
PLVCGLW - AutoCAD Drivers for Xerox/Versatec VCGL Plotting Equipment.



	Copyright c1995, Admont Software Inc.,  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED




The following files are contained in this distribution:

PLVCGLW.EXP - ADI 4.2 Protected Mode AutoCAD Driver for Release 12 & 13 DOS
		Versions of AutoCAD.

PLVCGL12.DLL - ADI 4.2 16-bit Windows AutoCAD Driver for Release 12 for
		Windows.

PLVCGL13.DLL - ADI 4.2 32-bit Windows AutoCAD Driver for Release 13 for
		Windows, Windows for Workgroups, and NT Operating Systems.

PLVCGL.CLR   - A Pen color definition file.

PLVCGL1.DOC  - A Word for Windows file.  This is the PLVCGLW manual created
		on Word for Windows 2.0.



To install on a Release 12 DOS system:
     Determine where the standard release 12 driver files are
     located.  To do this, start AutoCAD, type SHELL, and type
     SET.  You will see a line similar to:
     ACADDRV=D:\acad12\drv
     This would indicate that the driver files are located on
     the D: drive in directory \acad12\drv.
     You should copy the PLVCGLW.EXP file into YOUR ACADDRV 
     directory along with the other color files.
     If you have a color plotter, you should copy the 
     PLVCGL.CLR file to this driver directory also.
     If you have a monochrome plotter, you may wish to try
     the driver with and without the PLVCGL.CLR file in the
     driver directory.  Without, all pens are solid black.

To install on a Release 13 DOS system:
     Determine where the standard release 13 driver files are
     located.  To do this, start AutoCAD, type SHELL, and type
     SET.  You will see a line similar to:
     ACADDRV=D:\acad13\dos\drv
     This would indicate that the driver files are located on
     the D: drive in directory \acad13\dos\drv.
     You should copy the PLVCGLW.EXP file into YOUR ACADDRV 
     directory along with the other color files.
     If you have a color plotter, you should copy the 
     PLVCGL.CLR file to this driver directory also.
     If you have a monochrome plotter, you may wish to try
     the driver with and without the PLVCGL.CLR file in the
     driver directory.  Without, all pens are solid black.

     
To install on a Release 12 WINDOWS system:
     Determine where the standard release 12 AutoCAD for windows
     files are located.  On our system, the driver files of the
     format PL*.DLL were located in the same directory containing
     the AutoCAD 12 for windows system.  This was D:\ACAD12W.
     You can use the FILE/PROPERTIES on the AutoCAD 12 windows
     ICON to determine where windows expects to find your AutoCAD
     release 12 for windows files.  You can look for PL*.DLL files
     using a DOS prompt or the file manager.
     Once you have determined where the other AutoCAD 12 for Windows
     PL*.DLL files are located, copy the PLVCGL12.DLL file into
     the same directory.
     If you have a color plotter, you should copy the 
     PLVCGL.CLR file to this driver directory also.
     If you have a monochrome plotter, you may wish to try
     the driver with and without the PLVCGL.CLR file in the
     driver directory.  Without, all pens are solid black.

To install on a Release 13 WINDOWS, Windows for Workgroups or NT system:
     Determine where the standard release 13 AutoCAD for windows
     files are located.  On our system, the driver files of the
     format PL*.DLL were located in D:\ACADR13\WIN\DRV.
     You can use the FILE/PROPERTIES on the AutoCAD 13 windows
     ICON to determine where windows expects to find your AutoCAD
     release 13 for windows files.  You can look for PL*.DLL files
     using a DOS prompt or the file manager in a DRV subdirectory.
     Once you have determined where the other AutoCAD 13 for Windows
     PL*.DLL files are located, copy the PLVCGL13.DLL file into
     the same directory.
     If you have a color plotter, you should copy the 
     PLVCGL.CLR file to this driver directory also.
     If you have a monochrome plotter, you may wish to try
     the driver with and without the PLVCGL.CLR file in the
     driver directory.  Without, all pens are solid black.

     
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Once the driver file has been copied to the correct directory, start
AutoCAD and type CONFIG.  You should see a PLVCGLW driver selection.
DOS versions of AutoCAD and the Release 13 for Windows version of
AutoCAD will have 3 PLVCGLW selections: 1-color, 3-color, and 4-color
devices.  You should pick 1-color if your plotter is a monochrome
plotter, and 4-color if your plotter is a color plotter other than
a 3-color donor roll Versacolor.  

Select the correct plotter model from the presented list of plotters.
If you cannot find your exact plotter model, select a plotter with
the same resolution (100, 200, 300, or 400 dpi) and one that is at
least as wide as your plotter.  For example, a 8936-4 is a 36" wide
400 dpi plotter,  a 8924-2 is a 24" wide 200 dpi plotter.  As long as
the plotter that you select is at least as large as your plotter model
and is of the same resolution you will be able to generate VCGL plots
of the appropriate size.

You will be asked if you want to use simulated RGB.  If you have
ServeWare or a 8900-E Series II plotter you may wish to experiment
with yes and no choices.  Most people will want to take the default
(Y) response.

If you have paid for and received a Admont Driver registration number,
(Note: This is NOT your AutoCAD registration number),  enter it.  It
would be a good idea to tape a slip of paper with this number on your
monitor or computer so you will have it the next time you reconfigure
your AutoCAD system or add a different plotter type.


Save the configuration changes, open up a sample plot such as
CHROMA.DWG, type PLOT and select the desired output paper size and
select FIT and EXTENTS.  Plot to either the LPT port or to a File. A
CHROMA.PLT file will be generated of VCGL commands or VCGL data will 
be passed to the LPT port by AutoCAD.

The manual describes how to convert pen width to nibs.

The format of the PLVCGL.CLR file is as follows:
  Pen #    Red_Value   Green_Value  Blue_Value   Reserved
    
The Red, Green, & Blue values are in the range 0-255 and represent
intensities.  You may wish to edit this file to define your own
pen colors.  On monochrome plotters, RGB values will be represented
as levels of gray with 0,0,0 being solid black.


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If you have received this driver as a DEMO version, it may only
be used for a short evalutation period.  A large black X is drawn
across the plot.  The product version of the PLVCGLW driver kit
may be ordered from:

	Admont Software Inc.
	P.O. Box 76
	Jericho, VT 05465-0076
	(802)-899-2492 voice
	(802)-899-2428 fax

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