.plt viewer/printing

Jul 06, 2005 8 Replies

A client of ours has recently switched to providing all of its drawings in a hpgl type format ( .plt ) instead of the usual .dxf or .dwg that they had been sending. They refuse to send any other format. I have googled a couple free viewers that seem to work, however, the print is large enough that I need to be able to print it out, and none of the freeware that I've found support printing.



Is anyone aware of a freeware for this extension that will allow printing? I don't want to pay the $300 necessary to license any of the ones that I've found just so that I can print.



I don't know, but have you tried eDrawings?

WT

Unsupported file type in solidworks, DWGetitor, and E-drawings

Brian,

We use this with good results for only $49:

ViewCompanion Standard Version

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Jeff

We use this with good results for only $49:

ViewCompanion Standard Version

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Jeff

"Brian" wrote in message news:42cc0206 snipped-for-privacy@newsfeed.slurp.net... > A client of ours has recently switched to providing all of its drawings > in a hpgl type format ( .plt ) instead of the usual .dxf or .dwg that they > had been sending. They refuse to send any other format. I have googled a > couple free viewers that seem to work, however, the print is large enough > that I need to be able to print it out, and none of the freeware that I've > found support printing. > > Is anyone aware of a freeware for this extension that will allow > printing? I don't want to pay the $300 necessary to license any of the ones > that I've found just so that I can print. > > >

try this for free:

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Experience the benefits of the award-winning AutoManager View 4.1 with a FREE, 14-day, fully functional trial version. AM-View will allow you to View, Compare, Redline and Print over 240 different file formats including AutoCAD 2005, Mechanical Desktop, MS Office XP, and many, many more!

Brian wrote:

try this for free:

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Experience the benefits of the award-winning AutoManager View 4.1 with a FREE, 14-day, fully functional trial version. AM-View will allow you to View, Compare, Redline and Print over 240 different file formats including AutoCAD 2005, Mechanical Desktop, MS Office XP, and many, many more!

Brian wrote:

One more freebie:

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tool to convert HPGL and HPGL/2 to DXF.

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AAARGH! last one has moved to:

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