Plotter Nx

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Add a new system queue How to plot using Nx Define width

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1. Add a new system queue

To add a new system queue, we use the aplication nxplotadmin.exe From Start programs Nx > Nx tools Command promt

1. Add a new system queue

Using the Printer Administrator, we can define our own queue or use one of the defined queues

How to define our queue?

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Choose a printer model Add, to create our own queue

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Configure the parameters like:

. Sheet size . Resolution . Color / Monochrome

1. Add a new system queue

Once our printer model is defined, we should define our system queue.

2. How to plot using Nx

File plot CRTL + P

Release to plotter

2. How to plot using Nx

Choose the defined system queue

Choose the Output Options: . Number of Copies

. Release to Printer / to File / Both

2. How to plot using Nx

Print Setup , we configure several settings, like: - Sheet size, if our system queue has defined only one size, we can choose only one value - Orientation - Color - Units of Measurement - Resolution

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Print Layout , we can define:

. Sheet orientation . Alignment . Scale

2. How to plot using Nx

Before to release the file to the plotter, we can preview out work using the option cgm viewer

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Queue, we can see if our work has been released

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3. Define width

Before to configure the width in our plotter system, we should review our default options: File utilities Customer defaults

We can choose the file *.wdf (width definition file), that we have saved from the plot options

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3. Define width
Width user defined

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Create a new .wdf

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Select a color

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Introduce the value userdefined to apply our value

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3. Define width

Preview the result with the option cgm viewer

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More information

You can find more information in the Online Help

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