Printing large trees on a single roll of paper
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Printing large trees on a single roll of paper
I have access to an HP plotter which could potentially do trees 24 inches high by upto 150 feet long. What's the best way of achieving this -- using a custom paper size?
Any way of having TreeDraw use an indefinite length of paper, and stopping printing when the plot is done?
Rob
Any way of having TreeDraw use an indefinite length of paper, and stopping printing when the plot is done?
Rob
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Rob,
You will find that whilst you are able to use the full depth of your paper you will be limited to a width of about 26 to 27 feet. The reason is that the HP plotters are designed to print a single (user defined size) page and there is a maximum width allowable within Windows.
In order to print a chart up to 150 feet long you need a printer such as the Epson Stylus Color 1520 (which we have) or the Epson Stylus Color 3000. That type of printer is the successor to the old dot matrix printers which were designed for continuous (fan fold or banner) paper. As Nick says, setting left and right margins to zero results in the pages following one another without gaps, giving a continuous print out. The print depth, though, is limited to about 13.5 inches on the 1520 and about 15 or 16 inches on the 3000.
Regards,
Graham
You will find that whilst you are able to use the full depth of your paper you will be limited to a width of about 26 to 27 feet. The reason is that the HP plotters are designed to print a single (user defined size) page and there is a maximum width allowable within Windows.
In order to print a chart up to 150 feet long you need a printer such as the Epson Stylus Color 1520 (which we have) or the Epson Stylus Color 3000. That type of printer is the successor to the old dot matrix printers which were designed for continuous (fan fold or banner) paper. As Nick says, setting left and right margins to zero results in the pages following one another without gaps, giving a continuous print out. The print depth, though, is limited to about 13.5 inches on the 1520 and about 15 or 16 inches on the 3000.
Regards,
Graham
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Rob
Graham is quite right about windows however if you are using an HP plotter it is possible to set the page length to 120" wind the chart back into the plotter and carry on printing which if you are carefull allows you to print a series of pages looking as though it is one continuous sheet.
Regards Bob Chalmers
Graham is quite right about windows however if you are using an HP plotter it is possible to set the page length to 120" wind the chart back into the plotter and carry on printing which if you are carefull allows you to print a series of pages looking as though it is one continuous sheet.
Regards Bob Chalmers
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