Saving as a PLT file

[Gez Waters]

Hi all,

Does anybody know how I can save a drawing as a PLT file from Illustrator
CS? I can't seem to find any plugins for CS.

[PiT]

plt isn't a specified apllication's file type. it's the result of a print to
file (possible in every print dialogue in windows).
here one solution:

download a hpgl/2 printer driver (e. g. hp 1050 from hp.com) - as connection
choose during the installation "FILE:" - choose this imaginery printer in
illustrator, make the printer setup you need (paper size, color etc.),
print - then you have to input target and filename - the result is a
.plt-file (it could be necessary to rename this file to .plt) - if you're
using a win os

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PiT

[Gez Waters]

Thanks,

I'll have a play around with this and see if I can do it.

Gez

"PiT" <pit...@SPAMgmx.net> wrote in message news:e30fpm$cq7$1...@online.de...

[steggy]

PiT wrote:

I thought the result was a PS file.

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steg

[Doug Winger]

In article <44548216$0$7389$8a7a...@news3.usenet4u.nl>,
steggy <stegg...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Now always. While 'printing to file' from Illustrator most times just
writes the ps code out, HP's also got a 'standard' printer document
vector language. It's used in CAD a lot.

Some of HP's printer drivers allow you to have it interpreted and saved
out in that format- rather like the inverse of many drivers taking the
ps output and translating to the printer's native language.

- Doug

[PiT]

> I thought the result was a PS file.

no steg,

only if you're using a postscript printer driver

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PiT

[steggy]

PiT wrote:

Gotya

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steg