Hp-gl 2 Driver Download

[Yufei Labbe]

Thepostscript installer completes with no error and installs a printer. When I run the downloaded HPGL2 file (HPDesignJetT2500PrinterSeriesHPGL2.exe) it again attempts to install the Postscript driver and Postscript printer NOT the HPGL printer driver.

I really do not have an answer for you, however, maybe by loading one of the drivers first some files that the second driver would use got confused between the two downloads. Suggest you remove the postscript printer from you computer and also remove all files associated with it. I would also remove the hpgl files and then restart the computer, download the gl2 driver only and see what files it installs. Keep in mind if you printer is the postscript version, then it is possible the software sees the printers as postscript and load that version software.

I'm fairly certain that the HP Designjet T3500ps HPGL2 driver is intended for printers with the optional accessory C0C66A Designjet PostScript/PDF Upgrade Kit installed. As I recall, it just adds functionality, so it will work just fine for a Designjet T3500 without that accessory as well.

We have (3) HPT3500 since February 2015. We set each one up with (2) sets of drivers. One for CAD/GIS files using the HPGL2 driver and the second with just the Adobe (PS) Post Script drivers for printing from "PDF's". The HP universal multi-language driver was discouraged by our vendor.

You are talking about a 15-20years old machine here. Firstly I'd like to clarify: I'm not working for any hardware or software vendor. Your printer had been working perfectly for few years or even decades and now it won't do anything or only few things because of a new Operating system. Microsoft, Apple will never say "Warning: Using this new product, your existing hardware may NOT work at all". They only say their new products will blah blah ....They promise everything then put all the unhappiness, blames to hardware vendors. I believe developing new products is much cheaper than supporting older products and each product must have a life cycle, it must die loudly or quietly and the Operating systems will kill our hardware quicker. Many people just upgrade for a sake of the "bleeding edge", never know and/or research what the existing investments at home will work or not.

For 64 bit systems you can download the XP x64 drivers from here, then unzip the files into a new folder. Next go to the Devices and Printers folder, Add a Printer, select the proper port, then select "Have a Disk" and point to the folder where you unzipped the files.

The HP Designjet 500 Plus w/HP-GL2driver is available through Windows Update in Windows 7. Click Start, Devices and Printers, Add a Printer, choose the proper port, Next, Windows Update (wait a few minutes for the update to refresh the list of printers), select HP for the manufacturer and the appropriate Designjet 500 printer model.

I used to print out my prototype outlines onto card and then cut them out by hand using a scalpel, but I've recently bought a Summacut D60 signwriter's vinyl cutter that will do the cutting for me. The cutter is essentially a plotter that uses a tiny knife instead of a pen.

At the moment I have to export my cutting outlines from Vectorworks as epsfs so that I can import them into the signwriting software (called MacSign) that drives the cutter. The cutter driver is an integral part of the signwriter software and can't be accessed directly by other applications. Unfortunately the cutter manufacturer does not produce an independent driver for Mac OS X, which is why I currently have to use this roundabout route.

I had already looked at the Gimp-Print site, but none of the models on the 'supported printers' page seem to be plotters. I may be out of my depth here, but I assume that means that gimp-prints output is 'rasterised' rather than in a vector-based form that is needed by a plotter.

If anyone thinks they might have a way to drive a SummaCut directly from Vectorworks in OS X then drop me a line @ j...@scribblestreet.co.uk. (I know Magisign produce a cutter plug-in for Illustrator, but Vectorworks is much better equipped for pop-up design)

I just want to confirm, VW11.5 cannot output .plt (HP-GL/2) files am I correct. My printshop prefer this format (but can also do Acrobat/pdf) so I guess I should look for an alternative - the VW viewer would be best should it not or is it tricky for a non VW user (ie print shop worker) to use? Other suggestions welcome.

I know that there are plenty of HP plotters that will run on OS X, but my understanding is that OS X can only output to them in a rasterized format rather than the vector-based hp-gl or hp-gl/2 formas that I need for my cutter.

Having just googled it, it looks like the designjet 430 is an inket plotter, so I'd assume it works off rasterized output. I'm looking for an OS X driver that will drive a pen-type plotter (so that each line is individually drawn by moving the pen). This requires some sort of vector based output (which Microspot claim OS X does not support). Can you confirm if one of the output options from your driver is vector based? There is nothing on the HP site to suggest this - but then there's no Mac drivers on for the the 430 either.

Thanks for the suggestions Chris, but the MacSign software that was bundled with the cutter WILL drive the cutter in OS X. The problem is the driver is integral to the Macsign software so I have to keep importing epsf files from VW (where I do my design work) into Macsign every time I want to cut.

However, creating a PS file is a similar file format that any print bureau should be able use. Even if they say they don't take PS files, you can create a PS file and change the file extension from PS to PLT and they will never know the difference.

Update: I have been looking around the forums and have learned a bit more. Apparantly you need to add a new printer in print center and use the correct driver for the plotter that your print service uses. I did this and emailed a test .ps file to our local service. They use a HP 1055 and a software called reprodesk (apparantly the industry standard). They were not able to print from the .ps file and changing the extension to .plt had no effect.

The reason I would like to get this to work is that the SAVE AS PDF function in OSX 10.2.8 is simply not good enough. The prints are too chunky. The lineweights do not match the quality of those printed natively through VW. I am able to directly compare the prints on our offices HP 800ps. Increasing the Application Print Resolution to 600dpi does not help.

You're right. They do have a HP 1055CM. G-Pang, have you had success sending out .ps files for printing? If so what's the secret. Am I the only one who thinks that the PDFs are not high enough quality?

I was able to get prints from a print shop in Washington DC by sending them post script files. This was several years ago, but I recall there were some minor problems with printing gray tones that we use to identify a wall type.

We have been sending PDF files to our print shop for a number of years and this system has worked easily and flawlessly. If you use Adobe Acrobat to create the PDF files, the print quality is superior to the PDF creation function that is part of OSX. Any print shop should be able to print PDF files.

It seems a shame that VW users have to buy additional software in order to send out their files for printing. The built in OSX Save As Pdf may be enough for some, but the reality is that we should be able to get the same quality from the service bureau that we get printing natively through VW to our own plotter. PDF is not good enough.

First let me say that I use PDFs. Yes, I do use Acrobat to create them. Acrobat is a highly useful program that allows the exchange of all types of documents and allows them to be marked up with comments.

My opinion is that PDF is here to stay. It is a standard that allows you to create a file that can be used by your print bureau, by your client, by your engineer, by anyone. No special software or techniques are needed.

do a search, as I seem to remember somebody saying something about they got good results from creating a postscript file then using preview in OSX to then go to save as pdf. I hope this helps, and my memory serves me correctly.

I like PDF. My print bureau wants PDF (or .plt), but without buying acrobat the quality isnt high enough. They also have the VW viewer but the cost of having them open each file (sometimes up to 500) and printing them individually is astronomical compared to PDF or .plt.

The only reason I am asking Katie is because she mentioned the method of changing .ps to .plt. This would be ideal for us if we could get it to work. So I would appreciate it if Katie (or anyone else) could confirm that this method works.

I discovered it purely by accident after being very frustrated with the quality of the OS X Panther Save to PDF option on a Mac. (The standard of VW drawings printed that way is very bad with poor linework and lousy colours. In my view it verges on the unuseable.)

In the interim I have had some success with postscript files. Although they do not work with Reprodesk (changing the extension to .plt does not work), you should be able to print them if your print bureau has a mac. All they need to do is to drag and drop the .ps files into the relevant printer in Print Center.

The .ps file even includes the required number of copies embedded within them. The quality is excellent. They are indistinguishable from files printed natively from VW. Having the .ps files archived makes it very easy to reprint set off drawings previously issued. Although the files are big, they seem to reduce dramatically when zipped. Using mikes method above it is possible to view and check the prints on screen.

OK, So this is a little off topic, but I see that a few of you are using MAC OS X with the HP DESIGNJET 430. I am having major compability issues with the two talking. What is the secret for these two items to talk, (other than dropping the plotter from a roof???)

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