Plotting With Plotviewer

The use of a soft driver as you put is done when you plot the file to the printer. Now I do not have an example for it but maybe you can look at this thread. http://www.pdmsworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1465

When you output a .plt file from PDMS you cannot specify a softdriver.
The outputted .plt file can be sent to the plot.exe application in the same folder as plotviewer.exe, and this application can use softdrivers specified in the PLOTDRIVERS file.

You find more in the plot.exe manual supplied with PDMS.

I am using Pdms 11.6 SP5 similar to batch plotting of plt file. There is utiliy to print PDMS .plt file to .PDF. Command from draft is 'SYSCOM 'PLOTSERVPDF  C:\Gorgon\plotfiles\G1-TD-S-4100-GEN222801-S1.plt '
but it create pdf in color format. can you explain me how to set it to black and white.

plotsercpdf.exe if located at "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Aveva Shared\Plot"

please help

Regards

Nandkumar

Nankumar

If you use the switch '-bw' in the command it switches to black and white. Note this is case-sensitive. Command is therefore:

PLOTSERVPDF[COLOR="Red"] -bw [/COLOR]C:\Gorgon\plotfiles\G1-TD-S-4100-GEN222801-S1.plt

Cheers

SD

Halo everybody,

Sorry for resurrection but I have a problem with Plot Viewer. After plotting all lines get the same weight. Does anyone have a idea how am I going to solve this problem? And additionally, I MUST use the Plot Viewer to get the drawings on paper.

Thanks

Below works to create the *.plt in color
I want it to create in black and white
I try place -bw but cant get it right
Any suggestions?

PLOT $!LIST /$!NAME OVER
SYSCOM 'C:\temp\PlotViewer.exe /p $!NAME'

I did find this in another file but every method I used doesnt work
PLOT $!NAME PRINT 'MINL 0.3, COL BW, REDUCE, EXPAND'

Not sure on this one but page 4:12 of the PLOT user guide suggests that your plot command might need to be:

PLOT PDMS $!LIST /$!NAME OVER

I know this is an old thread but I am also having issues plotting from plot viewer version 12.

If I send a print to our Dell printer and choose 8 1/2 x 11 paper, the print fills the entire page.

If I send a print to our Dell printer and choose 11 x 17 paper, the print is centered on the page and DOES NOT fill the entire page.

Any suggestions?