DBUG> RE: printing background images

[taylorarchitectsinc <taylorarchitectsinc@ameritech.net>]

For your information re: printing of bitmap images from DataCAD Plus from
techsupport at DATACAD LLC.

Patrick George
Taylor Architects Inc.
mailto:patrick@taylorarchitectsinc.com 
www.taylorarchitectsinc.com

-----Original Message-----
From: techsupport@datacad.com [mailto:techsupport@datacad.com]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:52 AM
To: Taylor Architects Inc
Cc: techsupport@datacad.com
Subject: Re: printing background images


>>I have been asked to plot a file containing a background image (in this case
>>an aerial photograph) with overlaid vector lines. I have been plotting using
>>the "Output via WINDOWS printer panel" (WINDOWS GDI driver). The vector
>>lines plot but the background image does not.


>technical support, attn. Mark A. Toce:
>thank you for your prompt response to my question. We are using an HP750C
>36" wide roll-feed color plotter. I have attached a zip file containing
>files comparable to the ones that I am working on, but smaller to enable
>e-mailing. They are as follows:
>1. dcadwin.dbf & dcadwin.mdx - our pen table
>2. HOSP04.pof - the image file itself, converted using swconv.exe.
>3. HOSP04.dc+ - the DatacadPlus file, which contains a layer with some
>parking lot vector lines.


Patrick,

I apologize for the delay, and thank you for your patience.

I too had difficulty plotting the bitmap image.  I contacted softTech
technical support in Germany for assistance and have learned the
following:

To print a *.pof file, it must be a 2 color version of the file.
The SWConvert.exe utility allows you to change deeper color *.pcx
files into 2 color *.pofs, but results may vary.  You will probably
get better results using a graphics program to convert the file to 2
colors before bringing it into DataCAD Plus.

You then need to use the macro PixPlot to plot the image.

If you plotter runs out of memory, try turning Pix 1st on to overlay
the image with vector data.

DataCAD Plus version 10 is currently in development, and will be
released shortly.  This next version will be a free upgrade to current
DataCAD Plus users.  It will have a different implementation of image
file import and printing, which will not have the same limitations as
the current version.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Regards,

Mark A. Toce
Technical Support
DATACAD LLC
techsupport@datacad.com
www.datacad.com
860-677-2829
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