other driver settings.

NOTEIf wanted, you can save the driver configuration in a template.Move the mouse to the template field, click the diskette icon and type a name:

Hit the return key.The template just created contains all the print settings you previously defined. This template isautomatically activated.

5. Click [OK] to close the driver and come back to the [Device and Documents Settings].You can now save the configuration as a PC3 plotter (optional).



Save the configuration as a PC3 plotter (optional)

Introduction

When you regularly use the same combination of a printer and driver configuration, you can saveit in a PC3 file in order to easily reuse this combination when printing with AutoCAD.

Procedure

1. In the [Device and Document Settings] tab, click [Save As...]:

2. Give a relevant name to the PC3 file:

3. Save the file.4. Click [OK]5. You are prompt to select either:

• a temporary .pc3 file (it is only valid for the current AutoCAD layout), or• a permanent .pc3 file (that can be reused for other AutoCAD layouts)

NOTEWhen you often print files of different standard formats, you can create one PC3 file per format.

6. Come back to the AutoCAD [Plot] window in order to set the AutoCAD print settings.7. In the [Plot] window select the PC3 just created:



NOTEA PC3 plotter is specific to one version of Océ WPD2. When the driver is updated, some settingsmay appear or values may change.After an update of the driver, check the complete PC3 plotter configuration and adjust thesettings if necessary.



Set the print settings in AutoCAD

Procedure

1. In the [Plot] window, define the adequate print settings for your layout:(Only the most usual case is described here)

Section Action

[Plot area] Select [Layout]:

[Plot scale] Select the relevant [Scale] (often 1:1):

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Section Action

[Drawing orienta‐tion]

Select the relevant orientation (often [Landscape]):

NOTEIf you want to link these settings to your current AutoCAD layout, click the [Apply to layout]button, at the bottom of the window.

2. Select the number of copies.3. Click [Preview...] to check the result of the AutoCAD print settings, especially the position and the

scale of the drawing on the media.



Print the file in a standard format

Procedure

1. In the AutoCAD [Plot] window, click [OK] to submit the drawing to the printer2. When the driver is configured to generate a preview (default configuration):

a WYSIWYP preview displays a view of the printed result (the preview generation can take awhile):

3. Check the preview. You can check the size of the selected media and the standard size of theoutput.You can adjust some driver settings if needed.

4. Click [OK] to close the driver and print the drawing in the selected standard format.





Chapter 4 Print files of non-standard formatfrom AutoCAD®

Goal of this procedureFollow this procedure when:• You often print non-standard format AutoCAD files• You often print files of various sizes on a unique media size• You want to limit the paper waste• You want the scale of your drawing to be applied

Goal of this procedure

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Procedure

1. Once you created a layout in AutoCAD, open the [Plot] window.2. Select the printer to use:

3. Click [Properties...] to open the Plotter Configuration Editor:

4. In the [Device and Document Settings] tab, click [Custom Properties...]:


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Create a custom page size in WPD2

When to do

In order to use a custom paper size in AutoCAD, first create it and define its print settings in OcéWPD2.

NOTEWe recommend you to define a length that corresponds to the longest page size you need foryour longest drawings. This way, you define only one custom page size. You can always use it,whatever the length of your drawings.

Procedure

1. From the WPD2 user interface that opens, create a custom page size.Click [Options] and [Custom size]:

2. The [Custom size] window opens:

Step Action

1 • Enter a value for the [Width] of the custom page (in our example: 914 mm).• Enter a value for the [Length] of the custom page (in our example: 3000 mm).

NOTEWe recommend that you define a custom page size length that correspondsto the longest page size you need for your drawings. 4



Step Action

2 Enter a name for this custom page:

NOTEGive an explicit name.

3 Click [Save].The new custom size is saved in the [Size list].

Click [Close] to exit.

3. Click [Page as in application].4. Select the newly created custom page size, in the relevant orientation:



Define the [Print area] in Océ WPD2In WPD2 define the following values for [Print area].

Procedure

1. Open [Print area]:

2. Set the following settings, according to your printer model:

Define the [Print area] in Océ WPD2


When your print‐er is an

Then

• Océ TDS orTCS system

• Océ PlotWave300



• Océ Color-Wave 300

1. Set the [Print area]:• [Do you want the application to consider the printer margins?]


Select [Yes].

NOTETake note of the 'printer margin' value, in order to assign it to the[Leading strip] and [Trailing strip] to prevent data loss.

Click [OK].

2. Open the [Cut size] settings and enter the margin value both in the[Leading strip] and [Trailing strip]:

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When your print‐er is an

Then

• Océ Color-Wave 600 (PP)

• Océ Color-Wave 650 (PP)

• Océ Color-Wave 550



Set the [Print area]:• [Do you want the application to consider the printer margins?]


Select [Yes].• [Do you want to preserve content in the border?]

Select [Yes].

Click [OK].




Procedure

1. Click [Show more] to display the settings (if needed) and click on [Cut size].2. Check that [Cutting method] is set to [Synchro]:

3. Click [OK].4. Click [Positioning] and keep it to [Centre] and [No shift].5. Check the [Quality] to optimise the print quality according to the content of your document.

This setting allows you to adapt the print process.The available values depend on the printer model:

6. Check the other driver settings.

NOTEIf wanted, you can save the driver configuration in a template.Move the mouse to the template field, click the diskette icon and type a name:

Hit the return key.The template just created contains all the print settings you previously defined. This template isautomatically activated.

7. Click [OK] to close the driver and come back to the [Device and Documents Settings].You will now save the configuration as a PC3 plotter.



Save the configuration as a PC3 plotter

Introduction

When you often print AutoCAD files of non-standard and various formats it is recommended tocreate a PC3 containing a general configuration. Use this PC3 to print the non-standard formatdrawings.

Procedure

1. In the [Device and Document Settings] window, click [Save As...]:

2. Give a relevant name to the PC3 file:

3. Save the file.4. Click [OK]5. You are prompt to select either:

• a temporary .pc3 file (it is only valid for the current AutoCAD layout), or• a permanent .pc3 file (that can be reused for other AutoCAD layouts)



NOTEA PC3 plotter is specific to one version of Océ WPD2. When the driver is updated, some settingsmay appear or values may change.After an update of the driver, check the complete PC3 plotter configuration and adjust thesettings if necessary.

6. Come back to the AutoCAD [Plot] window in order to set the AutoCAD print settings.



Set the print settings for a non-standard formatdrawing in AutoCAD

Procedure

1. In the [Plot] window select the PC3 plotter just created:

2. Check the paper size is the custom one defined in the driver configuration:

3. Define the adequate print settings for your layout:(Only the most usual case for non-standard formats is described here).

Set the print settings for a non-standard format drawing in AutoCAD


Section Action

[Plot area] Select [Layout]:

[Plot scale] Select the relevant [Scale]:

[Drawing orienta‐tion]

Select the relevant orientation (often [Landscape]):



NOTEIf you want to link these settings to your current AutoCAD layout, click the [Apply to layout]button, at the bottom of the window.

4. Select the number of copies.5. Click [Preview...] to check the result of the AutoCAD print settings, especially the position and the

scale of the drawing on the media.



Print the file of a custom format in an optimized way

Procedure

1. In the AutoCAD [Plot] window, click [OK] to submit the drawing to the printer2. When the driver is configured to generate a preview (default configuration):

a WYSIWYP preview displays a view of the printed result (that can take a while):

3. Check the preview. It displays the way the drawing will be printed on the optimal media size,adapted to the size of the drawing. The synchro cut method ensure the minimum waste of paper.You can adjust some driver settings if needed.

4. Click [OK] to close the driver and print the drawing in the requested format.

Print the file of a custom format in an optimized way


Chapter 5 Tips about Océ WPD2 andAutoCAD® interactions

Previews in AutoCAD and WPD2: different views andtargets

The document preview in AutoCAD

In the [Plot] window of AutoCAD you set the document settings for the plot:• Select the printer• Select the [Paper size]• Select the [Plot area], the [Plot scale] and other plot options• Set the [Number of copies]

Click [Preview...] to check the result of the plot options in the plot preview.

Remark: the [Preview] thumbnail is not a true printout preview. It just gives an overview of thedocument content.

these options will be transmitted to the printer driver.

NOTEPay attention to the automatic behaviours of the printer. Some print settings (for instance,[Rotation] or [Media] set to [Automatic]) will impact the printout.

The Preview thumbnail, available from the AutoCAD Plot window, reflects the scale andorientation settings. It adapts to your drawing and to its page size.

Use it to check those print settings, as in the next examples:

[1] Wrong scaling

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[2] Wrong orientation

[3] Correct settings

The print preview in WPD2

When you click [OK] in the AutoCAD [Plot] window, the WPD2 print preview is then displayed (theoption is set by default in the WPD2 driver).

This preview displays a WYSIWYP (What You See Is What You Print) view of the way the drawingwill be printed out.

Check the preview of the [Printed result], the [Media size] selected and the final size of the output:


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You can also check the folding and the position of the legend if any.



Troubleshooting for colour plots

When to do

When a colour print file is very complex or heavy, it can happen that it is incompletely printed ona low volume printer (Océ ColorWave 300): only a part of the drawing is printed out.

Procedure

1. Open Océ Express WebTools for the printer.2. Go to the [Preferences] - [Print job defaults] and deploy the [General rasterisation settings.]3. Select [ Heap size] and log in.4. Set the [Heap size] to the maximum value (1024 or 2048 MB for Océ ColorWave 300):

5. Submit the print file to the printer.

Result

The printer will benefit from a higher memory size to process the complete file.

In case a part of the drawing is still missing in the plot, move the data processing to theworkstation:1. From the AutoCAD [Plot] window select [Properties...] and [Custom Properties...] to open the

WPD2 driver settings.2. In the [Options], open the [Advanced options].3. In [Data processing], select [Processing on the computer]:

Example

In case processing on the computer consumes too much processing capacity of the workstation,you could alternatively decide to re-adjust the page size:



1. Set the (custom) page size to the exact drawing size (follow the procedure described in Createa custom page size for non-standard files on page 27).

2. In the [Print area] settings, set [Do you want to remove white areas around the content?] to[No] (follow the procedure described in Configure the print area on page 29).



Print quality

Introduction

The following 2 settings impact the quality of the printout:• The [Shaded viewport options] - [Quality] setting in AutoCAD• The [Quality] setting in WPD2

Quality of the Shaded viewport options

This setting affects the way the shaded plots (usually 3D solids) are rendered.

Select the quality and the resolution will automatically be set (in DPI). This DPI resolutiondepends on the resolution set on the WPD2 driver.

[Quality] in WPD2

This setting affects the quality of the whole plot by sending to the plotter appropriate commandto control the print mode (for more details on the Quality setting, refer to the WPD2 User Guide).

[4] Quality - Océ colour printer

[5] Quality - Océ black and white printer

Print quality


Merge ControlVectors intersection colour is handled, in AutoCAD, through the [Merge control] setting.

Find it in the [Plotter Configuration Editor], as shown below:

When you select [Lines Overwrite], the colour of the top line is the one applied at the intersection.

When you select [Lines Merge]:• the colours of the lines are merged at their intersection• the colour of the lines are merged with the colour of the background

NOTEThis option only applies to the PC3 plotters. It is set inside the PC3 configuration (not in theWPD2 driver).

Merge Control


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